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BY LORNE ECKERSLEYAdvance Staff

Creston town council got its first look at a conceptual design for a “market park” at the Dec. 8 com-mittee of the whole meeting.

The design, based on input from Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Town of Creston, would create a permanent home for the Creston Valley Farmers’ Market at its present outdoor location on Cook Street.

Included in the design is space for 70 vendors, a vehicle ramp that would allow vendors better access to their spaces and a Ktunaxa First Nation museum park. Trees, green spaces, a small constructed wet-land, an ethnobotanical garden and

picnic areas would transform the space that extends from the east side of the chamber of commerce building to the former Sunset Seed Co. site west of Extra Foods.

Concept proposed for farmers’ market

Joanna WilsonThe Blossom Valley Singers celebrated the Christmas season with their concert, The Colours of Christmas on Friday and Sunday at the Prince Charles Theatre. Conducted by Anita Stushnoff, the choir offered a variety of traditional favourites, as well as world holiday music, and concluded with the “Hallelujah” chorus from Handel’s Messiah.

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Looking for a special something to put in a Christmas stocking or on your wall? Check out the TAPS 2016 Calendar — it’s sure to put a smile on your face.

“This is year two of this version of a calendar and all of the photos were shot outdoors in loca-tions around Creston,” said Maureen Cameron, community liaison co-ordinator for TAPS. “These folks had so much fun, and so did the staff and volunteers.”

The Therapeutic Activation Program for Seniors (TAPS) provides daily activities for seniors who might otherwise not get out much. Operating under the auspices of Valley Community Services, the program is widely credited for enhancing quality of life and reduc-ing need for medical services.

“This year we did 12 photo shoots and each one became an event,” Cameron said. “On each photography day the questions would start — ‘What are we doing today? Where are we going? What are we going to wear?’ The clients really looked forward to the outings — they became part of our daily program of activities.”

Working with volunteer photographer Brian Lawrence, the seniors and staff came up with location, costume and pose ideas.

“We set up an idea board to get input at the start — and there was no shortage of sugges-tions! Then, when we got the photos back from Brian we put them on the board and started to get input for the captions beneath. It was great fun!”

Because some of the participants are in their 90s, a TAPS bus was on hand throughout each photo shoot, ready to take anyone who needed to leave back to home base at Rotacrest Hall.

“But no one ever wanted to leave!” Cameron laughed. “Each shoot was a gathering, a social event.”

The calendar designed by Michelle Hansen of Imagine Ink is black and white calendar (to keep down costs and maximize financial return to support the program), and includes photos at the Columbia Brewery’s bronze sasquatch, on the exercise equipment at Klaus Korner (behind Millennium Park), the community complex’s now-closed skateboard park and even the play-er’s bench at the arena. Costumes were chosen to create humorous scenes and it is clear by the expressions on the models’ faces that they enjoyed the experience.

“I think the photo shoots brought out long-hidden memories of dressing up as children,” she said.

Cameron credited a lengthy list of volun-teers (they are acknowledged on the calen-dar’s back page) for the project’s success, and thanked the Creston Rotary Club for a dona-tion that allows TAPS to send a calendar to donors.

The calendars are $10 and are available at Black Bear Books, Kingfisher Used Books and Creston Card and Stationery.

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Creston RCMP responded to 52 calls for service from Dec. 7-13, Staff Sgt. Darryl Hammond said on Monday.

December 7•A male resident reported

that he hadn’t got the neces-sary documents when he pur-

chased a vehicle in Alberta. The seller was demanding additional cash to provide them.

•Police are investigating a complaint that a male received a call from a utility company that he does not have an account with.

•A Cook Street resident reported the theft of a PlayStation

during a house party.•No injuries were reported

after a truck backed into a vehi-cle on 10th Avenue North.

•Police attended a 35th Avenue residence to assist a government agency with the removal of a child from the home.

•A semi loaded with lumber was reported to be blocking

Highway 3 near Kootenay Pass. It was gone when police arrived.

December 8•RCMP assisted

Calgary police by serv-ing a subpoena at a Crawford Bay resi-dence.

•Police attended a Simon Road residence to keep the peace while a resident moved out.

•A person reported missing by Langley RCMP attended the Creston detachment when he learned he was the object of a search.

•Police received a call about a dispute on 32nd Avenue.

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Town of Creston2016 Council Meeting ScheduleRegular COMMITTEE meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month, commencing at 4:00 p.m., in Council Chambers, additional meetings may be called as required.

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When asked if there was a com-munity in the province with a bet-ter design for its farmers’ market, Coun. Jen Comer, who also man-

ages farmers’ market, smiled and said “No!”

“This is a conceptual design that needs more detailed work if council wishes to proceed,” town manager Lou Varela said.

With engineering details and cost estimates, the plan could be made ready so that the Town of

Creston is able apply for grants as programs become available.

“I think this is an outstand-ing design,” Mayor Ron Toyota said on Friday. “It incorporates agri-tourism, local food avail-ability, Ktunaxa history and culture, green space — every-

thing that builds on what we are working toward.

“And the location makes it visible to people travelling through town, giving them another reason to stop and enjoy our community.”

The design, Varela said, accommodates the proposed

move of Highway 3 traffic to Cook Street, which would make the market park even more visible to travellers.

The committee of the whole approved the design concept and it will now become part of discussions for the 2016 budget.

SubmittedA rendering of what the upgraded Creston Valley Farmers’ Market location could look like.

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Creston residents will have to find new homes for their platypus and anteaters. And, if they have a dolphin in the tub, they should keep quiet about it.

At a special town council meet-ing on Dec. 8 three readings of the animal care and responsibility bylaw were passed. The bylaw includes a list of species that cannot be kept inside town limits, and specifies the short list of animals that are allowed.

The new bylaw also does away with the previous practice of charg-ing owners of restricted dog breeds a $200 licensing fee.

“Changes in the definition of ‘dangerous dog’ from breed spe-cific to behavior oriented will have a significant impact on those resi-dents that own a dog that is con-

sidered a restricted breed,” said the staff report to council. “Under the new bylaw, the owner of a dog that was previously considered a restricted breed (provided that the dog has not injured or attacked any person or animal) will pay $15. This approach is in keeping with the best practices of the SPCA and local governments throughout the province. Note — the Town of Creston issued four restricted breed licenses in 2015.”

Among the key updates to the bylaw is the allowance of four ani-mals in a household. Cats and dogs are permitted in public places on-leash, except in Centennial, Millennium and Burns parks.

Horses now kept on large sin-gle family residential (R-1) prop-erties will be grandfathered but when the bylaw is enacted by year-end they will only be allowed on properties zoned as rural resi-

•Four untraced 911 calls were received from the Riondel area, likely the result of the windstorm.

December 9•A vehicle flipped onto its roof

in icy conditions on Highway 3 near Blazed Creek.

•A vehicle was reported to be passing on a double solid line near Mallory Road.

•A vehicle flipped over on Highway 21 at Valley View Road. No injuries were reported.

•A well-being check on an elder-ly male in Yahk revealed that he was OK.

•When police located a vehicle reported to be in the control of a possibly impaired driver on Highway 21 they found the passen-gers were intoxicated but the driver was not. He did not, however, have a driver’s licence.

•A complaint about threats and assault by a youth is being pro-cessed through the Restorative Justice program.

•Minor damage resulted from a minor collision in a 16th Avenue South parking lot.

•Mischief resulting in damage at a 16th Avenue South residence was not resolved when both parties involved blamed the other.

December 10•A vehicle rolled over on

Highway 3 near Meadow Wood.•A male who became upset at

his long wait for a court appearance earned himself another one when

he became angry. New charges will include causing a disturbance, resisting arrest and assaulting a peace officer.

•Police assisted Cochrane, Alta., RCMP with an investigation.

•An attempt to enter a vehicle on 11th Avenue North resulted in minor damage.

•A dead animal was dumped down a well at the landfill site on Mallory Road.

•When police received a report from OnStar that a vehicle’s emer-gency button had been activated the vehicle was traced to a local dealership, where the OnStar but-ton was being repaired.

•Police were called to a landlord-tenant dispute on Hillside Street.

•A theft was reported at a Riley Road residence.

December 11•A school bus driver called with

a driving complaint on Highway 3.•A complaint about threats was

received from a Centre Road resi-dence.

•Police were called when a baby was left unattended in a vehicle on Canyon Street.

December 12•A well-being check at a Sinclair

Road residence revealed the male was OK.

•An Alder Street resident report-ed being swindled in an Internet scam.

•Lewd images were spray-paint-ed on a Cook Street building.

•A vehicle lost control in the slush on Lakeview-Arrow Creek Road.

•A wallet found on Northwest Boulevard has been returned to the owner.

dential (R-5) or agricultural (A-1).

Backyard bees and hens are not included in the new bylaw, and council has directed staff to conduct more research and consultation.

The bylaw’s list of prohibit-ed animals makes exceptions for domestic dogs and cats, reptiles and amphibians under two feet long at adult size, horses, potbellied pigs, domes-tic ferrets, hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs, domestic mice and

rats, domestic rabbits, budgies, cockatiels, lovebirds, finches, parrots and canaries.

Council Briefs•Three readings of the water

and sewer rates amendment bylaw were passed. Households will see a total increase of $20 in 2016.

•A letter from a senior resi-dent asking for lower sewer and water rates for single resi-dents was received and dis-cussed.

“Metering is really the only option,” Coun. Jim Elford said. “We have no way of monitor-ing how many people are liv-ing in a residence.”

•At a committee of the whole meeting following the special council meeting, coun-cil directed Varela to send a letter expressing dissatisfaction with the town’s share of admin-istrative costs for the Arrow Creek Water Service.

•Council endorsed a strate-gic plan for Creston Fire Rescue.

Council passes readings of animal care bylaw

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We were talking about the national political scene recently and a friend expressed frustration at national mainstream media, includ-ing CBC, which seem to spend an inordinate amount of time criticiz-ing the spanking new Trudeau gov-ernment, and giving Conservatives a platform to share their dismay and distrust. It’s like they won’t even acknowledge that Mr. Trudeau was elected by a majority of Canadians to do what he is doing now, she protested.

Why would you be surprised, I asked. The mainstream media were nearly unanimous in their support of the Harper government; they are all owned by large corporations, CBC the exception, which benefited tremen-dously as the former prime minister worked to dismantle federal power and turn it over to the private sector.

It is sad, though, that Canadians have to look outside their borders to see more enthusiasm for the Liberal government’s actions in its short time in office. The New York Times wrote an editorial saluting the Canadian commitment to bring in refugees, citing us as setting an example for the world. And com-ments about Canada “being back” routinely make their way back from observers and participants for the Liberal commitment to deal with cli-mate change, instead of dismissing it as an inconvenience.

And while Conservative support-ers seem to think the sky is falling in because we are no longer using six fighter planes to drop bombs in Syria, our allies seem to be pretty sanguine about it, accepting that Canada can play a different role than it is has been. An invitation to the White House, something that Harper never received, seems to indicate that President Obama isn’t too upset with Trudeau’s commit-ment to fulfill an election promise.

My friend’s concern seemed espe-cially reasonable when a radio quiz show challenged its panel to respond to the question “Canada is committed to bringing in 25,000 Syrian refugees by early in 2016.

How many refugees have Syria’s neighbouring countries accepted?” The panel members, sensing a set up, guessed absurdly low numbers. None? One? No, the moderator said. Three million. Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey lead the way in accepting refugees who have fled their war-torn country, in part to avoid the danger of bombing by NATO planes. None are the economic pow-erhouses that the Harper govern-ment believed Canada to be.

There have been moments of amusement from Conservatives, though. Interim leader Rona Ambrose has made a dramatic flip-flop, now supporting the Liberal commitment to conduct a national inquiry into the horrific missing and murdered aboriginal women situa-tion, something that Harper had lit-tle to say about. She promises to work to see that Trudeau keeps that election promise. Another former cabinet minister did an unexpected mea culpa when he acknowledged the Harper government’s refusal to provide health care benefits to for-eign nationals claiming asylum in Canada. It was a poorly thought-out policy, he said, one that ended up costing Canadians even more money in the end.

It has been refreshing to hear from Elizabeth May, who might just be the single brightest mind in Canadian politics, praising Trudeau for his approach in put-ting Canada back on the interna-tional environment stage, and for giving provincial premiers a voice while doing so. May can be count-ed on to state her criticism and concern when she doesn’t agree with the Liberal government, but it is heartening that she is also will-ing to give credit where it’s due, something she rarely, if ever, felt was justified for Harper.

Conservative supporters have not gone gently into that good night. They can be found making posts in media and social media sites, claim-ing that the sky is falling, happily predicting that Canada is on the path to self-destruction now that the hated name of Trudeau holds the reins of government. They have even come to the defense of the indefensible last act by Harper of poisoning the political well by extending the appointments of Conservative flaks in agencies including the CBC and Canada Post.

Personally, I can’t get too wound up by the mainstream media’s con-tinued conservative leaning. It is what it is. But I can, and do, feel a sense of relief that my own version of this country has not been lost, that we can once again be a voice of reason and co-operation. The smug, self-satisfied arrogance and the pas-sion for dismantling our democratic institutions is, for the time being, gone. I have no use for party politics and I am not so naive to think that there won’t come a time when I don’t like what the Trudeau govern-ment is doing. Today, though, I feel a deep sense of relief. And that’s good enough for now.

Lorne Eckersley is the publisher of the Creston Valley Advance.

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Over the last few years we have come to realize the remarkable abilities of ani-mals to help people with various forms of disability to lead more normal lives. At present it is mainly dogs that have shown

that they can tell when a person is going into a seizure or have a heart attack. Dogs can also be good house helpers for people who are physically limited, by loading and unloading the washing machine, put-ting clothes away in the drawers and fetching. They can also help a deaf person by alerting them to visitors, the telephone or to danger within the house.

The dogs used in the military develop very strong ties with their masters. These dogs may be trained to sniff out bombs and do so, putting their lives at stake. The service of a military dog is so valued and respected that these dogs are awarded medals for their service. The partnership of a military dog trainer and his dog is very close. Whenever a dog is killed in the line of duty, it receives a military burial. In the death of a military dog, this close rela-tionship between man and his dog often results in severe depression.

Horses are sensitive creatures and people who go to therapeutic riding programs will attest to their empathy with those who have physical or emo-tional problems. Even children who have emotional difficulties feel safe and soon develop rapport with a horse and learn to trust him or her.

Nursing homes and some hospitals notice how a resident cat will go visiting the lonely and those needing comfort, conveying a certain peace and serenity.

Animals in the wild can develop a friendship with another animal of a dif-ferent species entirely, spending time playing or just being together. In some situations one animal will bring food to another who is sick. There are many interesting cases that prove animals have

feelings and emotions just as much as we do, except they may express them differ-ently. If two dogs are used to being together and one becomes sick, the other will often stay around the sick animal and show visible signs of sadness or empathy. Chimpanzees are very much like humans in many ways, and often show their attachment or affection for another animal who has become a friend.

A photographer was climbing a hill to watch the setting sun and noticed a chimp heading in the same direction. He watched the chimp as it gazed at the sun drop below the horizon and then climbed back down the hill.

There was a touching story of a retired circus elephant and a little dog who became friends. The little dog sus-tained a back injury and the vet took the dog and kept him lying on his back until it was safe to move him. Meanwhile the elephant was so disturbed at the disap-pearance of his little friend that he stayed at the gate for weeks until the vet brought the little dog on a tiny stretcher to see his big friend. The elephant stroked the dog with his trunk and made little noises to show his relief.

Even whales and dolphins can understand verbal commands or com-mands made by hand signals. These intelligent animals have even been known, working in a twosome, when given the command, to organize their own sequence of tricks.

There is one scientist who is working on teaching a dolphin to recognize new words not associated with tricks. She has studied the clicking language and has been trying to get the dolphins to learn a new word by showing them a scarf as she sends them a new click mes-sage. She has not yet been successful, but believes she will find a way for the dolphin to relate the clicking signal to the item she is showing it.

All these illustrations show that ani-mals of many kinds have an intelligence that, though it is different from the human form, can co-operate and work with humans, and have shown an inter-est and willingness to do so.

This understanding and acceptance that there are other forms of life that

show intelligence we can recognize puts an onus on humans to treat animals with more respect. That doesn’t mean we have to dress them up in human clothes or expect them to perform human tricks, but they can be taught to stop barking at everyone that goes past the gate and not lie on the chesterfield. Like humans, if we are respected, we learn more easily what is wanted and dogs are the same. Treat them kindly and they will try their best to please and obey.

Some people think cats are not train-able, but I taught my cat what “no” meant and she understood. If she dis-obeyed, she received a little smack on her behind as I repeated, “No.”

Even birds have recognizable intelli-gence that we can understand. Parrots, especially grey parrots, have been known to give humorous and intelligent replies in their exchanges with humans.

It is time to realize that there are many types of intelligence and we need to respect that intelligence is part of a coping mechanism and a natural adaptation to a particular physical and emotional world. Our form of intelligence is not superior to someone who lives in the Kalahari or in the Arctic or an animal that survives eat-ing insects; it is suited to our specific envi-ronment at that time. We do not have the spiritual/intelligent understanding of how everything in nature is harmonious-ly linked and in perfect balance.

When scientists suggested re-estab-lishing wolves in Yellowstone Park they had no idea how wide ranging the effects would be on the whole ecosys-tem. It had been 70 years since wolves had lived in that area. A few years ago when the film was made the wolves had caused a massive return to the natural order of nature. The deer population was under control, trees had grown up in valleys where deer had decimated their growth, many animal species had returned because of the trees, the river banks were now stable, the rivers flowed smoothly and the natural fauna and flora were flourishing.

Christine Munkerud is a longtime Creston volunteer. The Voice of Experience is a column co-ordinated by the Therapeutic Activity Program for Seniors.

Eight more sleeps till Santa comes! Or if you don’t believe in Santa, eight more sleeps till some rotund perpetrator with abundant facial hair and a red suit breaks into your home and leaves mer-chandise in your living room — assum-

ing you have been good, that is. For some reason, or for me anyway, this December has arrived faster and seem-ingly busier than previous ones. We have had some really jam-packed week-ends this past month and room book-ings are filling up for this time next year. I just had a peek and every Saturday throughout November and until Dec. 24 is already booked in 2016.

On a different note and as you know me pretty well by now, I always trum-pet the benefits of our little Utopian

valley whenever I get the chance — the geography, the people, the weather, the local food and the list goes on. It’s not always going to be that way; we will grow in size and become busier and probably more detached. It is a natural urban progression but for the time being, I will continue to enjoy our small-town atmosphere despite the glaring absence of big box stores, drive-thru banks and 24-hour liquor stores.

I get it. I know we are not Mayberry RFD as there are always some back-ground matters happening; we’re human, not perfect and that’s part of life. I do know we live in a place where the bus driver knows a lot people by name and in the past has stopped and asked a senior, “Hey, George, you need a ride home?” We live in a place where people do well-being calls or check to see why you haven’t been showing up for this or that. We live in a place where I’m surprised at the number of people that still don’t lock their doors. I take pride in living in a community when I read a letter in the paper from a traveller that had a breakdown praising residents that came to their aid or businesses that opened on a Sunday to get them going again. We live in a place where a couple

days ago we walked into a bookstore for a coffee and the person behind the coun-ter handed me a fresh cinnamon bun, perhaps subconsciously knowing that at that particular point, a cinnamon bun was what we needed to take the edge off the past few days.

Our opinion is further solidified because of the people in our community when recently we experienced a sad event in our lives; we experienced the caring and compassion of the staff at both Crest View Village and the Creston Valley Hospital. I know it isn’t just those two places — you just have to look at what the service clubs and other organi-zations in our community do, as well as all the other fundraisers and Christmas hampers; again, the list goes on. We live in a caring community. When you see care aides or nurses or even doctors tearing up as you struggle to process through an event, that speaks volumes. In the future, when I read those ads or Warm Fuzzies where people or families are extending heartfelt thanks to any of our care facility, hospital staff or doc-tors, they will be more than just words.

Neil Ostafichuk is the recreation super-visor at the Creston and District Community Complex.

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Chief librarian Aaron Francis is away this week, so longtime staff member Pat Tomasic is here to share some great holiday reads.

It’s hard to believe, but another Christmas season is upon us. While many of us are busy with festive duties, don’t forget to unwind with a great book between batches of cookies, present wrap-ping and decorating.

If the darkness and cold are get-ting to you and you need a feel good book, try one of these. Monsieur Perdu, the “literary apothecary” from The Little Paris Bookshop (Nina George), can heal any reader by subscribing just the right book — everyone, that is,

except himself. If you are a Dave and Morley fan, check out how they are doing as empty nesters in Stuart McLean’s Vinyl Cafe Turns

the Page. Or lose yourself in Isabel Allende’s Japanese Lover, about a woman at the end of her life reminiscing about her life and love during the Second World War. And the crotchety but endearing Dr.

Fingal Flahertie O’Reilly from Ballybucklebo is back again, remembering an old love from his past as he moves forward with someone new, in Patrick Taylor’s An Irish Doctor in Love and War.

If you are feeling a bit Scrooge-y, maybe you want to indulge in some mayhem and murder with the following mysteries. Agatha Raisin is back as the main suspect in M.C. Beaton’s latest, Dishing the Dirt. Despite being recently retired, detective inspector John Rebus reluctantly returns in Ian

Rankin’s Even Dogs in the Wild. Dead in the Water by Ann Granger sees the approaching Christmas festivities disrupt-ed by the discovery of a young girl's body floating in the river. And Ruth Rendell’s final novel, Dark Corner, is a psychological suspense full of mistaken identity, kidnap-ping, blackmail and a cast of flawed characters.

If non-fiction is your thing, you may want to indulge in Our Finest Hour by David Bercuson, which looks at Canada’s valiant efforts to contribute forces to the Second World War. In Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs, particle physi-cist Lisa Randall examines the connections between the fur-thest reaches of space and life here on Earth. Authors John Geiger and Alanna Mitchell’s illustrated Franklin's Lost Ship is a fascinating way to spend a snowy afternoon: A century and a half after the disappear-ance of John Franklin and his crew on their quest for the Northwest Passage, a new chapter to their story was added with the discovery of

the submerged HMS Erebus in 2014. We also have a large array of new (auto)biogra-phies on Mickey Rooney, Elvis Costello, Chrissie Hynde, Rosemary Kennedy, Drew Barrymore or Tom Jones, to name but a few. Finally, after building up an appetite with all that page turning, try your hand at a fresh recipe from Jamie Oliver’s Everyday Super Food — how about Happiness Pasta? — and start a new holi-day tradition.

Last but not least, we can-not disregard our recent holi-day fiction releases. Carole Matthews’ The Chocolate Lovers’ Christmas scrutinizes the lives of four very different women in Britain, while Christmas Bells by Jennifer Chiaverini uses the 1863 Longfellow poem of the same name and weaves past and present to tell multiple painful but enlightening sto-ries. The season finds one trea-sured relationship about to be torn apart while another is just beginning in Together for Christmas, the latest in Thomas Kinkade’s Cape Light series by Katherine Spencer. Susan

Mallery’s Fool’s Gold series continues with Marry Me at Christmas: Will a famous movie star be able to fit in and find love in a small town? And what’s Christmas without a new Debbie Macomber release? Dashing Through the Snow takes the reader through the unexpected romance of two very reluctant travellers thrown together. Finally, if constant cheerfulness is elud-ing you during these hectic few weeks, then Spending the Holidays with People I Want to Punch in the Throat, based on the blogs of Jen Mann, may just be your remedy. If you find yourself overwhelmed with the entire month of December, here is your chance to live vicariously through Mann and all the things so many people think but don’t say about topics such as cookie exchanges, excessive decorat-ing, determined carollers and the annual Christmas letter!

Pat Tomasic is the collections development manager at Creston Valley Public Library. She is cur-rently reading Chocolate Lovers Christmas by Carole Matthews.

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The Book Drop

Library offering plenty to read over holidays

When six- to 13-year-olds ask 90-year-old folks about their Christmas memories, they’re not likely to hear about smartphones, tablets and television shows. At Swan Valley Lodge and Crest View Village in the past two weeks, memories of candles on trees, families travelling in covered wag-ons and childhood dolls that were lost and found made their way into a Christmas story read by children from Wildflower School and members of the Therapeutic Activation Program for Seniors. The audience joined in or enjoyed favourite Christmas carols interspersed throughout the play.

We all joined in for an afternoon of dancing at TAPS with these same youth and yes, there were the Macarena and the Chicken Dance, waltz lessons and much merriment of tapping toes, clapping and encouragement. Thanks, Wildflower School!

We have a new sponsor board at TAPS to cel-ebrate and acknowledge the financial support of organizations that have made it possible to run our program this past year. In addition we have one banner that says “Community Donors”, as individuals have contributed and continue to play a role in our ongoing existence. Plans are in the works for a legacy board to acknowledge those who have left bequests on behalf of TAPS.

TAPS participants also like to support social causes. Big thanks to Doris Corbeil and Heather More for creating an annual event for them to do so. This year they donated food and their time to organize a turkey dinner assisted by three stu-dents from Prince Charles Secondary School to raise funds for Project Somos in Guatemala. This is an orphan prevention program taking in at-risk single mothers and children to give them a loving home, and supporting them to eventually be independent and contributing members out in their communities.

Thanks to all the volunteers who helped at the Blossom Valley Singers’ Christmas concerts with refreshments during the intermission — you

made it lots of fun and a success — and thanks, of course, to those who donated for TAPS.

Thanks to the Creston Rotary Club for assisting financially with the distribution of

our 2016 calendar and Brenda Silke for visiting us to deliver the cheque. The calendars are avail-able at Creston Card and Stationery, Black Bear Books and Kingfisher Used Books in Creston and at TAPS and Valley Community Services (915 Pine St.) for that fun pres-ent or for your enjoyment.

Welcome to Brittany Crawford, our SchoolWorks student who has joined the team until the end of April.

Life is guaranteed to present changes and we sometimes have more than we anticipate at TAPS. Our best wishes go out to all those recov-ering from various health challenges and those who have lost loved ones.

Wishing you all the best for Christmas and the new year from all of us at TAPS!

Maureen Cameron is the community liaison develop-ment co-ordinator for the Therapeutic Activation Program for Seniors. For more information on TAPS, run by Valley Community Services, call 250-428-5585.

RemindersBY FRANK BRUMMET

Therapeutic Activation Program for Seniors

The silence of snow softly fallingReminds me of the joy of Christmas,Trimming the tree with decorations,Wrapping presents in forever love,Sharing feelings that never sway.

These reminders are with me alwaysThey fill my mind, carry me awayTo repaint the canvas of yesterday.

Community support keeps seniors’ program running

Maureen Cameron

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-Rick and Brian at Integra Tire for keeping our family safe in both Creston and Fernie.

-All those fine folks who tirelessly contribute to the Wynndel Christmas Craft Fair & Lunch, all the Vendors, all the Shoppers, Wynndel Foods and the wonderful Volunteers - Corinne, Dave, Bruce, Cory, Noreen, John, Jim, Ruby, Joan, Karen, Deb, MaryAnne, Susan, Bert & Mel - each and every one of you make the world of difference to our success.

-The Blackmore youth group for bringing and piling the firewood for the single mom in Lakeview.

-Creston Card and Stationery for their help this year with Home Hardware’s Santa Pictures!

-Shelley Campbell for helping me with the Christmas shopping.

-Dairy Queen for hot chocolate at the Holiday Train.

-Santa for taking the time to be at the Holiday Train.

-Juice 94.1 FM for the awesome food drive.

-Extra Foods and Overwaitea for the year round support for the Food Bank.

-All the supporters who manned the sites for the Juice FM Food Drive.

-Mike the Fire Rescue guy for squeezing through a 19” space instead of busting my door down because I locked myself out of my house. You are the best!

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Donna Whitesel retired nearly a year ago — but you’d never know it from a visit to her

store. If she’s not helping a custom-er, she’s hard at work with her sew-ing machine.

But she’s not complaining about keeping busy.

“Now I’m work-ing more than I ever did,” she said. “But I don’t come to work every day — I come to play.”

Whitesel isn’t new to the area — her family moved to Creston when she was three, and she stayed through most of high school. She left for over 20 years, but returned to the valley after becoming a nurse at age 35 and discovering there were no jobs in Calgary.

Then she started sewing five years ago and got hooked, so much so that her sewing and quilting equipment spilled into her hus-band’s garage.

“I kind of took that over,” she said.

That led her to search for a place to rent, and she found one downtown. She didn’t intend to have a storefront, and sold at local powwows and at the Kootenay Lake ferry landing, which made her realize she’d prefer to sell from a permanent location. So, on Aug. 24 she opened a shop at 1011 Canyon St. to sell blankets and home decor, where customers can easily catch of glimpse of them being made.

“People love that everything is made right here in the shop,” said Whitesel.

She works in the rear part of the shop with Debi Ross, who has exten-sive experience with drapery and cur-tains, as well as elaborate beadwork (not to mention leather and boat tarp repair). The shop also offers stone and copper jewelry by Catz Creations. All three are of First Nations descent, Algonquin in the case of Ross and the Catz Creations designer, while Whitesel is Cree, with her great-grand-mother from the Red River Valley.

Their backgrounds are immediate-ly evident upon entering the shop,

with North American animals and First Nations-inspired designs and fabrics on many pieces, from throw pillows to shower curtains.

“There is nothing out there in native Aboriginal fabric,” said Whitesel. “Because I’m Aboriginal, that’s the way I wanted to go. I love the fabric and I love the colours. We make just about everything we can in native Aboriginal fabric.”

That has led to Lower Kootenay Band purchasing ceremonial blan-kets, as well as new decor for the rooms at Ainsworth Hot Springs, which the band purchased in the spring.

Blankets and items with horses have also proven popular with cus-tomers.

“There are a lot of horse lovers,” Whitesel said. “Our horse products are going quite quickly.”

She only offers finished products, though — with three quilting stores just across the border in Bonners Ferry and online shopping easily accessible, she simply can’t compete when it comes to selling fabric.

But she plans to start her own online store in January, and is con-sidering obtaining a long-arm quilt-ing machine — with the nearest one in Bonners Ferry booked for months in advance, there is a definite demand among Creston Valley quil-ters.

Since discovering her passion for textile work, Whitesel’s four chil-dren, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren have certainly been able to keep cozy.

“And yes, they all have quilts, probably several,” she said with a laugh.

She’s always trying something new, and has now started creating memory quilts, using personal T-shirt collections — from concerts, for example, and one person asked to use baby clothes — to create high-ly personal quilts.

And there are probably more cre-ations coming in the future.

“It truly is addicting,” said Whitesel. “I can last about three days and then go into withdrawal.”

Blanket maker offering handmade home decor

Story and photos by Brian Lawrence

(Above) Donna Whitesel at her sewing machine; (below) throw pillows using Aboriginal designs.


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degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels by reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. We’ve already warmed our habitat by one degree Celsius and the results are notable: disappearing glaciers, rising sea levels, more violent storms, forest fires and longer droughts that cause famine and deepen poverty. Anything above one more degree, and we are in extreme danger of massive habitat destruc-tion — so two degrees is a very important number.

This past summer, B.C. news channels were covered with stories of forest fires and water restrictions and warning us that these extreme shifts in weather are our new normal. Imagine, all that smoke we were breathing all summer and the floods and mudslides from 2012 are nor-mal everyday weather!

So what’s happening in Paris to make sure things don’t get worse? We’re learning that despite all the talk about reducing emissions, that there are plans to build another 2,440 coal-fired power stations before 2030. If that takes place, there is no way we will limit global warm-ing to two degrees. We’re learning that our lead-ers have to do more than talk. They need to walk the talk when they get back home.

At home in B.C., we have so much potential to generate a clean energy plan for the future. Leading up to the Paris conference, New Democrat Leader John Horgan launched our vision called Power BC. Rather than flood an agricultural valley that we need to balance the loss of farmland elsewhere, we have a 21st cen-tury energy plan that creates jobs in communi-ties and focuses on conservation and renewables.

Retrofitting hospitals, schools, offices and homes now so that they stop wasting energy combined with upgrades on existing hydro dams and broadening solar and wind power will allow us to meet future needs here and in west-ern North America. For every $1 million we spend doing this, we create 16 community-based jobs compared to the three camp jobs produced by building a 1950s dam that destroys 8,000 hect-ares of food-producing land and the agricultural jobs that go with it.

We also need to invest in public transporta-tion and alternatives to carbon pollution. New Democrat Premier Rachel Notley is leading the way in Alberta with plans to end all coal-gener-ated power by 2030 and replacing two-thirds of it with renewables like solar and wind. She’s also implementing a carbon tax, but unlike Christy Clark, will use the revenue to invest in green infrastructure like public transit.

These are the actions that experts agree need to take place now, and New Democrats in Western Canada are leading the way. Not sur-prising conference attendees in Paris are taking note. We are demonstrating that walking the talk in a collaborative way is possible.

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touch. Buying from national chains has its advantages, but customer service is not always one of them. Should your loved ones encounter problems with their gift that requires assistance, they might be forced to wait on the phone for extended periods of time as they and thousands of others wait for customer service representatives to answer their calls. Local businesses do not deal with nearly the volume of customers as national retailers and, therefore, are capable of addressing concerns more quickly and personally than large chains. Buying local not only benefi ts small business owners, but it also pays dividends for their customers and the communities they call home. GG159480

Reduce your carbon footprint this holiday season

Shopping local this holiday season can benefit your community in various ways.

The holiday season is typically one when everything is done bigger and better. Excess may run supreme, and for those who are concerned about how their actions impact the environment, such excess can clash with their ideals.The following are some effects the holidays can have on the environment and changes anyone can make to still enjoy the festivities and help the planet at the same time.• Trash: From gift wrap to cards to disposable decorations, trash has a way of piling up during the holiday season. According to Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Americans generate 25 percent more waste per week between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day than during the rest of the year. This creates an additional 1.2 million tons of trash per

week, or an extra six million tons throughout the holiday season. Cutting back on trash is one of the easiest steps a person can take to reduce his or her environmental impact. Purchase cards or paper made from recycled, post-consumer content and printed with nontoxic inks. Choose postcards that do not need a separate envelope for mailing. Use reusable decorations, dinnerware, boxes, and bags to prevent extra garbage from ending up in landfi lls. Bring your own fabric shopping bags to use in place of plastic bags and, when prompted, choose to have your receipts emailed instead of printed to further reduce paper consumption. • Food: Lavish meals are central components of holiday gatherings. Leftover food produces waste, so purchasing

too much food or selecting products that were not locally produced can negatively affect the environment. Shipping food over long distances requires use of fuel and other natural resources. In some instances, products shipped from other countries may harbor parasites or insects not native to this country, and such unwanted guests can prove harmful to local ecosystems. To meet the extraordinary supply demands of the holiday season, food suppliers may beef up livestock and produce with artifi cial hormones, fertilizers and pesticides, all of which are detrimental to the environment. Shop wisely this time of year and only buy what you need, rather than cooking to impress. Choose locally grown or organic foods and in-season produce instead of exotic, imported fare. Promptly package and freeze leftovers so they can be enjoyed again.• Decorating: It’s tempting to purchase ready-made, plastic imported holiday decorations. But these objects are not always the most sustainable options, and there are plenty of decorative items that have less impact on the planet. LED holiday lights, for example, use 90 percent less energy than traditional incandescent lights and can last up to 100,000 hours. Only keep lights on

when you’re home and awake to save energy. Instead of purchasing new ornaments, make your own or host an ornament swap with friends. Create your own wreaths and centerpieces from natural materials found around the yard. Soy candles do not emit unsafe hydrocarbons and produce less soot than paraffi n wax candles. • Travel: Travel is a large component of the holidays, as friends and family members criss-cross the globe to spend the season together. According to Green Choices, aviation accounts for 75 percent of the travel industry’s greenhouse gas emissions, followed by road transport (32 percent). Look for the most cost- and eco-effective method of travel to reduce your carbon footprint. If you will be away from home or the offi ce for long periods of time, remember to set your thermostat to a lower temperature or program the vacation setting on your programmable

thermostat. You also can turn down your water heaters to conserve energy.It is possible to enjoy the holidays and protect the planet at the same time. A few easy changes are all it takes to reduce your carbon footprint this holiday season. TF14B684

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Continued from page 15 Did you know?Nutmeg is a spice used throughout the year, but perhaps more notably during the holidays in beverages and desserts. Nutmeg is actually not one spice, but two, and comes from a tree of the same name, botanically called Myristica fragrans. The tree is native to the spice islands in Indonesia. The English word “nutmeg” comes from the Latin “nux,” meaning “nut,” and

“muscat,” meaning “musky.” Mace is another spice derived from the nutmeg tree. It is made from the red, waxy covering that surrounds the nutmeg nut. It has a similar fl avour to nutmeg, but with subtle, peppery notes. The nutmeg spice is made from the dried seed pulp. Although it is popular in desserts, nutmeg also complements savoury recipes. PC12C710

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TRAILS FOR CRESTON VALLEY SOCIETY

The Trails for Creston Valley Society has received final approvals from the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources on the designation to create an interpretive trail through a stand of giant cedars along Summit Creek.

This site was a favourite of the late local outdoorsman Ralph Moore, who loved to take his winter snowshoers trekking through this impres-sive ancestral forest and was a project he envisioned for decades.

“Only a year ago, Ralph helped us fill out the applica-tion forms,” said president Mary Jayne Blackmore. “He had it all mapped there in his head. He talked about using the highways snowplow turn around as parking area, a grad-ed trail down the hillside and a suspension bridge going over Summit Creek.”

A planner from Nelson came out to map the area and make up a site plan.

“It was a glorious fall day,” said Blackmore. “We tromped through bogs and dying devil’s club crossing the moss covered creek bed and emerged into the spectacular ancient cedars. I

Trails society’s Summit Creek cedar grove plans

approved

began to see the trail as Ralph had described it and why this place was so special to him.”

“‘ Our work as environmen-talists is easy,’ ” Blackmore recalled Moore saying. “ ‘All we have to do is take people into the mountains, and that’s the fun part.’ ”

The trails society has notes, GPS co-ordinates and a lot of

recommendations for this project, and the trail is ready for champions. Anyone inter-ested in being on a committee to get this project moving is welcome.

“Ralph left an incredible leg-acy in our valley,” said Blackmore. “This will just be one more, but this time he won’t be carrying the saw.”

“I began to see the trail as Ralph had described it and why this place was sospecial to him.”Mary Jayne Blackmore

SubmittedTrails for Creston Valley Society president Mary Jayne Blackmore hugs one of the giant cedars in the Summit Creek grove.

running this program then work to address identified issues and opportunities.

Selkirk College’s Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute (RDI) is supporting com-munities in BRE imple-mentation through the provision of training for BRE researchers, sup-port materials, access to an online regional data management system, and data analysis and report writing support.

“The RDI’s mandate is to support informed deci-sion making through the pro-vision of timely and relevant information and applied research,” said Dr. Terri MacDonald, RDI regional innovation chair in rural eco-nomic development. “With the valuable information col-lected through community-driven business retention and expansion projects in hand,

decision makers and econom-ic development practitioners in the region will be well positioned to provide target-ed support to local businesses and to take collective action to improve the overall busi-ness climate in the region.”

“A key aspect of this project is confidentiality,” said Yesh. “We do not publish informa-tion on individual businesses.

The project is very care-ful about this confidenti-ality issue.”

The information gathered from the visits is compiled and ana-lyzed by the RDI. KES and the stakeholder committee review key findings and recom-mendations and set into motion a plan for followup actions.

“One of the reasons for the popularity of a business retention and expansion project is that it not only sup-

ports long range planning for the community but also yields some short-range tangible results,” said Yesh.

All businesses located between Yahk and Riondel are encouraged to contact KES to book a confiden-tial interview with a trained researcher between Dec. 21 and Feb. 29. Call Eden Yesh at 250-428-5655 or email Erika Woker at [email protected].

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O� tuariesKathleen (Carter) Hood

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our dear mother, Kathleen (Carter) Hood at the age of 87 years.Kath was born in Grand Forks, B.C. in 1928 to Douglas and Adeline Carter. She spent her early years in Grand Forks and Langley and fi nished high school in Trail. After attending Normal School in Victoria, Mum began her teaching career in Creston, B.C. in 1948, where she met and married Richard Hood in 1951. They had a family of four children until the untimely passing of their eldest son, Ian, in 1972.Kath was a well-loved primary, elementary, and, in the last 14 years of her career, a kindergarten teacher who taught many of Creston's kids while raising her own family. After their retirements, Kath and Rich enjoyed travelling and spending time at the family cabin they built at Kootenay Lake. Rich passed away in 1994.She remained active socially, attending the United Church, quilting, travelling, bird watching and she especially enjoyed playing bridge with her long-time friends while making new friends along the way. Kath also enjoyed spending time with her family, sister Irene and brother-in-law Maury Murphy and with her dear friend, Jean Sacenieks. She travelled to many parts of the globe including Asia, Africa, South America, and Europe and enjoyed seeing new cultures and landscapes. Kath was an avid reader who loved mystery novels.

She spent every summer at her beloved family cabin at Kootenay Lake where she could also enjoy time with her fi ve grandchildren and the hummingbirds. This year, as always, she had planned a busy Christmas with her family, unfortunately this was not to be. Kath passed away peacefully in Creston surrounded by family on November 27, 2015.She is survived by son Neil (Setsuko); daughters Shannon (Kevin) and Glynnis (Dee); grandchildren Mark, Michelle, Noah, George and Shaun, and sister Irene (Maury) Murphy. She also leaves behind nieces, nephews and their children as well as many dear friends. Her sense of humour, strength, friendship and generosity will never be forgotten and she will remain in the hearts of her family and friends forever. We miss you Mum.

A Celebration of Life will be heldon Tuesday, December 22, 2015

at 11 am at the Creston & District Community Complex - Creston Room, with Reverend Paula Ashby offi ciating.

In lieu of fl owers,Mum requested donations to the Creston Valley Wildlife Centre,

Box 640, Creston BC VOB 1GO or https://www.crestonwildlife.ca/donate.

We would like to thank alldoctors and nursing staff at theCreston Valley Hospital for all

the tender loving care given to our Mum.

1928 ~ 2015

Nora Saleken (nee Masloff)

It is with sadness the family announces the passing of Nora Saleken at the Creston Valley Hospital after a short illness due to pneumonia.Nora will always be loved and remembered for her quiet, gentle and loving nature, love of family and friends, her resourcefulness and her artistic talents.She was predeceased by her husband William (Bill) in 1990 and her son Leonard in 2014.She is survived by her daughter Elaine (Jim) McQuitty; grandsons James, Cristin, Byron (Kari); great-grandchildren Josh, Matthew and Anna; daughter-in-law Gwen Saleken; grandsons Corbin, Brinsley (Debbi); and great-grandchildren Rhys, Audrey and Will.

A Celebration of Nora's Lifewill take place at a later date.

June 6, 1924 ~ December 5, 2015

Barbara Ellen Marshall

Barbara found her peace on this earth and passed in her sleep in her Creston home, surrounded by love. Barbara was born in Ontario on Tuesday, March 26, 1957, and was formerly of Guelph, Ontario, Revelstoke and McBride, BC.Barb had a brilliant, creative, and passionate mind with a profound knowledge of the most obscure topics, inspiring and infl uencing all who crossed her path in life.She was a pioneer woman, independent and strong. Forever breaking from the traditional role, she was hardworking until the end.One of the fi rst women in Canada to work in a sawmill, it lead her into a career as a forester, semi and logging truck driver, astrologer, sign painter, and a true artist in any medium she touched. She could wield a hammer, lay a tile, build a home as profi ciently as the next guy, yet could whip up the best turkey dinner your taste buds could savour.A gardener extraordinaire, Barb was a lover of this earth and all living things

on it. (Cats, not so much, but a dog spoiler to the max.) The wind was in her hair riding her Harley and listening to Journey.Barb was predeceased by her grandparents, father, and nephew, and is survived and much loved by her mother, sisters, nephews, nieces, great-nephews and great-nieces, as well as many, many friends that span the globe.With gratitute and a sincere thank you to all who came together in Barb's last weeks and days, to allow her independence, utmost dignity, caring and respect, so that she could die in the home that she loved and left her most creative imprint on.In honour of Barb, buy yourself some fresh cut fl owers, have a latte (2 sugars), or randomly decorate a tree. She wanted so much to see Christmas this year, in her childlike zeal and love for the Spirit.

Celebrations of Barb's lifewill be held at later dates in

Revelstoke, McBride, Creston, Penticton, British Columbia

and Guelph, Ontario.

March 26, 1957 ~ November 27, 2015

KOOTENAY EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

Businesses between Yahk and Riondel will soon be able to partici-pate in a business retention and expansion (BRE) project.

The Community Business Pulse initiative is designed to stimulate economic development and growth by assisting existing businesses. Kootenay Employment Services, the Town of Creston, local Regional District of Central Kootenay areas, Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce, Community Futures Central Kootenay, College of the Rockies, Columbia Basin Trust and the Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute are working together to implement the project.

“Understanding and helping our

existing businesses is the primary objective of the project,” said Kootenay Employment Services Society (KES) project co-ordinator Eden Yesh.

“Before considering this project we talked to community leaders in several other Columbia Basin and Boundary communities that have used this approach to business retention and expansion,” said KES executive director Hugh Grant. “They were very positive about the results.”

Before a community can assist existing businesses it must identi-fy the businesses’ needs, concerns and growth opportunities. Through the Community Business Pulse initiative, trained research-ers visit businesses and gather information. The local leaders

Business program identifying needs and concerns




TV LisTiNgsCreston Valley Advance Thursday, December 17, 2015

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81 Élysée À Table (SC) Apocalypse “Furie” (SC) TV5 Jrnl (:40) Jusqu’au dernier (SC) (:35) Partir autrement (SC) Les routes de 224 Motorcycle Motorcycle Racing Monster Jam NASCAR Race Hub Pass Time Pass Time Motorcycle Racing

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8 10 NBA Basketball: Mavericks at Raptors SportsCentre (N) (Live) Å Open Gym (N) The Reporters SportsCentre (N) (Live) Å SportsCentre (N) (Live) Å 9 19 NHL Hockey: Canucks at Lightning Sportsnet NHL Hockey San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings. (N Subject to Blackout) Sportsnet Central (N) Å 11 12 Global Nat. (6:59) News Hour (N) Å Ent. Tonight ET Canada ››› “Trading Christmas” (’11) Tom Cavanagh. Å Rookie Blue “Fresh Paint” ’ 12 22 Wild Kratts Hope for Wildlife Å Canada: Over the Edge Å Titanic: The Band Played On “Becoming Santa” (’10, Documentary) Å Jingle Bell 13 3 Dragons’ Den (6:59) CBC Vancouver News Frosty Returns Coronation St. ›››› “A Christmas Story” (’83) Peter Billingsley. ’ Å The National (N) ’ Å 14 8 Q13 News Name Game Modern Family Big Bang Big Bang The Simpsons Ice Age: Xmas White Hot Holidays Q13 FOX News at 10 (N)

15 Cooper 360 Anthony Bourdain Parts CNN Tonight (N) Anderson Cooper 360 Å Anthony Bourdain Parts CNN Newsroom Live (N)

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22 Miser Brothers “The Legend of Frosty the Snowman” (’05) Ice Age: Xmas ›› “Yogi’s First Christmas” (’80) Voices of Daws Butler. (:15) ›› “Snow Day” (’00)

23 CBC News The National (N) ’ Å CBC News-Ian Hanomansing The National (N) ’ Å The National (N) ’ Å CBC News-Ian Hanomansing 25 (:00) “Angels in the Snow” (’15) ’ Å “A Gift Wrapped Christmas” (’15) Meredith Hagner. ’ “Becoming Santa” (’15, Romance) Michael Gross. ’ Å 26 15 Gold Rush (N) Gold Rush (N) Å Gold Rush “Mammoth Gold” Gold Rush (N) Å Boss Hog (N) Boss Hog (N) Boss Hog (N) Boss Hog (N)

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12 22 Xmas Orange Canada: Over the Edge Å The Water Working Voyage-Zheng The King’s Singers Christmas Titanic: The Band Played On 13 3 Dragons’ Den (6:59) CBC Vancouver News Skate Coronation St. ››› “Scrooge” (’51, Fantasy) Alastair Sim. ’ Å The National (N) ’ Å 14 8 Q13 News Name Game Modern Family Big Bang Big Bang Empire “Without a Country” Rosewood ’ Å (DVS) Q13 FOX News at 10 (N)

15 Cooper 360 Anthony Bourdain Parts CNN Tonight With Don Lemon Anderson Cooper 360 Å Anthony Bourdain Parts CNN Newsroom Live (N)

16 6 (5:00) ›› “The Mummy Returns” (’01) ’ ›› “The Mummy Returns” (’01, Adventure) Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz. ’ ››› “Jurassic Park” (’93)

17 23 Beach Bargain Beach Bargain Beach Bargain Vacation House for Free ’ Caribbean Life Caribbean Life Caribbean Life Caribbean Life Caribbean Life Caribbean Life 18 14 Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty ’ Å (:01) What Would You Do? ’ (:02) What Would You Do? (N) (:01) Duck Dynasty ’ Å (:01) Duck Dynasty ’ Å 21 (:00) “The Christmas Secret” (’14) (DVS) ››› “The Night Before the Night Before Christmas” (’10) “Christmas Under Wraps” (’14) Candace Cameron Bure.

22 The Happy Elf “Santa Claus Is Coming” ››› “Arthur Christmas” (’11) Voices of James McAvoy. ›› “Rise of the Guardians” (’12) Voices of Chris Pine. ’ 23 CBC News The National (N) ’ Å CBC News-Ian Hanomansing The National (N) ’ Å The National (N) ’ Å CBC News-Ian Hanomansing 25 (:00) ››› “The National Tree” (’09) ’ ››› “Will You Merry Me?” (’08) Wendie Malick. ’ Å ››› “Elf” (’03) Will Ferrell, James Caan. ’ Å (DVS)

26 15 Treehouse Treehouse Masters (N) Å Treehouse Masters (N) Å Treehouse Masters (N) Å Vegas Rat Rods Vegas Rat Rods “Ranch Rod”

27 Beverly Hills “The Unauthorized Full House Story” (’15) Garrett Brawith. Untying the Knot (N) ’ Å “The Unauthorized Beverly Hills 90210 Story” (’15) ’ Å 28 18 Secr. Pregnant Secretly Pregnant ’ Å Secretly Pregnant ’ Å Secretly Pregnant ’ Å Secretly Pregnant ’ Å Secretly Pregnant ’ Å 30 (:00) ››› “Elf” (’03) Will Ferrell. ’ Å ››› “Mistletoe Over Manhattan” (’11) Tricia Helfer. ’ “Northpole” (’14) Tiffani Thiessen, Max Charles. ’ Å 31 Ice Age: Dawn Tom and Jerry Be Cool Bah Humduck Camp Totally Spies! Green Lantern Green Lantern Bob’s Burgers Archer Å 32 20 “Home Alone 2: Lost in N.Y.” Lost & Found Family’s Play The Next Step Fresh Prince Malcolm Life Derek Wingin’ It ’ Wizards-Place Connor Under 33 (:00) ››› “Arlington Road” (’99, Suspense) Seinfeld Å Seinfeld Å King King The Middle ’ Family Guy Atlanta Eats Special 34 Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang A Russell Peters Christmas Jeff Dunham’s Very Special Christmas Special Å Big Bang Big Bang 36 Cookbook Cookbook Cookbook Jamie’s Cracking Christmas Ramsay’s Festive Cooking Jamie’s Festive Feast Å Jamie’s Cracking Christmas 37 24 Be Alive Survivorman “Arctic Tundra” Storage Can Storage-Texas I Shouldn’t Be Alive Å Survivorman “Arctic Tundra” Storage Can Storage-Texas 38 (:00) Atlantis Found ’ Å Ancient Aliens ’ Å Ancient Aliens ’ Å Atlantis Found ’ Å 39 Doctor Who ’ Å (:45) Doctor Who “The Snowmen” ’ Å Doctor Who “The Day of the Doctor” Å Doctor Who The Doctor makes sacrifices. ’ 40 Scrooged (’88) ›› “Jingle All the Way” (’96) Arnold Schwarzenegger. ›› “Jingle All the Way” (’96) Arnold Schwarzenegger. “Miracle on 34th Street” (’94)

42 Border Patrol Border Patrol Border Patrol ››› “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” (’87) Steve Martin. Border Patrol Border Patrol “Planes, Trains” 43 News Channel CTV News Channel ’ Å News-Lisa CTV National News-Lisa CTV National News-Lisa CTV National News-Lisa CTV National 44 Cat in the Hat My Big Friend Peter Rabbit Charmers Bucket-Dino (:10) “Caillou’s Holiday Movie” (’03) Bubble Team Umiz. Charmers 45 News Hour (N) ET Canada Ent. Tonight “Christmas Lodge” (’11) Peter Benson. Premiere. Å (DVS) Rookie Blue Å (DVS) News Final (N) ’ Å 48 7 (:00) Nature ’ Time Scanners ’ Å Time Scanners “Jerusalem” Time Scanners “Colosseum” Tavis Smiley Charlie Rose (N) ’ Å Nature (Taped)

49 (:00) Columbo Doc Martin ’ Å Poldark ’ Å Carols by Candlelight ’ Å Organic Panic Christmas 50 Silence on TJ C.-B. RDI économie Défier Rire ›› “De père en flic” (’09, Comédie) Michel Côté. (SC) Le Téléjournal TJ C.-B. 2 News Hour (N) ET Canada Ent. Tonight “Christmas Lodge” (’11, Drama) Peter Benson. Å (DVS) Rookie Blue Å (DVS) News Hour Final (N) Å 54 She’s All That Workaholics Workaholics Workaholics Workaholics Workaholics Workaholics Workaholics Workaholics Workaholics Workaholics 64 (5:15) Jumanji ››› “Where the Wild Things Are” (’09) (:45) ››› “Hook” (’91, Fantasy) Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams. Å (:10) ››› “Big Fish” (’03)

81 Petits meurtres Voisins Les chemins de l’école (SC) TV5 Jrnl (:40) “Cornouaille” (’12, Drame) Vanessa Paradis. (SC) Le dernier 224 World End. The Auto Show (N) Road Champ. NASCAR Race Hub Pass Time Pass Time World Endurance Highlights

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8 10 SportsCentre SportsCentre (N) Å SportsCentre (N) Å SportsCentre SportsCentre IIHF World Junior Hockey SportsCentre Å 9 19 (:25) NFL Football San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders. (N) (Live) Å Plays of the Year Å Misplays Highlights Plays 11 12 Global Nat. (6:59) News Hour (N) Å Ent. Tonight ET Canada ›› “Disney’s A Christmas Carol” (’09) Robin Wright Penn Rookie Blue “Fite Nite” ’ 12 22 Shaun The Water Working Waterfront Cities of the World Tudor Farm Christmas Å Victorian Farm Christmas Victorian Farm Christmas 13 3 Dragons’ Den (6:59) CBC Vancouver News ›››› “White Christmas” (’54) Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye. ’ Å Mr. Bean The National (N) ’ Å 14 8 Q13 News Name Game Modern Family Big Bang Big Bang TV’s Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center Q13 FOX News at 10 (N)

15 Anthony Anthony Bourdain Parts Anthony Bourdain Parts Anthony Bourdain Parts Anthony Bourdain Parts Anthony Bourdain Parts 16 6 (:00) ››› “Back to the Future Part II” (’89) Michael J. Fox. ››› “Back to the Future Part III” (’90, Comedy) Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd. ’ Repo Games 17 23 Break. Builds Hunters Int’l Hunters Int’l Hunters Int’l Hunters Int’l Hunters Int’l Hunters Int’l Hunters Int’l Hunters Int’l Hunters Int’l Hunters Int’l 18 14 Nightwatch Nightwatch: After Hours (N) (:01) Nightwatch: After Hours (:02) Nightwatch: After Hours (:01) Nightwatch: After Hours (:01) Nightwatch: After Hours 21 (4:30) “The Family Man” (’00) ››› “Home Alone” (’90, Comedy) Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci. ››› “Elf” (’03, Comedy) Will Ferrell, James Caan.

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The Prince Charles Secondary School boys basketball team was victorious at its season opening tournament at South Slocan’s Mount Sentinel on Friday and Saturday.

Creston opened against Nakusp and it was a nail biter up until the final two minutes. Nakusp was down by 11 but clawed their way back to within four points. Two key play-ers on Nakusp got into foul trouble and Creston went on to win 59-44. Jordin Czar led the scoring with 25 points, and Leo Evans fol-lowed with 14 and Makaiah Gorham with 8.

In the semi-finals, Creston played Fernie. The game was close at halftime but with great defence from Evans and Jamond Dortman and an offensive explosion of 40 points by Czar, Creston took the game 72-57 and clinched their spot in the final against Kimberley. Evans and Dortman added 14 and 13 points, respectively.

In the final, the Creston team played flawless defense the first half holding the Kimberley team to only 10 points and scoring 34. Czar had another strong game with 22 points but the story was the strong defence of the entire team lead by Evans with 15 steals, 10 rebounds and eight points and Dortman with six steals and 14 points. The final score was 58-32.

The boys are off for Christmas break but head to Nelson Jan. 8 and 9.

Jeff Banman/crestonphotography.comCreston Valley Thunder Cats forward Thomas Cankovic in the Dec. 9 game against the Kimberley Dynamiters.

T-Cats tied for second after lossesBY BRIAN LAWRENCE

Advance Editor

The Creston Valley Thunder Cats are now in tied for second place in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League’s Eddie Mountain Division after two losses last week allowed the Fernie Ghostriders to catch up.

Both teams now have 39 points, with a game in hand giving Creston a bit of an edge over Fernie. The Kimberley Dynamiters lead the divi-sion with 53 points, pulling farther ahead after beating the Thunder Cats on Dec. 9 and Saturday.

In the Dec. 9 game, a 5-4 loss in Creston, the Thunder Cats outshot the Dynamiters 35-22.

“We played really well,” said head coach Jeff Dubois. “We limited Kimberley’s shots and scor-ing chances.”

One advantage for Creston was affiliate goalie Ben Kelsch — who plays for the Nelson-based Kootenay Ice in BC Hockey’s Major Midget League — who previously shut out the Golden Rockets in his first game with the Thunder Cats on Dec. 5.

“Ben certainly did everything we could ask of him,” said Dubois. “Kimberley’s a really good team, and getting thrown in in your second junior game was a big challenge.”

He was also impressed with hard work by defenceman Tyler Severson.

“He was really good all night, and had three assists,” said Dubois. “He was good moving the puck, and was good in the defensive zone.”

Kimberley scored twice in the first period before Nicholas Kovacik and Carson Cartwright (power play) tied the score late in the period. Kimberley scored first in the second period, with goals by Colby Livingstone and Carson Cartwright (power play) soon after. Two more Kimberley goals, including the game winner at 0:01, followed.

In the third period, Creston outshot Kimberley 15-3.

“Their goaltender made a couple of game-saving stops,” said Dubois.

Saturday’s 2-1 overtime loss to the Dynamiters was much tighter, with the Creston making 38 shots to Kimberley’s 33.

“It was definitely an end-to-end, pretty good-paced game,” said Dubois.

McConnell Kimmett scored Creston’s only goal in the middle of the second period, while Kimberley waited until 32 seconds were left in the period. The score was tied until the second overtime period, when the Thunder Cats took a penalty, “got caught on a bit of a sloppy change and they took advantage.”

Goalie Brock Lefebvre did his best to keep Creston in the game, said Dubois, and offered some strong competition against Kimberley goalie Tyson Brouwer.

“There was definitely a good battle between the two goaltenders,” he said.

The Thunder Cats play three nights in a row this week, starting by visiting the Fernie Ghostriders tonight, then hosting the Dynamiters tomorrow.

“Everybody in our room gets it: Kimberley is the team to beat right now,” said Dubois. “We need to find a way to be better — you know, five per cent better — to come out on right side of that score.”

On Saturday, Creston visits the Columbia Valley Rockies, who shut out Creston 3-0 in

October. The Rockies are now five points behind the Thunder Cats in the division standings.

“They’re a hard team to play against,” said Dubois. “They’re physical and they come to battle and work. And they’ve got a good skill level on top of that.”

•Before Friday’s game, the Thunder Cats will retire No. 17, the jersey of Jesse Collins. The former Thunder Cats captain played for the team from 2011-2014 (after two season with the Spokane Braves) and is the KIJHL’s all-time lead-ing scorer, with 391 points for 92 goals and 227 assists in 220 games. The ceremony will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the John Bucyk Arena.

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In Memoriam

John Svein (Sweyn) GartlandAugust 31, 1935 - December 13, 2014

Memories don't fade, they just grow deepFor the ones we loved but could not keep

We hold our tears when we speak your nameBut the ache in our hearts remains the same

No one knows the sorrow we shareWhen the family meets and you're not there.

We laugh, we smile and we play our partsBehind it all lies broken hearts.

Unseen, unheard, you're always near.So loved, so missed, so very dear.

Just as you were, you will always beForever treasured in our memory.

Lovingly RememberedDiane and Family

Home Services

For Peace of Mind Call:250.428.7788 250.977.5850 (cell)

We take care of insurance claims,maintenance & repairs

Staging Homes for ResaleLook for our upcoming seminars

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The Creston Dairy Queen is looking for employees with a minimum of 1-2 years in the food service industry and a high school diploma. Candidates must be open to weekends and night shifts.

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Announcements

Funeral HomesIn Loving Memory Of

CYRIL GEORGE STAGGPassed Away December 6, 2015

Age 88 years Residence Creston, BC

Burial A Graveside Service

will be held on Friday December 11, 2015

10:30 A.M.Mountain View Cemetery

Calgary, AB

In Loving Memory OfLOUISE HAMILTON

Passed AwayNovember 29, 2015

Age 56 yearsResidence Creston, BC

Celebration of LifeSaturday, Dec 19, 2015

at 11:00 amG.F. Oliver Funeral Chapel

IntermentForest Lawn Cemetery,

Erickson, BC Memorial Contributions

may be made toThe Canadian Cancer Society

19 - 9th Ave S.Cranbrook, BC, V1C 2L9

In Loving Memory Of NORA SALEKEN

Passed Away December 5, 2015At Creston Valley Hospital

Age 91 years Residence Creston, BC

Cremation Memorial Contributions

can be made to theCreston Valley HospitalBag 3000, Creston, BC,

V0B1G0Or

To a charity of your own choosing

Coming EventsChristmas Day Celebration

Free fun and games Everyone Welcome!

December 25 at 1-5pmSnack provided

Grace Fellowship2416 Cedar St

RSVP 250-428-7418 by Dec 18th

New Horizons SeniorsNEW YEAR’S EVE BALLThursday December 31

Rotacrest HallMusic by Midnite Special

Cocktails 8pmDancing 9 pm - 1 am

Midnight Lunchcatered by Della WilsonEveryone Welcome!Advance tickets only

$25 available atBlack Bear Books

or call 250-428-8985

Information

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 422 - 7th Ave N

(Anglican Church Basement)Monday 11am (closed)

Wednesday 8pm (closed)Friday 8pm (open)

250-428-5954 or 250-435-1370315 15th Ave N

(Lutheran Church Offi ce)Saturday 7pm (Open)

250-428-7064

CANADA BENEFIT Group - Do you or someone you know suffer from a disability? Get up to $40,000 from the Canadian Government. Toll-free 1-888-511-2250 or www.canada-benefi t.ca/free-assessment

Rick’s Barber ShopTues-Fri 9am-4pmSat 8:30-2:30pm

218 NW BlvdAcross from grain elevators

250-428-1464

Announcements

Information

CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTSunday December 27

8am-4:30pmMeet at Redeemer Lutheran

Church lower hallInterested?

Field counters contact:Lorraine Scott 428-7289

Feeder Watchers contact:Catherine Prowse 428-8435

Creston Field Naturalists

Creston ValleyHospice SocietyTrained Volunteers

provide compassionateand emotional supportto terminally ill patients

in home, hospital, or care facility.

We also visit the chronically ill and shut-ins.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED250-428-7575

Original Paintings,

Paper Batiks & Photo Cards

by Elaine & Andy Alfoldy

OPEN Wednesday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday10:30am - 5:30pm

3917 Highway 3, Erickson(5 min. east of Creston)

250-428-7473 or 250-428-0688

[during Open hours]

POTTERYPridham Studio Gallery

OPENTues-Sat 10am-5pm

138 12 Ave. N. Creston BC

250-428-5080

Announcements

InformationWE HAVE MOVED

Richard McLeod, CPA, CGA & Rita Patstone, CPA, CGA along with Donna Phillips

have moved and are now located at

1204 A-1 NW Blvd. Creston BC.

The new offi ce is located south of Speedy Auto Glass and kitty corner to High Cali-ber Collision. There is lots of parking out front and a sign

that marks the building.Stop by and see our new offi ce and let us help you with all your accounting and bookkeeping needs.

Same phone number:250-428-3000

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AutomotiveWATKIN MOTORS Ford, Ver-non, B.C. immediately requires an experienced Ford Diesel Technician. Visit us online: watkinmotors.com About us, Employment, to apply and re-view required qualifi cations.

Business Opportunities

GET FREE vending machines can earn $100,000 + per year. All cash-locations provided. Protected Territories. Interest free fi nancing. Full details call now 1-866-668-6629. Website www.tcvend.com.

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Employment

Career Opportunities

THE S&A Group is currently looking for a professional and eager Admin-istrative Assistant for a rapidly ex-panding company in Vancouver,BC! -Data Entry -Schedule meetings -Answer and direct phone calls -Pre-pare scheduled reports -Filing, fax-ing, scanning, email correspon-dences -Strong use of Microsoft Offi ce and other offi ce management systems Job Requirements - -Must have Microsoft offi ce experience -1-2+ years administrative assistant experience -Provide exceptional customer service -Must have good organization skills -Multi-task in a fast working environment -Must have experience in Excel -Must be able to pass a full background check -Must be computer literate Starting Pay is $27.00 - $29.00 p/hour. Paid Holidays and benefi ts after 90 days. Please send your re-sume to : [email protected]

Education/Trade Schools

START A new career in Graphic Arts, Healthcare, Business, Education or Infor-mation Tech. If you have a GED, call: 855-670-9765

Help WantedH & R Orchard Ltd.

4733 Canyon Lister RdCanyon BC V0B 1C04 workers needed

February - November, 2016Orchard labourers

40-60hr/wk $10.50/hrphone: 250-428-7563

fax: 250-428-7573

H&R ORCHARDS LTD4733 Canyon Lister Rd

Box 1 Canyon, BC V0B 1C06 workers needed immediate-ly, full time. 40hr/week orchard laborers, $11/hr start. Orchard maintenance. Fall, Winter & Spring. Tree pruning in winter, tree planting fall & spring. On & off irrigation & repairs. Pick-ing, packing, sorting, weighing, loading & unloading fruit. Cleaning racks, trays & grow-ing area. No experience req.

English/Punjabi an asset. Call: 250-428-7563

[email protected]

Medical/DentalMEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: Care-erStep.ca/MT or 1-855-768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

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• Refl exology• Reiki• Cranio Sacral• Emotion

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Kveta A. Jasekwww.kveta-healing.com

250-866-5677Gift Certi cates available

Massage (Reg Therapist)

Massage Th erapy Clinic219 - 12th Avenue N

EXCELLENT THERAPYFOR YOUR BODY

Susan Smith, RMT250-428-5737

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For appointments call

24/7 online booking atwww.lynnadderley.ca

Services

Massage (Reg Therapist)

Julie Malowany

Registered Massage TherapistCreston, BC

250-428-3445

LaDonna Smith R.M.T.Tues, Wed,Fri & Sat

Creston250-254-4747

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NOTICE OF EXCLUSION APPLICATIONREGARDING LAND IN THE

AGRICULTURAL LAND RESERVEI, Bruce Gerald Anderson/Analee Kathrine Anderson of 404A Ash Road, Creston BC, V0B 1G8, intend on making an application pursuant to Section 30(1) of the Agricultural Land Commission Act to exclude from the Agricultural Land Reserve the following property which is legally described as,

LOT 1, DL 9554, PLAN NEP 17139,and located at 404 Ash Road.Any person wishing to express an interest in the application may do so by forwarding their comments in writing to,

Regional District of Central KootenayBox 590, 202 Lakeside Drive, Nelson, BC, V1L 5R4by December 31, 2015.

Subject to standard lending criteria of Royal Bank of Canada.

Janis Caldwell-SawleyMortgage SpecialistCell: [email protected] Appointments

Serving the Creston Valley

Gordon Hegland250-402-9818

Oops...Need it Fixed?

OVERHEAD DOOR Company of Creston

REPAIRS & SERVICE RESI E IA &

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FORESTRY CONSULTANCY

Peter Bodley BSF, RPFSpecializing in Forest Inventory

Registered Professional Forester with the Association of BC Forest ProfessionalsServing the Kootenays since 1997

Services

Household ServicesA-1 FURNACE & Air Duct Cleaning. Complete Fur-nace/Air Duct Systems cleaned & sterilized. Locally owned & operated. 1-800-565-0355 (Free estimates)

KOOTENAY DUCT CLEANERS

Locally owned & operated.Affordable, professional, & insured Duct Cleaning

Services & System Sterilizations.

Toll free 1.844.428.0522FREE Estimates

PlumbingFULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, re-liable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1-800-573-2928.

Merchandise for Sale

FirearmsWANTED: RIFLES, shotguns, restricted weapons, reloading equipment, decoys or any oth-er shooting related items. Fully licensed. Glen 250-428-6750

Food Products

BC INSPECTEDGRADED AA OR BETTER

LOCALLY GROWNNATURAL BEEF

Hormone FreeGrass Fed/Grain Finished

Freezer Packages AvailableQuarters/Halves

$4.90/lb Hanging WeightExtra Lean Ground

Beef Available TARZWELL FARMS

250-428-4316 Creston

FurnitureUSED 5 STAR HOTEL FURNI-TURE - BY THE PIECE..One of Vancouvers 5 Star Hotels is reno-vating their rooms making available a great selection of high end fur-nishings. By 1 piece or buy multi-ples: Queen Headboard & Frame $50 / King Headboard & Frame $60 / Upholstered Arm Chair(multiple colors) $49 / Desk $99 / Dresser $79 / Bedside Table $69 / Pedestal Table $69/ Ottoman $29 / Benches $29 / Brass Lamp $19 / Vanity Mir-ror $39 / Framed Picture $9 . Call 604-371-1190, email [email protected] or www.acti-veauctionmart.com


Heavy Duty Machinery

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Misc. for Sale

2NDHAND HEAVEN910 Pine St.

250-428-2375Open Mon-Fri 10am-5pm

Sat 10am - 4:30 pmChristmas Decorations, Tools, Toys, Furniture,

Books, Pictures, Bedding,Dishes, & MORE!

2 PANASONIC speakers 24” - $50; Sanyo JC 2400 amplifi er $100; Sanyo TP 1010 $100; 27 albums 60’s & 70’s offers; Dr Scholls premium foot spa (never used) $50; 8’ surf/pad-dle board $100. 250-428-8840

3 POINT hitch 5’ blade for max 25hp $125; 1 piece low fl ow toilet $125. Electric adjustable bed- free. 250-428-0337

Affordable Steel Shipping Containers for sale/rent

20’ & 40’ Kootenay Containers Castlegar 250-365-3014

ANTIQUE - LATE 1800 love seat & 2 matching chairs. Paid $1200 Sale half price obo. Lin-coln welder 225 amps; helmet, gloves, cable, on a dolly $100 obo 250-428-7735

BELL SATELLITE receiver 6400 & dish with LNB- like new. $120 for both 250-402-6807

NOKIA 195/65R15 winter tires on steel rims. Fit VW Jetta TDI 2006-2010 or Jetta or Golf 2006-2015. Good cond. $400. Lg fi re pit, never used (cost $120 US) Best offer. 250-428-7323

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Misc. for SaleNEW LIFE FURNITURE

& RECYCLING114 NW Blvd. 250-402-0098newlifefurnitureandrecycling.org

NEW HOURSMon - Sat 10am - 5pm

DONATION PICK UPSCall to arrange a pick up

Interested in joining our team of great volunteers

a few hours a week?Contact us

for more information

Quality second-hand Furnishings, Appliances,

Electronics & More!

RECYCLING DEPOT for: -small appliances -electronics -batteries -toys

TABLE SAW; car ramps; creeper; 50’ compressor hose; deep fryer; 2 folding chairs in a bag; picnic table w/4 chairs 250-428-3509

Misc. WantedPrivate Coin Collector BuyingCollections, Olympic Gold &Silver Coins, Estates Jewelry+Chad: 1-778-281-0030 Local.

WANTED: Used patio blocks Call: 250-402-6393

Real Estate

For Sale By Owner2/BDRM HOUSE for sale. Large fenced corner lot, drive-way, quiet, clean, re-modeled. Incl. F/S Dishwasher $168,800. 250-428-0017

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent1/BDRM APT New bathroom fl ooring & paint. $575/mo + elec. N/S N/P Ref. req. 250-428-2202

Catalpa Apts: BACHELOR SUITE (2nd fl oor); 1/bdrm suite (2nd fl oor) Both 55+ plus util. + cable. N/S N/P Appl. avail. at church offi ce 115B 10 Ave N. Tues-Fri. 9-11:30am 250-428-4015 or 250-866-5472

Creston: 1/BDRM 1/BATH bsmt suite Avail Jan 1. Separ-ate entrance, close to down-town. DD & exc. ref. req. Sorry N/P $650/mo + elec. 250-428-7389 Leave message please.

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentCreston: 1/BDRM & 2/bdrm $500/mo & $625/mo + elec. N/S N/P. Call 250-254-0840/250-866-5789

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Nikkyl Place Seniors APARTMENTS

includes 2 meals a dayhouse keeping,laundry

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1/bdrm units $1200/mo2/bdrm $1300/mo.

250-402-9351

Halls/AuditoriumsROTACREST HALL RENTAL

Special Occasions/Events Call 250-428-7127

For Information and Booking

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Full kitchen facilities. Leona 250-402-6643

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Rentals

Homes for RentLARGE 5/BDRM 3/bath home with fabulous view. F/S, W/D, DW, freezer. Absolutely no smoking. Children welcome, pets negotiable, fenced yard. $1300/mo + DD. Avail Jan 1. Refs required. 250-428-0640

RENTALS AVAILABLE

Creston: 2/bdrm home near Rec. Centre, hospital. All appl., double garage, garden area. Avail. Dec. 1

Creston:1/bdrm apt. all appl., parking, central loca-tion. 55+ N/P Avail. immed.

Damage deposit, N/S,pets with restrictions, ref. req.

for all properties. Ask for a “Tenancy request form”

available from Century 21 front desk or call Ken at

250-428-6168

Contractors Contractors

Garage Door Services

Garage Door Services

Rentals

Property Management

PROPERTY MANAGEMENTFor your Property Management

Rental & Sales needsIngrid Voigt

RE/MAX Discovery Real Estate250-428-2234,1-877-428-2234

Transportation

Auto Accessories/Parts

4- LT265/70R17 winter tires & rims to fi t older Ford 5-hole mount. Lots of tread left. $250 for all. 250-428-7345 after 4pm please

Sport Utility Vehicle

2000 CHEV Tahoe. Exc. cond. 200,000km $5000 obo 250-428-1973

Legal Notices

Transportation

Boats

World’s Finest FISHING BOATS

Weldcraft, Hewescraft,Lund, Godfrey Pontoons

Mark’s Marine, Hayden, ID1-888-821-2200

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Experienced in:Water lines • Wells • Stump removalLandscaping • Road maintenance

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Edwin Johnson250-428-9097

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SIGNED UP — Drivers passing by the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area (CVWMA) can now see that the area is a Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) project. Signs were put up this fall in honour of Lloyd Shopa’s father, Alex, and BettyLou Christenson’s hus-band, Grant. DUC has been sponsoring the area since the early 1970s, spending $1.5 million through early 1980s, and another $1.3 million since 2006 on a major reconstruc-tion and repair phase. Funds are raised local-ly with a banquet each fall, with this year’s bringing in $32, 005. Pictured (from left): Lloyd Shopa, BettyLou Christenson, Gertie Brown of Creston’s DUC chapter, Wendy Gowan and CVWMA head of operations Marc-André Beaucher.Submitted

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Nov. 22-28 bowling scores from Romano’s Runaway Lanes:Sunday Mixed: Ladies’ single-triple: Marlene McGunigle, 256-594. Men’s single-triple: Bob Bergman, 263-642. POA: Garry Edwards, 87.Monday Ladies: Single-triple: Gin Bergman, 293-736; POA: Karen Warner, 153.Wednesday Matinee: Single-triple: Marilyn Karpowich, 252-624;

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Special OlympicsTwo Games: Ladies’ single-double: Pat McNiece, 154-272. Men’s single-triple: Patrick Kusnir, 163-305. POA: Kusnir, 59.Three Games: Ladies’ single-triple: Naomi Wright, 181-472; POA: Wright, 124. Men’s sin-gle-triple: Reg Cox, 202-475; POA: Cox, 70.

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School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) will funnel more than $600,000 of a $734,000 budget surplus toward staffing, a decision reached by consensus at last week’s board meeting.

“We’re really starting to understand how to add in one place and take from another in a respectful and democratic way,” secretary-treasurer Kim Morris told the Nelson Star, not-ing the finance and operations committee met remotely and in-person three times between Nov. 24 and Dec. 8 to hash out the details.

“What I like about this is over $600,000 will be provid-ed for staffing, which should address, among other things, the secondary school pres-sures around second semester courses.”

Earlier this year concerns were raised by parents and community members about staffing levels at L.V. Rogers and Prince Charles Secondary, which some deemed a cause of the “registration chaos” that took place in September. The board has allocated $247,674 to directly address this.

An additional $110,326 will go towards “transformational” learning. That means teachers

who want to take on innovative new projects in or outside their classrooms will have some financial backing to do so.

“We’re looking for oppor-tunities to create cross-curric-ular, multi-age learning envi-ronments that promote deep inquiry into global issues,” Supt. Jeff Jones said. “It could be a cohort of students work-ing together for several months on a project, or it might be a teacher with an interest in expanding their opportunities for students but doesn’t have the resources.”

Two pieces of software in the district — Smart Find Express and MyEdBC — will also receive additional funds, with the former receiving $7,500 and the latter getting $8,050.

Both systems have caused implementation challenges for the district this year.

Morris said a number of possibilities for surplus alloca-tion didn’t make the cut, such as a $50,000 IT assessment sup-ported by the district parent advisory committee.

“We were considering hiring a third party provider to do a voluntary audit or assessment, but now that won’t be done,” Morris said, noting administra-tion didn’t include it in their plan because their community survey results showed little interest in it.

“We’re still trying to find money to do that assessment anyways, maybe this year, because it’s an important move towards creating next year’s budget,” said Morris. “We’ll learn what our needs and gaps are.”

The funds will also cover a sixth computer technician, who will work as part of the tech team until at least the end of June. The roles of that position include providing technical support for teachers and administration while assisting with the rollout of the Evergreen technology renewal program.

Another $78,267 will ensure schools with declining enroll-ment will receive the same level of funding.

The $41,650 earmarked for

Clerical Plan A will keep clerical hours stable for those schools that had declining enrollment and will add hours to those schools that had increased enrollment.

Morris said the surplus alloca-tion championed by the parent advisory council had a lot in com-mon with the administration’s ver-sion, and after some money swap-ping and horse-trading they came up with a happy medium.

“I’m elated at the commonality between the two proposals that were brought to the committee meeting, and the input from other committee members as well,” said Morris.

Trustees were similarly effusive about the result.

“All of this work was done by consensus. I’m proud of our hard work,” said Creston Valley trustee Rebecca Huscroft.

School district directing $600,000 toward staffing

“We’re looking for opportunities to create cross-curricular, multi-age learning environments that promote deep inquiry into global issues.”Supt. Jeff Jones

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THERAPEUTIC RIDING PROGRAM

Tucked away on Erickson Road, beside Spectrum Farms, are some of the hardest working and most beneficial therapists in Creston. They are the horses of the Creston and District Society for Community Living’s Therapeutic Riding Program, and for much of the year they focus on working with riders with disabilities of all ages. These are highly trained and skilled horses with amazing sensi-tivity to their riders.

But like all hard working crea-tures, they love to eat, they love time off when they can rest and visit with each other, and they need proper facilities in which they can be kept clean, warm, and fed.

The Therapeutic Riding Program will once again be holding its major fundraiser, Art Trot, in March but it is adding a new idea to generate interest. This is a birdhouse deco-rating competition. For $10, a bird-house is supplied along with an entry into the competition. The decorated birdhouses will then become part of the Art Trot fund-raiser and will be auctioned off as part of the silent auction. The best decorated birdhouses in three age categories will win a prize. All any-one needs is the birdhouse and

their imaginative brilliance to paint, decorate and make their birdhouse completely fabulous.

Here is how you can participate in the birdhouse decorating com-petition. First, visit Morris Flowers Garden Centre at 1403 Erickson Rd. to purchase your birdhouse and fill out an entry form. Second, get creative. Make the birdhouse as beautiful as possible, using craft and art supplies from local stores. Third, enter your bird-house in the competition.

The entry deadline is Feb. 19. The completed birdhouses are to be dropped off at the CDSCL office at 205 Seventh Ave. N. The winners will be announced at Art Trot at the Creston and District Community Complex on March 5 at 5 p.m.

For the winning entry by some-one 11 or younger, the prize is a $50 Creston Card and Stationery vouch-er. For the winner from those 12-18, the prize is a $75 voucher from Lectric Ave. Electronics. For adults 19 and older, the creator of the best birdhouse receives a dinner for two at Real Food Cafe.

Schools will also be participating in the birdhouse contest. In previ-ous years, students have contribut-ed posters, decorated horseshoes and other items to the Art Trot silent auction. This year, everyone in the community will have a

chance to be part of the care and support for the Therapeutic Riding Program, which con-tributes so much to the whole community in so many ways.

Therapeutic riding benefits many kinds of disabilities and contributes positively to the cognitive, physical, emotional and social well-being of people with disabilities and emotional

issues. Working with horses, both on the ground and riding, improves posture and co-ordi-nation, helps develop gross and fine motor skills, and improves range of motion. In addition, riders with disabilities gain self-esteem and self-confidence, learn problem-solving skills, and increase their ability to focus and stay on task. All of

this while they are having fun! This therapy benefits the riders, their families and, consequently, their whole community as well.

Please help us to help the horses. Pick up your birdhouse next week, which comes either assembled or unassembled, and get started.

For more information about the program, visit cdscl.com/trp.htm.

SubmittedMorgan Fleck riding Peanut, with the assistance of sidewalkers Nyomi Mainville and Sandy Dreger, and horse handler Dawn Brazdil-Lust.

Birdhouse contest part of Art Trot

Creston Valley Advance, December 17, 2015

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