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$128,300 grant awarded for parks

The Cache Creek Community Park will undergo some major improvements with the help of $128,300 from the federal government.

Last week, Mark Strahl, Member of Par-liament for Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon, on be-half of the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minis-ter of State for Western Economic Diversifica-tion, announced federal funding for playground equipment and site site reconstruction under the Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund (CIIF).

“By improving facilities such as this, we are helping to boost economic activity while improving local facilities,” said MP Strahl.

Cache Creek will match the grant with their own $128,000 and use the money to raise the existing level of the playground to address flooding issues, install paving stones around the Gazebo to make it wheelchair accessible, and level the sloped area between the pool and playground. The Village will also replace exist-ing playground equipment to meet current safe-ty standards.

“This initiative will improve the access-ibility and functionality of the park, as well as protect the playground and gazebo from fu-ture flooding,” said Mayor John Ranta. “New paving stones around the gazebo will provide an attractive and functional area for commun-ity events, and leveling the sloped area between the pool and playground will offer an expanded area for picnicking. We are very excited about this project.”

These improvements to the park, and more, were outlined in the 2011 Parks, Recreation and Trails Master Plan which can be read on the Vil-lage’s website: www.cachecreekvillage.com The Plan was created with the input of several of Cache Creek’s leisure and recreation users.

Later the same day, Nov. 30, Strahl was in Lillooet to announce $52,000 for the Lillooet and District REC Centre from the same fund-ing program. The funds will replace an exter-ior marquee sign with an energy-efficient elec-tronic message board, improve the centre’s boil-er unit and make various improvements to the pool area.

CIIF supports, on a cost-shared basis, re-pairs and improvements to existing community infrastructure accessible to the public. Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) is de-livering the Fund in Western Canada with an al-location of $46.2 million over two years.

I’ll buy thatJohn Kidder holds a photograph donated by Guy Lundstrom and tries to encourage Deb Arnott (right) to bid higher while Janna Quesnel, Lisa Tegart and Jim Duncan enjoy the exchange at last week’s Spaghetti Supper and Auction Fundraiser, put on the the Ashcroft branding committee. More on p. 3.

MP Mark Strahl, Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta and councillors Herb Hofer and Lisa Dafoe were joined by representatives from several community groups: Martin Dalsin, Leslie Lloyd, Trustee Carmen Ranta, Judy Davison, Lori Pilon, Shirlee Johnson, Vicky Trill and her daughter Mary Grace as Strahl announced the award of a $128,300 grant to Cache Creek.

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POLICE REPORTWendy Coomber

Trailers collideNov. 27 police were asked to in-

vestigate a hit and run in the Cache Creek Husky parking lot after a tractor trailer reported damage. The truck had been parked there since the weekend and it was suspected that another tractor trailer was the culprit. The truck was registered to a company in Williams Lake and the driver was a 45 year old Williams Lake woman.

Thief grabs the beefDec. 1 police received a report of

the theft of frozen meat from Heart-lands Restaurant in Cache Creek af-ter it was discovered that $2,000 worth of meat had been stolen from the res-taurant’s freezers some time overnight. There were no signs of forced entry outside the restaurant, but once the sus-pect managed to enter the restaurant, they forced open the storage area where they stole the meat, some alcohol and a space heater. The matter is still under investigation.

Sleepy driver causes accidentDec. 1 at 9:30 am police attended

a two car accident on Hwy 97 by the Bonaparte reserve after a northbound 1999 Chrysler Intrepid served into the path of a southbound Dodge Caravan

pulling a trailer. The car hit the trailer, sending the driver to Kamloops hos-pital with minor injuries. It is suspect-ed that the driver, a 43 year old Surrey man, nodded off behind the wheel. His passenger was not injured, nor was the driver of the Caravan, a 72 year old Lil-looet man. Charges are pending against the Surrey driver.

Abandoned trailer burnedDec. 2 at 4:20 am police received a

report of a trailer on fire on the south shore of the Thompson River, across from the Christian Ranch, in an area called Barnes Lake Rd. by Walhachin. There was no evidence that there was anything inside the trailer at the time, which burned to the ground. Anyone with any information about the incident, the owner of the trailer or the owner of the property is asked to phone the RCMP at 453-2216.

Bottle Depot’s trailer stolen

Dec. 2 at noon a local busi-nessman reported the theft of his 16-foot Titan Dump utility trail-er from the parking lot at the bot-tle depot in Ashcroft. The theft hap-pened sometime overnight of the 29th. The trailer is black with two

custom welded lifting rams and BC plate 57459C. Anyone with any infor-mation about the theft is asked to phone RCMP at 453-2216.

Fridge and washer stolenDec. 2 police received a complaint

that two appliances had been stolen from an unused mobile home in the Riverside Trailer Park in Cache Creek, next to the Post Office. Stolen were a refrigerator and washer. There was also extensive damage done to the building. The matter is still under investigation and anyone having any information about the incident is asked to phone RCMP at 453-2216.

Cadets and officers of 347 Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps Avenger stand ready to assist at the recent snowy Remembrance Day ceremony in Ashcroft.

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Laughter. The sight and buzz of people visiting. The smell of spa-ghetti sauce. Bite-sized cupcakes in the jewel-toned colours of the step-ping stones. Background music. Colorful balloons dotting the tables and entry way. A colourful slide-show of local scenery, events and people. What a wonderful evening for those who attended the Well-ness Committee’s Spaghetti Sup-per and Auction on Nov. 29 at the Community Hall!

The committee was over-whelmed with the turnout of 130 people - elders, young families and children - and also the generosity of local businesses and residents alike who offered items for the auctions. Dinner tickets and auc-tion items raised just over $3,800 for next summer’s Wellness Festi-val.

The silent auction had a wide variety of items (39 in total), while the live auction showcased nine items. Joris Ekering and John Kid-der did a marvelous job as auction-eers, drawing many into the excite-

ment of bidding. Councillor Jackie Tegart, wel-

comed everyone to the event and thanked the many volunteers who made the event such a huge suc-cess. She drew people’s attention to the stepping stone shapes on the wall and shared the meanings of their colours: Yellow for the Ash-croft sunshine, Green for the sage, Purple for the distant hills, Red for Ashcroft tomatoes and Brown for Ashcroft potatoes; a testament to our past, present and future.

The food was great, the energy was positive and the evening was fun for all. With a solid base es-tablished, the Wellness Committee is eager to move forward with the plans for the Wellness Festival that will be held next July 19-21.

There is another fundrais-er planned for Feb. 14, 2013. This will be an adult function, and as it is Valentines Day, an opportunity to dress up and have a fun evening. More information will be available as the date comes closer.

Andrea Walker

BC Conservative Party mem-bers, from across the Fraser Nicola electoral district, gathered on Dec. 1 in the Cache Creek community hall.

“Today’s event was to officially bring into existence the BC Con-servative Party Constituency As-sociation for Fraser Nicola,” de-clared Regional Director Alan For-seth, “... and secondly to hear the announcement of the first person who has declared they will seek the nod of members to run in next May’s provincial election.”

Elected to the first board were Dan Cummings of Savona, Wayne Ferguson of Seton Portage, Ted Lund of Merritt, Patrick Mull-doon of Logan Lake, Shaun Free-man of Savona, as well as Michael Beauclair of Merritt.

Following the election of the

board members, Forseth then went on to an-nounce that Mer-ritt resident Mi-chael Beauclair was the first per-son approved to seek the nomin-ation for Fraser Nicola.

Beauclair, who has worked in forestry for over 24 years, introduced him-self to the mem-bers present.

“I believe that the key to pros-perity, in extracting natural resour-ces, is free-market system that is based on honest weights and meas-ures,” he told them. “I also believe in, and am a strong advocate of, value-added manufacturing of for-est products.

“We have all seen first hand the every increasing job loses in the forest industry in recent years. We must ensure that we extract more value from our forests to, sustain both employment now, and into the future.”

In the weeks and months ahead Michael will engage the people of the Fraser-Nicola, and promote the ideals of the BC Conservative Party, as he campaigns to win the party’s nomination.

Submitted

CA President Dan Cummins of Savona (L) and Board Director Ted Lund of Merritt (R)

Conservatives form new riding association in Fraser Nicola

Wellness committee’s fundraiser huge success

The Ashcroft branding committee raised nearly $4,000 at its Spaghetti Supper/Auction Fundraiser last week. (Left) Martina Baier and Jo-anne Portman browse the silent auction. (Above) The crowd, including Al and Marijke Stott, have a good laugh at the evening’s silly auctioneers, (Above Left) Joris Ekering and John Kidder.


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Dear EditorOn behalf of the Ash-

croft Cache Crek Seniors, we would like to thank the residents and friends in this area who are always there for us, in any of our endeavours. It’s nice to meet and talk to you all, whether selling tickets or at our Bazaars.

A very big thank you to our members and friends who worked so hard at our Strawberry Tea, our Christmas Ba-zaar or our annual Car-pet Bowling Bash; our weekly bingo callers, plus those wonderful ladies who spoil us every Sat-urday Bingo with those tasty treats! I can’t for-get Wendy, who is al-ways there for us at any of our do’s. I’m sorry I can’t mention every name, but you all know who you are. Just remember, you are thought of by us all.

Lastly, I will add the names of our Raffle win-ners: 1st Prize (Christmas Hamper) Stephanie Walk-er; 2nd ($75) Mary Ed-wards, 3rd ($60) Christine Wilson; Door Prize Al-etta Hanson; Cake - Lou-ise Burroughs; and Grill - Fusa Teshima. All are from Ashcroft.

Don’t forget our an-nual Christmas party on Dec. 13 at Chris’ Under the Bridge. Door open at 11 am, but let me know by Dec. 10 that you’re com-ing.

A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from us all.

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Dear EditorBah! Humbug! Tis the

season to be...Cache Creek Council

couldn’t even wait until the Dec 11 meeting with all three communities to discuss the viability of the bus service between Ash-croft, CC and Clinton.

I do not use the service because I have my own car and can buy gas when-ever I need it. Heck! I can even afford to use planes, boats and trains to travel anywhere I want. But I re-member when I was not so blessed. Having this

service provides a quality of life for its users wheth-er it is a trip into one of the villages to shop for food, pick up prescrip-tions, have lunch with some friends or make a connection to get to Kam-loops to see the doctor/specialist or our local doc-tor.

These are things that most of us take for grant-ed. It speaks volumes about our communities that we are willing to use our tax money to provide this service.

What would be “earth shattering” is to have Cache Creek Council come up with a viable al-ternative? It will not be a “Happy New Year” for our local BC transit users.

Maria Russell MartinAshcroft

SUNSHINE CREEPS OVER THE HILLS along the river, highlighting the gulleys and channels

Merry Christmas from Seniors’ Assoc. Cancelling bus

service not nice

It sure doesn’t seem much like Christ-mas out there as I write this on Tuesday afternoon. Blue skies, mild weather. A little bit of ice and frost in the morning.

I am not complaining! I’m just say-ing that it’s hard to forget that Christmas is three weeks away.

When I was a kid, we started marking off the days until Christmas in November, we were so excited. There were so many things that Santa might bring us.

And now, 40 years later as I look back, I can remember very few outstanding gifts. What I remember is family - lots of vis-iting, lots of food! Laughter and noise. Thinking of it still makes me smile.

I also remember Christmas concerts every year, how my parents would dress up in their best “going out” clothes (differ-ent from “going to church” clothes) and sit in the packed gymnasium with all of the other parents on those old gray metal stack-ing chairs. It felt like the social event of the year.

That was the community I remem-ber as a child. Since then, there have been other communities. Special places where I’ve lived, where there have been people who have gone out of their way to bring the community together, usually through a var-iety of ways.

Christmas season has so many oppor-tunities for communities to come together, and it’s interesting to watch as people who normally keep to themselves become trans-formed by the laughter and friendship of everyone else in the room.

Community usually doesn’t just “hap-pen”. It needs help. It’s best when it has help from everyone.

It’s not only people who get gifts at Christmas time. Communities can, too. What sort of gift can we give our commun-ity? Volunteering. Helping out, helping friends and strangers alike. Putting aside the differences of opinion that separate us from others. Working together - TOGETH-ER - to make our communities happier, prettier, more prosperous places to live.

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by Esther Dar-lington MacDonald

“We learn by do-ing”. Pretty well sums it up.

That’s how Wilma Beekheuzin views the long history of their lives in Canada after her family immigrat-ed from Friesland in Holland in 1952. The family was large. Nine children, the eldest just 14. Wilma’s fath-er had been an office worker before the war, but he found work as a carpenter soon af-ter arriving in Canada. Eventually, he became a builder of houses and built many fine homes in Richmond, B.C. The family pros-pered and never re-gretted the dramatic move to Canada from a rural area in north Holland.

Gerry Beek-huizen was a lad of just 18 when he ar-rived in the country he declares today is a “Land of opportun-ity”. Unlike Wilma, who received her edu-cation in Canada and spoke two languages, Gerry could not speak a word of English. When he found work with a farming family in B.C. shortly after arriving in Canada, he says, “I never spoke a word for two months”. The family not only helped Gerry to learn the language which he now speaks fluent-ly, they broadened his

social life by introdu-cing him to a church with a predominant-ly Dutch congrega-tion that spoke Eng-lish. And it was in that church that Gerry met the love of his life, Wilma. The couple have been married for over 50 years.

Dutch immigra-tion to Canada peak-ed in the 1950’s. Prior to the Second World War, Holland discour-aged immigration, but the aftermath of the war, when the coun-try was occupied by the German armies, left many homeless, starving, and with-out unemployment. Holland’s economy was devastated. One third of the population was prepared to im-migrate. And Canada was the chosen coun-try. The bulk of those early immigrants be-came farmers.

Wilma was only 15 when her family took the vigorous young hopeful Dutch youth in as a boarder.

“He was hand-some. He looked like a movie actor,” de-clares Wilma.

Courting was per-mitted, but it was not until Gerry moved out that the couple be-came engaged.

“It was a differ-ent time. Couples didn’t get together under the same roof,”

Lions thanked for helping a young boy to hearAt their Nov. 28 meeting, Robert Belin from Cache Creek presented the Lions with a beautiful card that he had made thanking the club for the $1,600 donation that helped to purchase his new hearing aids. Robert is 6 years old and his mom didn’t know he had a hearing problem. He wasn’t a happy little boy - often acting out - until he started school and they realized something was wrong and had his ears tested. Now that he can hear he is a happy child and doing very well. The Ashcroft & District Lions are pleased that they could help Robert out. In the picture (Back row): Lions Laurie Rennie, George Harvie, Mo Girard, Ernie Kristoff, Arlene Lebedoff, Henry Klassen, Mavis Putnam, Bob Cunningham. (Middle row): Bob Tuohey, Bob Williams, Ken Munro, Orval Trueman, Jan Maserall, Robert Belin, his Mom Ramona, Lions Ines Lopez, Dave Wilson. (Front row): Lion Burt Mazerall, and Robert’s sister, Kiandra.

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Keeping busy kept food on the tableWilma explains, with a twin-kle in her eyes. Wilma was 19 when they married. Gerry was 24. Wilma reflects how today’s young couples seem to expect so much more when they marry. A house, a vehicle or two, a boat, holidays in Ha-waii and Mexico, are just a few of the expectations. But Gerry and Wilma looked to the fu-ture with all the hope and con-fidence of youth, though finan-cially, they had very little ex-cept their skills. Still they were ready and willing to take on any adventure.

It was Wilma’s description of the young couple’s time in the remote hamlet of Kitwan-ga that aroused my interest. “We lived in a cabin. About 8’x10’. All we had to keep us warm and to cook on was a potbellied stove.” Gerry recalls with laughter, the “toilet”, - a huge pile of sawdust that was used near the cabins at the sawmill he worked at in the bush. “When the snow melted, you could see the toilet paper sticking out,” Wilma chuck-les. She goes on to describe the 50 below temperatures that ruptured the trees and lit-erally cleaved them in half with an explosion that would wake them at night. Wilma and Gerry saw the whole year long experience as an adven-ture. Something to look back on without a trace of pity or regret. Just something to live through. The couple great-ly enjoyed the company of the native persons in the area whom they found friendly, ar-ticulate, a handsome people, as industrious as themselves. But there was little money for Gerry working in a bush mill. It was what resembled “piece work”. You were paid by the thousand board feet $3. and,

as happened all too fre-quently, a ma-chine broke down and a part was need-ed from Prince George, hun-dreds of miles distant, you didn’t get paid anything. Un-daunted by this adventure, the couple re-turned to the coast.

Gerry became a plasterer and worked for several years for a small company. He had his eye however, on 10 acres of pasture land, and all his agri-cultural instincts came to a head. Back in Holland, he’d at-tended an agricultural college, and one of his friends during the war when people were eat-ing tulip bulbs to survive, in-vited him to eat with his family who owned a farm. The food was plentiful at his friend’s home. So, it isn’t surprising that Gerry equated good liv-ing with farming. Eventually, he started a Holstein calf oper-ation and the herd expanded to 35. But again, a problem surfaced in the Milk Board’s quota system. “It was a tough way to make ends meet,” re-flects Gerry without bitterness, “But we stuck it out and my plastering job helped.” But af-ter “years and years of strug-gling”, Gerry and Wilma sold their dairy farm at Grindrod for $240,000.

They raised two sons at the farm. It was a good, healthy life, but as is so often the case, their sons did not wish to make farming their career.

Gerry was only 40 when the dairy farm was sold. He could have retired early, but

the work habit was still strong. When a friend offered him the job of hauling milk from other dairy farmers, Gerry took it and worked for 16 years. But when the job became “a sev-en days a week” operation, Gerry felt the time had come to find another type of work. He worked for Highways, and Wilma managed a store for the Workwear chain. Now well into mid life, the couple felt it was time to retire. They lived in Sicamous for a time, but when the town began to grow and the demographics changed, they decided to move again. They found Ashcroft, and they’ve been here for four years and love the life here.

“The people are so friendly here,” notes Gerry.

We talk about the Protest-ant Work Ethic. Wonder if it has died, or is just faltering al-together. People seem to want so much more. Times have changed dramatically since the Beekuizens immigrat-ed to Canada and were happy to attempt any adventure, de-spite the challenges. The Second World War’s aftermath brought many more industri-ous peoples to Canada which most found a country of op-portunity, “if you were willing to work hard enough.”

Wilma and Gerry Beekhuizen

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Dec 8: 3rd Annual Breakfast with Santa and Toys for Joys 8-11am at Chris’s Under the Bridge Restaurant. Dec 9: Annual Kinsmen Family “Christmas Turkey” Bingo at the Cache Creek Community Hall. Doors open at 10:00 am.Dec. 10: Cache Creek Council meeting at 7 pm in the Village Of� ce.Dec 12 & 13: Screening Mammography at the Ashcroft Hospital. For appointments call 1-800-663-9203.Dec. 13: Cache Creek Winter Lights Appreciation and Singalong in the Community Hall. Doors open at 7 pm. Includes a performance by the Handbell Choir. Hot beverages and snacks available. Free admission. Dec. 14: Zion UCW Church Family Christmas Party; 5:30 pm. Potluck supper and program. Dec. 14: Annual Turkey Bingo at the Spences Bridge Community Hall (Hwy. 8) on Fri. Dec. 14. Doors open at 6:00 pm; early bird starts at 6:30 pm. Dec. 16: Ashcroft Curling Club annual “Turkey Fun Spiel”, 10 am - 4 pm. Entry fee; everyone welcome. Please bring at least one non-perishable food item for the local Christmas Food Hamper. Potluck luncheon. Sign up sheet at the Curling Rink, or call Barb Hodder 250-453-9286.Dec. 16: Seasonal Choral Performance with the Sage Sound Singers and The Desert Bells Handbell Choir at 7 pm in St. Alban’s Church in Ashcroft. Matinee performance at 2 pm on Sunday, Dec. 17. Admission is by donation.Dec. 16: CP Holiday Train rolls into Ashcroft with Brothers Dube, Miss Emily and Doc Walker at 8:30 pm, the tracks next to Fields. Come out to see the lights, hear the music and bring a donation for the South Cariboo Elizabeth Fry Society’s food bank.Dec. 19: Annual Christmas Bird Count. Meet at the Central Cafe between 8-8:30 am and dress prepared for a full day of counting birds. Call Wendy at The Journal, 453-2261, for more information.Dec. 21: Community Carol Sing at the Sage Hills Evangelical Free Church (1244 Mesa Vista Rd.). Begins at 7 pm.Dec. 24: Christmas Eve Service at the Sage Hills Evangelical Church (1244 Mesa Vista Rd.) at 6 pm.

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Clinton celebrates 150 years, CiB steps onto national stageClinton Youth Receives 2012 CiB Foundation Bursary

Established in 2005, the Communities in Bloom Foundation is dedicated to funding, developing and dis-seminating education and awareness to a wide audi-ence on the value, improve-ment, importance and sus-tainable development of green spaces and natural en-vironment in Canadian soci-ety.

Dustin Coldwell of Clin-ton was one of two Can-adian recipients of the 2012 CiB Foundation Bursary of $1,000 each. Coldwell will be enrolled in the Resource Management Officer Tech-nician program at the Van-couver Island University

In order to be eligible ap-plicants must be registered in, and successfully com-plete, a full-time post sec-ondary level pertaining to ornamental and/or environ-mental horticulture pro-grams in an accredited in-stitution. They must also be involved in a commun-ity participating in the Com-munities in Bloom program (national or provincial edi-tions).

Successful recipients must agree to have their name and education infor-mation publicized through-out the Communities in Bloom network and public (website, magazine, et cet-era).

Clinton Councillor David Park and Clinton CiB Chair Christine Johnstone

presented the bursary check to Coldwell in late Novem-ber.

Congratu-lations, Dus-tin!

Clinton Going NationalIn a letter from CiB

Founding Chairman Ray-mond Carriere, The Village of Clinton was invited to en-ter the 2013 Communities in Bloom National Edition.

At the Nov. 28 regu-lar council meeting Coun-cil voted to accept the in-vitation. The Clinton CiB Garden Club members are excited to get started.

Anniversary PlansIt was noted that there

should be more visitors to Clinton next year with the anniversary celebrations be-ing planned. 2013 marks the 150th anniversary of the naming of Clinton by Queen Victoria in honour of the re-tirement of Colonial Secre-tary Henry Pelham Clinton. It is also the 50th anniver-sary of the incorporation of the Village of Clinton.

A committee has been struck to coordinate the events being planned by the various organizations in Clinton. As plans are made more info9mation will be made available.

Victorian Christmas Celebration

Clinton is the place to be

on Saturday, Dec. 8 as the Clinton CiB Garden Club members invite you to their first Victorian Christmas Celebration.

Plans include the an-nual Merchant Madness Sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in participating businesses. The Clinton museum will be decorated in Victorian style and open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A Victor-ian Father Christmas will be in attendance at the museum during the morning hours.

Check out the Flea/Craft Market and Bake Sale in the Le-gion basement from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Sen-iors As-sociation will host a Christ-mas Tea from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Sen-iors Cen-tre at 217

Smith Ave.The kids can

skate with Santa at the arena between 3 and 4 p.m.

The Village Christmas tree will be lit on the lawn of the Village Of-fice at 5:30 p.m.

Join Mayor Rivett as he throws the switch to light up the tree.

The day finishes with the Bethel Pente-costal Church Christ-mas Banquet at 6 p.m. In order to as-certain numbers those planning to attend are asked to RSVP by calling 250-459-2959.

Join us in Clinton for a fun day filled with activities.

Susan Swan459-2224 or [email protected]

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Canadians are known for being polite people, but last weekend thousands of spectators at the Grey Cup game in Toronto were anything but when they aggressively booed their nation’s most famous young superstar before, during and after his half-time performance. Okay, I understand these

predominantly male football fans are not remotely interested in Justin Bieber’s singing and dancing, but didn’t they learn in kindergarten that if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all? Perhaps they missed a class. I have to admit, the 18-year-

old singing sensation isn’t

my cup of tea either, but I’m sure he’s okay with that. He has millions and millions of adoring fans all over the world screaming for him the way my generation screamed for Michael Jackson and my mother’s generation screamed for The Beatles. Since not many football fans have Bieber fever, booking him as part of the half-time show was clearly a ploy to boost their ratings. Undoubtedly it worked in that regard.“The spectators at the game

paid good money for their tickets,” one of my friends said in defense of their behaviour. “They have every right to show

their displeasure.” But who are they displeased with? The organizers that booked an entertainer who was obviously not someone their fans would appreciate? Or the entertainer who was doing what he was hired to do? “That is not music,” another

friend said angrily. “It’s bubble gum crap!” What a coincidence. I heard the same thing about Michael Jackson in the 80s and my mom heard the same thing

about The Beatles in the 60s. I wonder if those “crap singers” were treated with such hostility by their native countries after becoming international superstars. I doubt it.“Bieber is an embarrassment to

Canada,” my friend continued. “Wearing undone overalls and a backwards baseball hat to receive an award from the Prime Minister is an absolute disgrace!”I have to say, if he were my

son, I would have strongly encouraged him to change into a nice suit to receive such an honour backstage during rehearsals, but his questionable wardrobe choice doesn’t warrant the kind of revulsion normally reserved for violent criminals.The severe backlash against

Justin Bieber has baffled me for years, and it continues to surprise me as it becomes more intense. I’ll never forget the first grown man I heard spewing venom and practically frothing at the mouth over the young singer when he first became a break-out star. Being the mother of two children who loved Justin’s music, I felt

defensive on their behalf as well as his.In the world of arts and

entertainment, what’s considered good or bad is entirely subjective. Pleasing everyone, as we all know, isn’t possible. Do we really need to get aggressively rude towards someone just because we don’t like them or their work? Who among us would enjoy that type of treatment?I guess if the trade-off is fame,

fortune and the adoration of millions, most of us would learn to ignore the angry haters and recognize the jealousy, resentment and hostility for what it’s worth: nothing. As a Canadian, I’m extremely

proud of my fellow countryman for his astonishing success and contentious talent. His music might not be on my playlist, and I probably won’t be taking any fashion tips from him either, but the Biebs will never hear any booing from me. Like most Canadians, I’m far too polite for that. Lori Welbourne is a syndicated

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You don’t like to pitch a fit, but if you want to be heard, that’s what you’re going to have to do. Make your stance known, Capricorn. Only then will you get the action you seek.

Attention, Aquarius. Someone close to you has something to say, and they need you to listen. A home improvement project turns out better than expected.

It’s a tall order, Pisces, but it’s not impossible. Gather your supplies and the troops and get crackin’. A report receives glowing reviews just in time.

Please, Aries. You are a go-getter, but sometimes you go too far. Keep that in mind this week as you work with others to get a project off the ground.

Stop dragging your feet, Taurus. You know what needs to be done, so do it. The sooner you finish, the sooner you can move on to something you really want to do.

Pragmatic Gemini. You’re always looking to get things done well in the shortest time possible, but sometimes just won’t work. Patience is key.

Clarify, Cancer. Make certain you are understood on all accounts this week. Leave nothing to chance. A friend drops by with an unusual request.

Bickering rarely solves anything, so put a stop to the madness the first chance you get, Leo. You will get nothing done if you don’t.

A loved one has a meltdown, and you’re left to pick up the pieces. You can do it, Virgo, and you will do it well. A new do lifts spirits in more ways than one.

Clam up, Libra, and you will regret it. Prepare to present your idea and watch the sparks fly. The to-do list nears completion with an addition.

A change in attitude picks up the pace, and the team finishes well ahead of schedule. Bravo, Scorpio. Your efforts won’t go unnoticed.

What’s that, Sagittarius? Your pleas are falling on deaf ears? Perhaps it’s your method of presentation. Be bold, and you’ll get what you seek.

December 2012 - Week 1Aries, avoid taking on more than you can handle at work and home this week. When tackling tasks, don’t be afraid to ask for and accept help.

Capricorn, if you think about things too long, there’s a good chance you won’t act at all. Instead, consider your options quickly and then get going on your plans.

Quality time spent at home or with the family has buoyed your spirits, Aquarius. The next step on your relaxation journey is to book a vacation to a warm area of the world.

Don’t underestimate your ability to garner quite a following, Pisces. There are many people just waiting to hear what you have to say next.

Family and romantic endeavors may have been put aside while work issues have been at the forefront, Taurus. It is time to shift priorities.

Gemini, there’s not much you can do to change the course of this week’s events. You might want to consider swimming with the current instead of against it.

Cancer, overanalyzing your workload is not going to make it disappear any faster. Therefore, simply take your assignments at face value and just get started.

Libra, career developments have you riding high and you’re anxious to share your news with the world. This enthusiasm can be a good catalyst for change with others.

Scorpio, success may not come easy with a project you’re working on. But rest easy and take solace knowing you have tried things outside of your comfort zone.

Sagittarius, avoid confrontations at all costs, as this week you will not come out victorious. Keep a low profile and don’t ruffle any feathers.

New experiences can be scary at first, but many times you will find that they are opportunities to learn and grow, Leo. Take full advantage of all opportunities this week.

Virgo, although it seems like you have most of your financial woes worked out, now is not the time to get too cocky with spending. Being conservative is the way to go.

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The Ashcroft Initiation Team, the Rockets, played the Logan Lake Initiation team in the Dry-lands Arena last Saturday, Dec.

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This was their third game of the season and the kids are having a blast. With the help of their Coach-es, Lewis Kinvig, Mike Rampone and Shane Minnabarriet, the play-ers are constantly improving their skills and with a great team effort, were able to score five goals today.

Once again, lots of smiling faces on the ice today and lots of friends and family in the stands cheering them on! Go Ashcroft Rockets!

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Community Volunteer GroupsThe Royal Canadian Legion #113301 Brink St., Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0Phone: 250-453-2423 Fax # 250-453-9625

South Cariboo Elizabeth Fry Society601 Bancroft St. Box 603, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0250-453-9656

Ashcroft and District Fall FairContact Person: Janna 250-457-6614Contact Person: Jessica 250-453-2352

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Desert Bells Handbell ChoirCarmen Ranta 250-457-9119

Sage Sound Singers Adult Community Choir Michelle Reid 250-457-9676

Cache Creek Communities in Bloom Committee Carmen Ranta 250-457-9119

Cache Creek Beautification Society(and Farmers Market) Judy Davison 250-457-6693

Ashcroft and Masonic LodgeZarthan Lodge No#105Contact Person: Fred Dewick Phone 250-453-2415

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But, I want to share with you this Christmas season that Christ-mas truly is a time of joy. As you watch the news and hear all the sad things that are occurring in our world, you might wonder how it could be a time of joy for each of them. But I say, that it can be an oc-casion to celebrate for everyone.

We read in the Biblical account in Luke 2 – where the angels came to give the good news to the shep-herds of the special event that had just taken place. It says in vs. 10, 11 – Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be for all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour who is Christ the Lord.”

Joy could have another mean-ing for you or for me. It could sig-nify a special feeling when we are together with family and you sit

down and open the gifts you have bought for each other. It could mean traveling to a special place – your parents’ or your son or daughter’s home.

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Lions show appreciation to Ashcroft Hockey Association

The Ashcroft and District Lions Club presented an Appreciation Award to the Ashcroft Hockey Association. They have been very generous with donations to our Golf Tournament as well as contributing time and money to repairing our concession trailer. Lions Nick Lebedoff and Darrell Rawcliffe made the presentation to Larry Van Leest, Derek Nelson and Stan Aie. Stan has been a great help donating his time when the grills in the trailer need parts or repairs. A big thank you to Stan and the Hockey Association.

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Audrey Crawford (Nesbitt)

It is with great sadness that the family of Audrey Crawford would like to announce her passing on November 27, 2012 in Kamloops, B.C. at

the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice House

after a very brief but stoic fight with Cancer.

Audrey was born in Ashcroft in the old Lady Minto Hospital on November 17, 1938 to Flossie and Robert Nesbitt , a descendant of one of the founding families of the town of Ashcroft . She attended the Lady Bing School where she shared the story of the school janitor Mr. Harrison building her a special desk because she was so small. One of her favorite memories as a child she shared with us was the different Halloween costumes her mother would toil over for her every year.

Mom went to the island and was a telephone operator for a while for BC Tel. She met Clarence in Ashcroft on one of her trips home and they married in Langley on August 31, 1957. They made their first home at Loon Lake and started their family with their first born Lester . They moved about in the area with a brief time in Scotty Creek, Kelly Lake, and Ashcroft. They completed their family of five children with Terry , Joan , Bonnie and Dennis before moving to her home until passing in 16 Mile. She was always a very busy Mom to her children and even though she did not have her Mother`s sewing skills she helped construct Halloween costumes for her kids too; a favourite being the Three Bears and Goldilocks. She spent many hours supporting her family while they participated in many activities and later loved being a very caring and loving Grandmother to Kayla, Jennine, Becca, Jake, Justin, Shawna, Chase, Kirstie, Kole, Kyron, Kiarah and Taylor. Her grandchildren came to learn and share her love of cards and board games with countless hours spent together around the kitchen table. She even was able to instill memories of colouring pictures and playing games with her next generation with her great grandchildren Taylor, Carter, Gwenyth, Scarlett, Tucker and Kade. In her later years when she was not fishing she was out and about with Clarence looking for the best buy at the local flea markets and garage sales.

She considered all of her friends family and one could always find the coffee pot on and the door open and welcoming ``Come on in `` no matter what time of day at the house.

She did not have much time to fuss and fret after her diagnosis , she was so busy taking care of her husband Clarence of 55 years; until she could no longer and went into hospital in Kamloops and later into the hospice house where she was surrounded by family and friends and later passed , no longer in pain.

Mom we will love and miss you and will keep your memory alive by sharing memories and stories with all the little people and those ones yet to come.

Audrey is survived by her husband Clarence; children Lester, Terry (Norman), Joan (Randy ), Bonnie (Brad), and Dennis; her grandchildren and great grandchildren, her sister Barney Craggs (Rod), numerous nieces , nephews, and too many friends to list.

A Celebration of Audrey`s life will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 8, 2012 in the Ashcroft Community Hall with a social to follow. In lieu of flowers , donations may be made to Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice House in Kamloops, B.C. Thompson Valley Funeral Home Ashcroft entrusted with arrangements.

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How to stay fit and motivated over the holidaysThe holiday season is upon

us and I get very stressed out during this time of year. Lucky for me, exercise is a great stress reliever. Staying fit and motiv-ated is very difficult though. With family to visit you prob-ably haven’t seen since last holiday season, all the tempt-ing food that you know is not good for you, and I’ll admit sometimes the weather doesn’t co-operate like it does for us in the summer.

First, I’d like to give a little tip, Relax!! Have a good time! Yes, it is the holidays, enjoy yourself, visit the family, and go ahead, eat just one more piece of homemade fruitcake – my wife makes the best Christmas fruit-

cake ever! Drink alcohol in moderation, try to

drink a glass of water in between each rum and eggnog.

One way to keep from gaining too much weight is just to nibble through-out the day, instead of having one or even two gigantic portions at dinner time. Skipping the gravy dressings and

high cal-orie condi-ments helps, they are load-

ed with saturated fat (the bad one). For heaven’s sakes don’t skip the dessert though, just say “no thank you” when offered seconds.

If your family members are any-thing like mine, a good workout to them is walking 10 metres from the back door to have a smoke instead is standing right at the door. So trying to get them join in on one of your work-outs is out of the question. Try to get them to go for a walk, skating down at the rink, or if we have snow, maybe go tobogganing, you can burn a lot of cal-ories running up the hill all while hav-ing a good laugh.

Another great tip is one I use while we are on vacation, simply wake up an hour or so earlier than everyone else to get your little run, or your usual exer-cise routine done. Think about what you are about eat for dinner while working out, that might push you a lit-tle harder to get your metabolism go-ing.

And if what I’ve written doesn’t work for you, forget about it and have a great time, that’s why we invented New Year’s resolutions!!

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TNRD supports local arts and cultureIn recognition of the many contributions that the Winding Rivers Arts & Performance Society has made to its communities over the past few years, TNRD Area I Director Steve Rice (right) presented WRAPS representatives Mavourneen Varcoe-Ryan and Nadine Davenport with a donation and his congratulations on the group’s outstanding work.

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GOLDEN COUNTRYBARBARA RODEN

There’s a won-derful line in the 1939 � lm version of the Sherlock Holmes adven-ture “The Hound of the Basker-villes”, in which several characters are discussing lo-cal legends. One man is asked if he believes them, to which he replies, “No. If I believed all the legends about this place, I wouldn’t live here. I wouldn’t have the courage.”

I don’t know how many people be-lieve in the legends told about Big-foot, or Sasquatch; but if they do be-lieve, and they choose to live in some of the more remote parts of this area, then they have a good deal of courage. The creature has, according to reports, been seen from Lytton to 100 Mile, and from Lillooet to Logan Lake, with stories ranging from the mun-dane (tall, hairy creatures have been glimpsed by the sides of any number of area roads) to the unusual (in 1993, a group of Cub Scouts camping over-night in Upper Hat Creek were awak-ened by “blood-curdling screams of in-tense volume”) to the very odd indeed (in 2000 a couple camping near Lo-gan Lake reported “several incidents of their campsite being disturbed, missing food, missing clothing, � nd-ing 18-inch long, barefoot, humanlike footprints, and � nally seeing a reddish-brown, 7 – 8 foot tall Sasquatch in their camp throwing stuff around”).

In early 2009 this paper reported on the furor created by a report that a pickup truck traveling on Hwy 1 south of Cache Creek had struck something. When the occupants of a vehicle trav-eling behind the pickup stopped to see

if help was needed, they found that the creature was a “big hairy thing lay-ing in the road, arms half-way down his legs and huge hands and feet and was walking upright be-fore the guy hit it. It smelt really bad.” The creature was supposedly loaded into the back of the pick-up, and the driver was going to take it to “the RCMP in Cache Creek [sic] to � nd out what the heck it is”. When the story broke, Sergeant Dave Prentice, then in charge

of the RCMP detachment in Ashcroft, had to assure people that no creature � tting that description had ever been brought to the attention of the police.

And yet the legends persist, with the area bounded (roughly) by Chilli-wack on the south end and Yale on the north having yielded up a rich trove of sightings over the decades. In 1884 there were reports of a small creature, “half-man, half-beast”, captured by a crew working on the CP line near Yale Tunnel, although “Jacko” (as the beast was named at the time) appears to have been about as real as the Cache Creek monster 125 years later. More persua-sive is the 1941 sighting at Ruby Creek, between Agassiz and Hope, when a mother and her children were terri� ed by a strange creature that wandered out of the woods towards their cabin, caus-ing them to � ee. Those who were � rst back to the site reported seeing huge, bare, human-like footprints in the mud around the cabin, and a barrel of salted salmon had been torn apart. The area around Ruby Creek continues to throw up more than its fair share of people claiming to have seen large, hairy, up-right creatures that aren’t bears, and are far too large to be people. Someone close to the author reports seeing such

a thing, crossing a � eld towards the riv-er at dusk.

Another person close to the auth-or recalls hearing, many years ago, a strange scream one evening, near a cabin located on the side of Cornwall Mountain near Ashcroft. It was about 9 at night, and the cry – which sounded like a screaming baby, and unlike any animal he could remember hearing – came (as far as he could judge) from a spot near where the road leading away from the cabin turned and disappeared into the trees. “I don’t know what it was, but it sound-ed pretty close, about two or three hundred feet away. It was dark enough that I wasn’t go-ing to go out there to look.”

This would have been in the early 1970s, and not many years later, in conver-sation with someone who used to live in the area, another, even stran-ger, story surfaced. The person in question used to live further up Cornwall, and had been in hospital in Kamloops following a minor operation. She got into conver-sation with another patient in the same

room, an elderly Native woman. When the Native woman found out where my correspondent lived, she grew quiet, and then said that she had lived for a time in that same area – Three Sisters – but had left when she was a teenager, because she had seen a Sasquatch one day. The experience had so terri� ed her that she had left the place immediately, and never been back.

It’s a story that’s stayed with me for many years (although I’m glad I didn’t recall it, the day this past summer when our van broke down at Three Sisters, until well after I was safely home). Are the legends true? Is something out there, roaming the woods, or can all the stories and tales be explained away in a

perfectly ration-al fashion? I don’t know. But keep your eyes open, next time you’re out in the woods, or driving along area roads. And have your cam-era handy, for good meas-ure. You never know what might be wait-ing around the next bend in the road.

All accounts in this article, save the ones related direct-ly to the au-thor, are from the websites British Col-umbia Sas-quatch (http://sasquatch-pg.net/British%20

Columbia-sasquatch-sighting-re-ports.htm) and Phantoms and Mon-sters (http://naturalplane.blogspot.ca/2008/12/hbcc-report-sasquatch-hit-by-truck.html)

If you go down to the Woods today...

Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal, December 06, 2012

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