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BCTF starts rotating strikes

by Susan SwanThe weather didn’t cooperate

but that didn’t deter those attending the 147th Clinton Annual Ball on Saturday, May 17.

With Her Honour Judith Gui-chon, Lieutenant Governor of BC in attendance as well as Cathy McLeod, MP Kamloops-Thomp-son-Cariboo and not one but two MLAs, Jackie Tegart and Eric Fos-ter, it was an evening of pomp and ceremony.

Prior to the arrival of the Hat Creek Ranch stagecoach bearing the dignitaries, Councillor Susan Swan addressed those assembled, explaining the protocol for hosting the Lieutenant Governor.

With bag pipes and an RCMP and Rocky Mountain Ranger es-cort, Her Honour entered the Clin-ton Memorial Hall along with the other dignitaries. Mayor Jim Rivett welcomed the special guests and introduced the Head Table.

by Tom FletcherBlack PressGold Trail teachers are sched-

uled to take part in province-wide rotating strikes on Mon., May 26

The B.C. Teachers’ Federa-tion plans to start one-day rotating strikes at schools around the prov-ince on Monday, rejecting the offer of a $1,200 signing bonus for an agreement by the end of the school year.

BCTF president Jim Iker said Tuesday the bonus doesn’t make up for the government’s wage of-fer of 6.5 per cent over six years. A simultaneous threat to cut teach-er wages five per cent or more be-cause of strike action is “just so disrespectful, so unnecessary, and we’ll be dealing with it at the Labour Relations Board,” Iker said.

Unless there is some com-promise on major issues, one-day strikes with picket lines will be staged at one group of school dis-tricts in each of the first four days next week, with teachers returning to work across the province on Fri-day, May 30.

Education Minister Peter Fass-bender said the signing bonus and reducing the contract term from 10 years to six were significant efforts to move toward a settlement.

“Unfortunately the announce-ment today says that the BCTF feels that disrupting classrooms, affecting children and their fam-ilies is going to help to reach a settlement,” Fassbender told repor-ters in Vancouver.

Iker reiterated the union’s pos-ition that more pay, more teachers and a return to contract language guaranteeing class size and special needs support are needed to reach a settlement.

Peter Cameron, chief negoti-ator for the province’s 60 school districts, informed the union last week that a five per cent pay cut will be put in place “soon” in re-sponse to the first phase of strike action.

The BCTF began work-to-rule action in April, refusing super-vision outside classrooms and communication with school man-agement. Rotating strikes were also authorized by the BCTF mem-bership in a March vote, and begin-ning to shut down schools could re-sult in an effort to cut teacher pay by 10 per cent.

Cameron said last week the union’s latest wage demand amounts to 15.9 per cent over four years, far beyond what other prov-incial public service unions have received. The BCTF maintains its wage proposal is 13.25 per cent over four years, including cost-of-living increases based on each year’s inflation rate.

See BALL on p. 12

Clinton Ball hosts Lt. Gov.

Clinton had a BallHer Honour Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Governor of B.C. addresses the crowd last week at the 147th annual Clinton Ball. (Below) Councillor Wayne Marchant (MC for the Ball) escorted Her Honour Judith Guichon in the Grand March. More on p. 12.

Photos by Susan Swan

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Saturday • 12 pm - 8 pm Sunday • 12 pm - 6 pm

Ashcroft Legion General Meeting3rd Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m.

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May 20-23: Ashcroft Secondary School Grad 2015 bottle drive fundraiser, May 20 - 23. Drop off any recyclable bottles at the high school (435 Ranch Road) between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm, and support the 2015 grads!

May 22: AES Fun Fair from 4-8 pm at the school. In� atables, games, entertainment, raf� es and food. Entry by donation.

May 22: Craft Night 5:30 - 6:30pm at the Cache Creek Library.

May 24: Spring Clean Sale - Ashcroft Legion, 300 Brink Street. 10 am to 1 pm. For information Loraine 250-453-9248

May 24: 16 Mile Community Yard Sale 10:00am - 3:00pm. At the Community Lot on Hills Frontage Rd. Bring your own tables. For information call 250-457-9975 .

May 26: Cache Creek Council meeting at 4:30 pm in the Village Of� ce.

May 29: “Stained Glass” 5:30 – 6:30pm at the Cache Creek Library.

May 31: Ashcroft Secondary School Travel Club Yard and Bake Sale at the high school 9:00 am - 1:00 pm. Please drop off donations at the high school Mon. - Fri. 9 - 3; if you need items picked up call Colleen (250-453-9144) or Deanna (250-453-9794), or e-mail [email protected]

June 5: Cache Creek Gartden Club Meeting 6 - 7pm at the Cache Creek Library.

June 12: Minute-to-Win-it (for bragging rights) 5:30 – 6:30pm at the Cache Creek Library.

June 19: Photography Speaker Series: 5:30 – 6:30pm at the Cache creek Library.

June 26-27: The BC Cancer Agency’s Screening Mammography mobile service will be visiting the Ashcroft District Hospital. Call 1-800-663-9203 to book an appointment.

Tues. evenings: Trap shooting now open at 4:30 at the trap range above the airstrip in Cache Creek. Beginners welcome: no shotgun required. For info call 250-453-2570.

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POLICE REPORTWendy Coomber

Police Telephone #s

Ashcroft: 250-453-2216Clinton: 250-459-2221Lytton: 250-455-2225

Crime Stoppers1-800-222-TIPS (8477)

Interior Roads1-800-842-4122

Man injured in explosionA 71 year old man of no fixed ad-

dress was critically injured last Tues-day when a small propane tank inside his tent exploded as he lit his cigarette nearby.

May 13 at 9:55 am police attended the report of a small fire on Ashcroft Terminal property on Evans Rd. They quickly determined that the fire had been caused by the explosion of the tank and that a man in the tent had suf-fered serious burns. He was transport-ed to Vancouver hospital by helicopter from the site, and has since been placed on the stable list. The tent had gone unnoticed on the vast property until it began burning.

Co-worker threatenedMay 15 at 1:30 am police were

called to a Cache Creek business after a young staff member called to report

that an off-shift co-worker had threat-ened him. Police spoke to both men and determined that the 23 year old co-worker had simply gotten carried away in his argument and did not intend to harm his 19 year old co-worker. No charges were laid.

Dog action brings policeMay 15 at 12:30 pm police received

a report of a dog attacking another dog which was tied up at its Barnes St. house. The dogs appeared to still be fighting when police arrived. With the help of Ashcroft’s dog catcher, the ag-gressor dog was separated from the first dog, once the rescuers had realized the

aggressor had a tooth lodged in the other dog’s collar and couldn’t free itself. There were no observed injuries on either dogs, and it appeared that both dogs belonged to the same owner, who was not at home during the incident. The matter was left in the hands of the the dog catcher.

Unlicensed driverMay 16 at 3:30 pm while

on routine patrol on Hwy 97 near the Bonaparte Reserve, an officer recognized the driv-er of a Dodge Caravan as an unlicensed driver. The vehicle was stopped a short while later

and a 47 year old man from the Cache Creek area was served a violation ticket.

Not WelcomeMay 17 at 7:30 pm police

were called to the River Inn where a persona non grata was loi-tering around the parking lot. The 27 year old Ashcroft man had been told previously to leave the property. When police arrived, he told them he was col-lecting cigarette butts. He was spoken with and agreed to leave.

Checking upMay 19 at 11:30 am police were

asked to check on a 63 year old Ash-croft woman by a family member who hadn’t heard from her in a few days. The woman was located safe and healthy and said she had forgotten to return her brother’s phone call. The 44 year old man lived in Surrey.

Sudden deathMay 19 at 6 pm police were asked

by friends to check on a 51 year old Ashcroft woman who hadn’t been seen by friends for a couple of days. There was no response at her door, so police contacted a family member who was able to gain entrance for them. Un-fortunately, the woman was found de-ceased. No foul play was suspected, and the matter was turned over to the Coroner’s office.

Assault chargesMay 19 at 9:15 pm police were

called to a domestic dispute at a resi-dence in Thompson Rivers Estate af-

ter a 55 year old male allegedly assaulted his 52 year old girl-friend after an argu-ment. There were no visible injuries on the woman, who was es-corted to a safe place to spend the night. The matter is still under investigation and charges are pend-ing against the male who was gone before police arrived. Alco-hol was involved.

The number of drug impaired driv-ers who were appre-hended and subjected to Drug Recognition Expert ( DRE ) evalu-ations during a road check near Valemont May 13-15 stunned officers. Of the six de-tected, one was a com-mercial truck driver who was stopped at 6:15 am.

Marijuana, co-caine and steroids were seized. Six com-mercial vehicles were taken out of service. 115 speeding tickets were issued.

Alcohol, drugs still prevalent

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Belkorp may collect premium power price with landfill gas

Homicide suspected in Williams Lake

Tri City NewsCache Creek landfill operator Belko-

rp Environmental will be able to sell elec-tricity to BC Hydro at the same premium price that it wants denied to a new Metro Vancouver incinerator.

That was revealed May 12, when Bel-korp vice-president Russ Black appeared before Port Coquitlam council to pitch his vision for new material recovery fa-cilities and was interrogated by Port Co-quitlam Mayor and Metro board chair Greg Moore.

Under questioning from Moore, Black confirmed Belkorp will be able to sell electricity generated from Cache Creek landfill gas to Hydro for $100 per megawatt-hour, a price he last month called an unfair subsidy if it’s extended to Metro.

Opponents of Metro’s waste-to-energy strategy hope Hydro will offer the regional district much less, demolishing the business case for a new incinerator.

“You think garbage in a dump should get $100 per megawatt-hour? And gar-bage that’s incinerated or gasified that’s producing reports about what’s actually coming out of it should only get $25 an hour?” asked Moore, referring to the low-er price Belkorp says Metro should get.

Black said Hydro accepts power from landfill gas and not incinerated garbage under its green power purchase program because landfill gas is counted as bio-genic under B.C.’s Clean Energy Act – its emissions come from decomposing organic matter, not the burning of fossil fuels.

“The incinerator is fossil fuel-based

electricity,” Black said, adding half its waste stream is plastic. “I disagree with BC Hydro subsidizing this project.”

In an interview, Black denied his firm is in a conflict of interest in seeking to limit Metro to a much lower price.

“We’re not saying Hydro shouldn’t buy Metro electricity. It just ought not be clean or renewable energy.”

Black said Belkorp is now captur-ing 80 to 90 per cent of landfill gas at the Cache Creek Landfill, dramatically improving its carbon emissions com-pared to Metro’s Burnaby incinerator.

The issue resurfaced the following day at Metro’s waste-to-energy commit-tee, which will ask Hydro officials to ex-plain their rationale for treating the two sources differently.

That request came from Burnaby Mayor Derek Corri-gan.

“I don’t understand how it’s cleaner to let garbage rot in a landfill than to burn it,” he said.

Port Moody Coun. Rick Glumac re-plied that garbage burned in an incinerator is gone – its carbon re-leased to the atmosphere – while land-filled plastics remain there and could be

mined as a re-source in the future.

“It is the

end of the road when you burn it,” Glu-mac said. “I’m not saying one should be worth more than the other, but there is a difference.”

Metro officials say their business case released last month is based on BC Hy-dro’s cost of adding new power. They say while there’s currently no specific quali-fying program for incinerator power pur-chase, they believe a negotiated price of around $100/MWh would be reasonable.

They also note a new waste-to-energy plant is not necessarily dependent on sell-ing electricity into the grid. A final pro-posal could instead involve a district heat-ing system that might be more lucrative than electricity. One of the proponents also would use garbage as fuel to power its Delta cement plant.

Belkorp subsidiary NextUse aims to build a material recovery facility (MRF) in Coquitlam that would pull recyclables out of garbage before it’s landfilled or in-cinerated.

But there’s considerable suspicion among some Metro politicians, who doubt such recovery plants will work as well as claimed and see them as running counter to the region’s strong track record of encouraging residents to separate re-cyclables from garbage.

Advocates of the idea think MRFs could help reduce the remaining waste stream to the point a new incinerator is redundant.

Belkorp opposes Metro’s incinerator plan and its new Bylaw 280, which would ban waste from being trucked out of the region if it’s approved by the province.

The region says it loses money on every load of garbage that goes to Abbotsford, and then usually south to a U.S. landfill, without paying Metro tip-ping fees.

Critics like Black say it would act as a wall to unfairly force businesses to pay those tipping fees, which are forecast to climb steeply in the coming years.

Metro aims to stop sending garbage to the Cache Creek landfill – if it’s able to build a new waste-to-energy plant.

Support the Rodeo ParadePeoples Drug Mart owner Victor Ikari and Rodeo Parade Committee member Bob Nishiguchi want everyone to know the Boots are back in Ashcroft businesses. The familiar cowboy boots accept donations that help fund the parade every year. This year’s parade is July 14.

A 22 year old Williams Lake man is dead in what police believe is a homicide.

On May 18 at 3:45 am, the Williams Lake RCMP responded to a complaint of a disturb-ance at a residence in the 1000 block of 11th Ave North.

Upon arrival, officers located a 22 year old Williams Lake man deceased at the scene. A 21 year old woman was also located and was transported to hospital to be treated for non life threatening injuries.

This investigation is being treated as a homi-cide and the North District Major Crime Section along with a Forensic team have been called in to assist the Williams Lake RCMP.

The north District Major Crime Unit (MCU) has identified 22 year old Corey Huu Le as the victim. The deceased man was known to police and this homicide is believed to be a targeted in-cident.

This investigation is still in its early stages so no further information will be released at this time.

Ready to RodeoAshcroft Rodeo committee volunteers were at the rodeo grounds recently, doing a little dusting and cleaning to prepare for the upcoming event. L-R (Back): Al Midgely, Kurt Brown, Ron Jones, Ernie Dobson, Sharla Dubroy, Cami Lindseth, Jeanine Nishiguchi, Monty Sidwell, Linda Holland, Les Arcand, Patricia Jackson, and Gary Classen; (Front): Marlene Allan, Devon Tomey, and Tara Tomey. Missing from photo: Bob Sidwell, Leeanne Lamha, Shannon Brown, and Garry Moran. The 52nd Annual Ashcroft Rodeo is June 14 and 15.


V I E W P O I N T SThe Editor’s DeskWENDY COOMBER

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SMALL BUT FEISTY and ready to protect their territory, also known as the local feeder.

VICTORIA – The B.C. School Trustees’ Association is call-ing for a mandatory high school course on the history of residen-tial schools set up to assimilate aboriginal children into European culture.

Trustees propose a 25-hour course required for all graduating students, using interviews with residential school survivors, pres-entations by aboriginal leaders and discussion of current events.

This would build on aborig-inal courses already in offered in B.C. schools, and a public education effort that began with Prime Minister Ste-phen Harper’s 2008 apology and com-pensation for Canada’s residential school policy.

B.C. Teachers’ Federation vice-president Glen Hansman gave a speech on the need for mandatory education to a 2012 teacher conference. He said current aboriginal culture courses are poorly attended, and went on to de-nounce a school system he said is still based on “colonialism” and a “settler construct” of history.

“We need to acknowledge that ra-cism is the norm in public schools – still today,” Hansman said.

Is it really? He also claimed that the purpose and legacy of the residential schools have been “deliberately hid-den” from school curriculum.

In lieu of evidence, Hansman re-counted old anecdotes of American-style stereotyping from his own school-ing in Ontario. But mostly he de-manded social engineering in schools that must of course include more fund-ing, more teacher professional de-

velopment time and an affirmative ac-tion program to recruit more aborigin-al teachers.

Do Hansman’s allegations reflect the kind of attitude that would lead to truth and reconciliation? Or are they signs of another unfortunate legacy, that of the victim studies mentality that permeates our universities?

Here’s a suggestion for this man-datory course. Students could spend a couple of hours on one of the defin-itive works of B.C. aboriginal history, A Stó:lo Coast Salish Historical Atlas. A long-term project of the Stól:lo Na-tion, the atlas has meticulously docu-mented chapters on European contact and residential schools, and others that piece together oral histories and what few written records there are of B.C. First Nations life at the time of Euro-pean contact.

A journal kept at Fort Langley from 1827 to 1830 documents some of the raids between aboriginal communities on the Fraser River and Vancouver Is-land, corroborating elders’ accounts. During those three years, Cowichan men attacked the Chilliwack Stó:lo community four times. In the same per-

iod, the journal records 30 incidents of inter-community violence, some reaching down to present-day Wash-ington state.

Atlas editor Keith Thor Carlson summarized the research this way: “Viewed from the perspective of the aggressor, raids and attacks appear to have been motivated primarily by a desire to obtain quick wealth (in the form of slaves and property such as dried and smoked salmon) or to ex-act revenge for previous insults.”

Archaeological study of stone fortifications and weapons at fishing sites in the Fraser Canyon traces a his-tory of inter-community violence back at least 3,000 years.

Historians characterize some of this as warfare. British colonial authorities had some “settler constructs” about these activities: they saw them as as-sault, robbery, abduction and murder as well as slavery.

This is the seldom-discussed back-drop for the European settlement of British Columbia, the imposition of British law and the later establishment of church-run residential schools.

None of this is to excuse the forced removal of aboriginal children from their families, the horrendous abuse and neglect or the multi-generation-al damage to a culture already weak-ened by waves of smallpox. This 1928 plan to fix what was called the “Indian problem” deserves to be understood by everyone.

But glossing over historical context and presenting a guilt trip to students would serve no one well.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

If you’re the type of person who counts living in this fine country as one of their blessings, then you already know that we enjoy many aspects of life that people in other countries can’t even dream of.

Add local elections to that. Yes, be thankful that we are able to hold peaceful elections and choose a politician to repre-sent us.

Thousands of people - perhaps millions - would, and have, fight to have that priv-ilege. At one time, segments of our own population struggled against the powers that were, at great risk to themselves, to be able to vote.

Because they knew that without a vote, they had no voice. They could not support a candidate, they could not influence deci-sion-making.

It’s apalling to see how indifferent we’ve become to elections. How skeptical we view the entire process and use that to jus-tify ignoring the entire thing. The view is that it’s broken, it doesn’t work and who cares?

It might be enlightening to transport these folks to a country where elections either don’t take place, or their outcomes are determined before the ballots are even printed.

This is Local Government Awareness Week in BC (May 18-24). Local govern-ment includes not only municipal gov-ernments - like Ashcroft, Cache Creek or Clinton Council, but also school boards and the trustees who are elected to them, and regional district directors such as the ones who sit around the board table at the TNRD.

Local governments provide commun-ities with essential infrastructure, includ-ing streets, sidewalks, water, schools, pub-lic safety and recreation. In 2012, B.C.’s lo-cal governments spent about $8.1 billion, helping to support economic growth, create jobs, stimulate investment, attract people and sustain a high quality of life.

Living in our small towns means that most of us know at least one elected offi-cial. Take the time, next time you see them, to ask them what they do as a councillor or a trustee. And then plan to vote on Nov. 15.

Integris Credit UnionInvites you to Clinton

Heritage Week & RodeoMay 16th 9:00am Opening of Clinton MuseumMay 17th 5:00pm Annual May BallMay 23rd 11:00am Barbecue at Integris Credit Union 1:30pm Old Timer’s Tea at Clinton Memorial Hall

May 24th 11:00am Parade 12:00pm The Clinton Lions Club Beef in a Bun 1:00pm Rodeo 5:00pm The Clinton 4-H Club Steak Dinner 8:00pm Rodeo Dance Featuring Barney Bentall & Dustin BentallMay 25th 9:00am Rodeo Slack & Pancake Breakfast 1:00pm Rodeo

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School District No. 74 (Gold Trail)

EXTENDS AN INVITATION TO THE NINTH ANNUAL

DISTRICT RETIREMENT CELEBRATIONEveryone is welcome to attend an evening of fun, friends, and memories as we celebrate the many contributions of those District employees who are retiring, or have retired, this year: DATE: Thursday June 5, 2014 TIME: No-host bar opens @ 5:30pm; Dinner served at 6:30pm LOCATION: Historic Hat Creek Ranch, 11 km. north of Cache Creek TICKETS: $26.00 for adults (includes starter salad, main course, dessert coffee/tea)

For more information and to purchase tickets, please contact Tracy Liesch (250) 453-9151 Ext 234, [email protected] Miller (250) 453-9151 Ext 201, [email protected]

(Please reserve your tickets by May 29, 2014)

LIONS HONOUR SKIP

The Ashcroft & District Lions Club, is sponsoring

SKIPʻS RUN ALONG THE RIVER “RUN, WALK OR ROLL”All ages welcome

June 1st, 2014Registration 7am, Run starts at 9am

Heritage Park, Blue Truck

Pre-Registration May 31stat Better at Home, 405 Railway Ave. 2-6pm

WE NEED YOUR PLEDGES!!!Nick 453-2664 or Vivian 453-9077 for pledge sheets

Proceeds to ASS Bursary, Food Bank & Christmas Hampers and local needs.


LETTERS

Vision for Sun Peaks Health Centre underway

The Ashcroft-Cache Creek Seniors Associa-tion had a fine meeting on May 15 with Minutes read by Donna Tetrault and meeting conducted by Pat Kirby.

Some discussion on our installation of the chair lift. May have to wait for some more con-firmation from the Regional District.

Our tea and bazaar was a fine success and our members would like to thank all for at-tending and enjoying. Thank you Nola for tak-ing over the kitchen job without too much prep-aration before hand.

All reports were read and most are in very good shape. Six sunshine cards sent and one get well.

Elections of Pat Kirby, treasurer, and Muriel Scallon, 1st vice president. Sworn in by Donna. Financial report by Pat Kirby, passed by Joyce Freeman.

Our Senior Centre will close for the summer break from June 27 to Sept. 8. Bingo will close June 14 to Sept. 13; Bridge will close May 26 to Sept. 8; Bowlers will choose a date for their wind up party day.

Jokes read by Donna, and then the birthdays were read. Birthdays for May: Carylon Elliot, Arlene Lebedoff, Joy Murrell, John Ranta, Or-val Truman and Muriel Scallon.

Bus trip to Anglemont is June 22. Must sign up soon as seats are filling fast.

FROM THE CENTREAshcroft-Cache Creek Seniors

Muriel Scallon

Dear EditorOn behalf of

the Ashcroft-Cache Creek Seniors, I’d like to thank all our help-ers an workers at our Strawberry Tea. With-out all your help, we could not do it. Thanks again.

Winners of our prizes were: 1st Prize, Ian Burnby; 2nd Prize, Mary Lapointe; 3rd Prize, Wilma Beekhuizer; Door Prize, Pat Trethewey; and Cake Raffle, Lois Petty.

Pat Kirby, president

Strawberry Tea support appreciated

A $50,000 grant from the Ministry of Health will assist the Mountain Resort Municipality of Sun Peaks determine the viability of an expanded health-care cen-tre, Minister Terry Lake an-nounced earlier this month.

“The Sun Peaks Moun-tain Resort Municipality, Sun Peaks Health Associ-ation and the community have been working hard at promoting their vision of an expanded health centre for families, residents and tour-ists,” said Lake. “This fund-ing will help outline the business case for an expanded health cen-tre.”

The Sun Peaks Health Association created a tempor-ary health centre in

2002 to serve the commun-ity. The existing health cen-tre is currently run out of a modular building consisting of a reception area, a phys-ician’s office, an examining room and a washroom, and is staffed by volunteers and physicians.

“The Sun Peaks com-munity is extremely pleased that this funding will sup-port us to move forward with planning,” said Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipal-ity mayor Al Raine. “We’re excited to get moving on the project that will support

the health of our visitors and area families; however we all want to make sure that we have a business model that makes sense.”

As the local and tour-ist communities continue to grow, the Sun Peaks Health Association and municipal-ity want to ensure they are proactively planning to meet long-term needs.

The Sun Peaks service area includes Whitecroft, Louis Creek Valley and Hef-fley Lake, and the population varies greatly from season to season due to visitors and

seasonal em-ployees, from 400 permanent residents year round to over 5,000 in the winter.

According to the munici-pality, in 2012-13 the health centre, ski pa-trol and first re-

sponders with the Sun Peaks Fire and Rescue handled ap-proximately 2,000 patients.

Now, with $50,000 in funding provided by the Ministry of Health, the mu-nicipality of Sun Peaks will be able to develop a plan for a comprehensive emergency care and health services cen-tre.

The municipality will match the $500,000 that the Sun Peaks Health Associa-tion has raised, and has com-mitted to undertaking a ma-jor fundraising campaign to raise an additional $1.5 mil-lion to support an expanded facility.

Sun Peaks Health Asso-ciation, a registered charity, opened the Health Centre in 2002 to provide medical and health services to the com-munity. The present facility is a modular building con-sisting of a reception area, a physician’s office, an exam-ining room and washroom (sunpeakshealth.com).

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Kick up your heels - The start of a centuries-long tradition

The Clinton Hotel in 1865, not long after it was acquired by Joseph and Mary Smith and Tom Marshall. The first Clinton Ball was probably held in the addition to the left of the picture.

Moving to the Interior of B.C. today is not par-ticularly dif� cult; I daresay that most of the people reading this piece have done it themselves, and found it a fairly smooth process. Find-ing a house, packing up your belongings, trans-porting them here, and then acquiring anything new you might need is almost always accom-panied by a few min-or inconveniences, but nothing that cannot easily be overcome.

Now imagine mov-ing here in the 1860s, at a time when you would almost certainly have had to build your own dwelling-place, and transport anything you wanted to furnish or decorate it with yourself (pack-trains and freight services were avail-able, but they were a costly proposition for those try-ing to establish a new life in the wilds of an untamed land). Basic amenities were almost unknown, and the further north you traveled the fewer there were to be had. Stores were few and far between, and largely con� ned themselves to selling the necessities of life. If you could not make it, grow it, or build it yourself, you very often went without.

Thus it is that when we picture the lives of the pi-oneer settlers of the Interior, it’s not dif� cult to im-agine scenes of almost unrelenting hardship and toil. Pictures from the time con� rm this view: stern-faced men in practical, hard-worn clothing stand in front of crude buildings on roads that were little more than rough tracks carved out of the harsh landscape. The few women who appear in these photographs wear plain, serviceable dresses; frills and extras are con-spicuously absent.

A scene in the classic western � lm Destry Rides Again illuminates what their lives must have been like: a new female arrival from the east shows off a few “big city” luxuries to a group of eager and ad-miring women, all of them anxious for a glimpse of something almost impossibly glamorous.

By 1862 the stopping-place on the Cariboo Road known as 47 Mile House had become an important site, situated as it was at the junction of the roads

north from Lillooet and Yale. A hotel was built there and the structure, completed in 1863, was named

the Clinton Hotel to re� ect the townsite’s new name. The large log building boasted eight guest rooms, as well as a bar-room and private sitting-room, and quickly became one of the best-known and successful lodging houses on the Cariboo Trail, popular with the packers and miners pouring into the area.

At some point the original owners sold the Clinton Hotel to local resident Joseph Smith, his wife Mary, and their partner Tom Marshall. The new proprietors added a billiard room and a la-dy’s parlor to the hotel - the additions are evident in a photograph taken in 1865 - ensuring that it became more popular than ever, and the gather-ing-place for local residents

Joseph Smith had already proven himself to be a community-minded man when, in 1861, he donated several acres of land to form the Clinton

Pioneer Cemetery. Mary was to prove equally mind-ful of the town and its inhabitants, albeit in a very different way.

In 1867, having already endured several long, dark Interior winters, she decided that what Clin-ton needed was an event to brighten spirits and cheer hearts. She therefore planned an entertainment un-like any the town had ever seen; and on New Year’s Day 1868 the � rst Clinton Ball was held, in the bil-liard room of the Clinton Hotel.

Attendance was by invitation only, and it is not dif� cult to imagine that these invitations were high-ly prized. Indeed, we know that they were, for accounts indicate that invit-ees braved treacherous, arduous trav-el conditions and traveled long dis-tances in order to attend. In winter it took four hours or more of dif� cult sleighing to travel the 23 miles from 70 Mile to Clinton, and many of the people who attended the Ball came from much further away.

No doubt in response to this fact, the Ball soon grew in scope. The � rst few were one night affairs, with a $5 ticket entitling the guest to attend-ance at the Ball, two nights of bed and breakfast at the hotel, and room and board for two horses. In 1869 the Ball was moved from the Clinton Hotel to

a new warehouse which had been opened next door, as it provided far more space for the festivities, and by 1892 the newly-built � rst Clinton courthouse be-came the venue. By this time the dancing extended over three nights, if not more, and the Clinton Ball was � rmly established as the premier social event of the B.C. interior.

The thrill and excitement of the Ball, particularly for the ladies who were invited, cannot be overesti-mated. Wardrobes were planned and ordered months in advance, with the more fashion-conscious procur-ing the latest � nery from as far a� eld as Europe. It would have been common to change one’s attire sev-eral times in one day, and even have a different gown for each night’s event. For unmarried women it was an opportunity to display their charms and (possibly) � nd a husband, while for everyone it was a welcome relief from the day-to-day dif� culties of pioneer life.

In 1920, when the Clinton Memorial Hall was built to honour local residents who had participat-ed in the First World War, the Ball was moved there, and at some point in its history was moved from New Year’s Day to May. It has continued to this day; the longest continuously-held event of its kind in Can-ada, which provides local residents with at least one night a year to dress in their � nest attire, kick up their heels, and take part in a piece of vibrant, living his-tory.

Mary Smith could not have known it in 1868, but she was creating a legacy that has spanned three centuries, and which looks set to continue for many years to come.

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Signs of Ashcroft CiB everywhere you look

CiB members Andrea Waker, Ina Gory and Bruce Walker and Grade 1 class at Ashcroft Elementary.

CiB members and community volunteers ready to plant flowers downtown. L-R: Shila Natha, Jordy Flaherty, Sue McLellan, Ina Gory, Ida Culos, Shirlee Johnson, Mike, Sandy Butler (front), Paulette Thille, Andrea Walker, Audrie Platt, and Bob Tuohey. Missing from picture Deb Tuohey and Sandi Agatiello.

It was a very busy week indeed for Ashcroft Communities in Bloom.

First, lovely, bright, colourful ban-ners were installed on the street poles along Railway Ave. last Tuesday. The banners, painted by local citizens of all ages and sponsored by the United Way, add colour and character to our main street. Thank you to Kelly and Cindy Adamski (Kelrockden Holdings) for the use of their bucket truck to in-stall the banners. Also a big thank you to Ashcroft Bakery for the donation of the cake at the “Banner Unveiling” ceremony held on May 3 and to Safety Mart Foods for the donation of plates, napkins and juice boxes.

Flower, flowers, flowers!! And then, Community in Bloom members along with several community volun-teers gathered on Wednesday evening to plant flowers in the barrels down-town, at the Village office, the Com-munity Hall and the historic firehall. What a picture they will make when they are in full bloom! A big thank you to our local firefighters who watered all the barrels on Tuesday night dur-ing their fire practice, to Desert Hills for growing the wonder-ful plants, and to the business owners who will water and care for the flowers in the bar-rels in front of their businesses.

Lastly, what fun was had on Friday afternoon when Com-munities in Bloom members attended Ashcroft Elementary School and worked with Ms. Megan Mar-low and her Grade 1

students. This project involves planting two garden beds on the school grounds. In one bed, students plant a variety of sunflower seeds; in the other bed they plant potatoes. The potato planting is somewhat unique in that they lay the seed potatoes on the ground and then cover them with approximately a one foot cover of straw. The potato plants grow through the straw while the po-tatoes form underneath. In the fall the students pull away the straw and har-vest the potatoes beneath.

Ms. Marlow has developed learning units around both these types of plantings. The students plant the seeds and po-tatoes and watch them grow. In the fall on their return

to school, they note how the sunflowers have grown and how the seed heads have developed, the patterns the seeds make and they count how many seeds are in a head. They paint pictures of the sunflowers and learn how bees pollin-ate the flowers and various other things about sunflowers. With the potatoes it becomes a math lesson as they count the potatoes, put them in groups of 10s, weigh them and see the difference in sizes. The best part is they have a potato day where the potatoes are prepared in all different ways and the kids get to eat them. What a great learning experience this project has evolved into!

Kathy Paulos from the Ashcroft Museum gets involved as well as she goes into the classroom and tells the students how the potatoes were an im-portant part of Ashcroft’s history.

We would like to thank all our com-munity supporters involved with this project. To School District #74 who tills the gardens for us, to Desert Hills who provided the seed potatoes, to Pacific Substrate who donate the straw and to Kathy Paulos for her history les-son. The more we all work together the more our community blooms!

Andrea Walker

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FREEDISPOSAL DAY!

HAZARDOUS Household Waste Round-Up

Saturday May 24, 2014 9am-12pmCACHE CREEK: Visitor Information Centre Parking Lot, 1270Stage Rd.

Residents can drop-off these items FREE of charge. Items collected will be safely disposed of, or recycled.

If you are unsure if an item will be accepted contact the TNRD at: 1.877.377.8673

What is accepted?• Adhesives • Aerosols • Antifreeze• Batteries • Corrosive/toxic liquids

• Gasoline • Kerosene • Mercury and mercury containingitems (i.e. old thermostats) • Paint • Paint thinner

• PCB ballasts • Pesticide/Herbicides • Pool chemical• Propane tanks • Oil • Oil fi lters & plastic containers less

than 30L • Cleaners • Compact fl uorescent (CFL) lightbulbs • Fluorescent light tubes • Fertilizer • Expired fi re extinguishers • Grease & tar

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SPENCES BRIDGE COMMUNITY PARK & RECREATIONFINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION SERVICE AREA ESTABLISHMENT

REFERENDUMNOTICE OF APPLICATION TO VOLUNTEER AS A SCRUTINEEROn Saturday June 21, 2014 quali� ed electors within the proposed Spences Bridge Community Park and Recreation Financial Contribution Service Area will be voting on the following question:

“Are you in favour of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District adopting Bylaw No. 2461 that will:

• establish the “Spences Bridge Community Park and Recreation Financial Contribution Service Area” within a portion of Electoral Area “I” (Blue Sky Country); and

• annually requisition the greater of $8,000 or $0.411/$1,000 of net taxable value of land and improvements for the service?”

Scrutineers for and against the question must be appointed if applications are received from persons who wish to volunteer for the positions. Only persons entitled to vote as electors on the question shown above are entitled to act as scrutineers. One scrutineer for and one scrutineer against the question will be appointed for each voting place if suf� cient applications are received. In the event that there are two (2) or more applications received for or against the question, scrutineers will be determined by lot to be drawn at the TNRD Administration Of� ce, 4th Floor, 465 Victoria Street, Kamloops, BC at 2 PM on June 9, 2014.

Applications to act as a scrutineer will be only be received by the Chief Election Of� cer during the following period:

9:00 AM, Monday May 26, 2014 to4:00 PM, Friday, June 6, 2014

Application forms are available at the Regional District of� ce (visit, phone, fax or email your request for an application form) or may be downloaded from the TNRD website atwww.tnrd.ca Interested persons can obtain information on the requirements and procedures for making an application by contacting:

Carolyn Black, Chief Election Of� cer or Agnese Saat, Deputy Chief Election Of� cer

Thompson-Nicola Regional District Of� ce300 – 465 Victoria Street, Kamloops, B.C. V2C 2A9

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The provincial government signed a community forest agreement with the Village of Clinton on May 1.

The new community forest covers 62,000 hectares and will have an allow-able annual cut of up to 20,000 cubic metres.

The community forest is in the 100 Mile House Timber Supply Area and the agreement has an initial term of 25

years.A community forest is a forestry

operation managed by a local govern-ment, community group or First Nation for the benefit of the entire commun-ity. Community forest agreements are long-term, area-based tenures designed to encourage community involvement in, and management of, local forests.

Community forests are great way to make more timber avail-able, while diversifying Brit-ish Columbia’s forest sector and create local employment opportunities, says Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister of Steve Thomson.

“Getting a community for-

est is really important to the area. Har-vesting from a community forest can support locally determined object-ives and interests, such as infrastruc-ture upgrades, volunteer group projects and grants to community groups,” says Clinton Mayor Jim Rivett.

Community forests provide lo-cal jobs and give rural communities a stronger, more diverse economic base, Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Donna Bar-nett notes.

She adds this new community for-est agreement means sustainable em-ployment for people in Clinton and cre-ates long-term opportunities for collab-oration between the Village of Clinton and local First Nations.

“We congratulate Clinton on its Community Forest Agreement award,” says Community For-est Association presi-dent Don Brown.

“Clinton has been a member of the BC Community Forest Association since it first received the invi-tation to apply, and we look forward to work-ing with [the village] as it implements its plans to maximize the social, environmental, cultural and economic benefits that these ten-ures provide.”

FAST bytes• “Our Natural Ad-

vantage: A Forest Sec-tor Strategy for British Columbia” identifies community forests as a key element in supporting prosper-ous rural forest econ-omies.

• Since 2004, the provincial gov-ernment has signed 50 community for-est agreements with a total allowable an-nual cut of 1.3 million cubic metres of timber a year.

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Rodeo weekend

The Clinton Rodeo and parade return this weekend. The BCRA rodeo runs Saturday and Sunday beginning at 1 pm at the rodeo grounds south of Clinton, while the parade takes place downtown Saturday morning, starting at 11 am. Saddle up!

May • Week 4ARIES - Interaction with an elder is something to cherish this week, Aries. Listen closely to the good advice you are offered, as it will pay dividends down the road.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, a new coworker may come to you with questions. This is your opportunity to serve as a mentor and use your experience to help the next generation.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, you are intent on purchasing an expensive item sometime this week, but make sure it can be returned. Hold on to the receipt and carefully survey your � nances.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 It is time to get out of a rut, Cancer. Explore a new fashion choice or dine on a different type of ethnic food. The idea is to step out of your comfort zone.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, thoughts of returning to school may have � oated around in your mind in the past. This week you are energized to investiage your educational options.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Your creativity is on display this week, Virgo. You have ideas, and you need to put your thoughts in motion, whether through an art project or entrepreneurial venture.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Your ability to compromise is a big asset in the workplace, Libra. This alone can propel your career to new heights. You’ll take a few steps in the right direction this week.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Your ability to stay informed helps you to feel in touch with your surroundings, Scorpio. You will enjoy socializing with friends this week and may host a gathering.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Do your best to turn a negative into a positive, Sagittarius. It may require a little creative thinking to pull this off, but you are up to the task. Start by smiling more often.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Family matters will fare better this week than business matters, Capricorn. Focus more of your energy on your home life than happenings at the of� ce that are beyond your control.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, pay attention to all of the little details this week. If you can keep your eyes open, you may � nd new opportunities coming your way in the next few days.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, don’t let your emotions get the best of you when making an important decision this week. Let logic reign.

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ON A BRIGHTER

NOTE

Escaping the curtain of shynessAs I got ready for

my high school re-union last week-end, one of my dear friends, whom I’ve known since elemen-tary school, texted me saying that she’d pick me up at the Holiday Inn where I was staying in North Vancouver.“I’m going casual

as usual,” Deneen warned about her at-tire.“I’ll be overdressed,

but I don’t care,” I replied. “I’m always over something.”When she arrived,

looking gorgeous in jeans and a black tank top, I figured everyone else would dress casual for the pub event as well, and I thought about changing out of my

long summer dress.I didn’t though. I

decided to go as-is and not worry about trying to fit in like I would have back in 1984. I had matured into someone confi-dent enough to wear what I wanted to wear no matter what everyone else had on.Or had I? Walking

into that room full of people who I had graduated with at

Seycove Secondary School 30 years ear-lier had me feeling like the painfully shy, insecure 17-year-old I once was. I immedi-ately headed for the bar.I imagined a few

cocktails would help me relax and feel more like myself again, but for some reason my self-con-scious high school persona had com-

pletely taken over. “You’re kidding

me,” one of my more recent friends said when I told her of the experience the next day. “I thought you’d be the life of the party!”“Not even close,” I

said. “It was as if I’d stepped into a time machine and I was the timid wallflower at the school dance again.”The reason why still

escapes me.As a tween and teen

I was full of anxiety and insecurities, and given my home life at the time, I under-stand that becoming anti-social was my way of coping. But I came out of my shell decades ago and wondered why I’d revert back to feel-ing like I used to so quickly.As the mother of

a 13-year-old son and a 10-year-old daughter, I’ve always shared with them my experience of being an extreme introvert in my adolescence, and encouraged them not to be like I was. I never wanted them

to miss out on expe-riences and potential friendships like I did during that awkward time.But here I was doing

exactly what I told them not to do – be-ing shy.Despite feeling my

confidence leave me at the door, I still managed to act so-cial and talk to some lovely people. Often it was for the very first time.“If you could relive

high school all over again, what would you do differently?” one of them asked.“I wouldn’t let what

others thought of me hold me back or repress my person-ality,” I said, after thinking about it for a few seconds. “I’d let them snicker, gossip or ignore me if that’s what they chose to do, but I wouldn’t let it affect me like I did when I was in school.”I’m not sure how

many people from my grad class were secure enough to live that philosophy back when we were students, but I be-

lieve the kids who were more oblivious to peer pressure and judgment had a bet-ter head start in life.I, on the other hand,

was a late bloomer and didn’t start try-ing to live that way until I was in my 40s.I now remind my-

self whenever I need to hear it that life is too short to worry about what others think of us.The night of my

30th high school re-union was one of those times I needed that reminder. Luck-ily I didn’t have too many cocktails and stuck around long enough to finally re-member. Next time I’ll write it on my hand so I don’t for-get.Lori Welbourne is a

syndicated columnist. She can be contacted at LoriWelbourne.com

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Local food healthier for all

Wayne [email protected]

Living WellWe live in a great area for being able to purchase food for our kitchen from local farmers. With farmers markets, Desert Hills farm, Safety Mart selling locally grown food, hog and cattle farmers, you name it – it’s available to us.

What are the ad-vantages to choosing locally grown food though? There are many.

Local food tastes better, and is better for you. You are getting the freshest produce, sometimes picked that same day. Food loses its nutri-tional value the longer it sits in a truck or on a shelf.

Locally grown food involves less transportation. If the food on your table came from California or South America, think about how much fuel

was burned to get that food here. At most, the food you get local-ly may involve a short tractor pull.

Local food in-volves less packaging. With our landfills ever increasing and over-flowing, we don’t need anymore over-packaged food items.

Local food sup-ports our local farm-ers. If our farmers can make a decent liv-ing, it can only help our community, and keep them in our com-munity in the future for our children and grandchildren.

Local food is safe. Our farmers aren’t go-ing to use dangerous chemicals that could endanger our lives. Local food is great for family outings. A trip to the farmers market, or even a chance to pick your own food, is a great way to spend time with the family.

Buying local food boosts your ego. It makes you feel good knowing you are sup-porting a local farmer, knowing you are mak-ing a difference.

Buying grassfed beef from you area will help make your surroundings greener.

So next time you are thinking about re-stocking your fridge or freezer, think twice about heading to Costco, or Walmart, and head to your local farmer.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NOTICEApplication for Approval Under The Provisions of the Environmental Management Act

We, Koppers Ashcroft Inc., PO Box 1510 Ashcroft, BC VOK 1A0, intend to submit this application to the Director to amend Waste Discharge Permit PA-7248 to: 1) Authorize the discharge of particulate matter (PM) in the form of sawdust from a wood preservation facility controlled by a cyclone (flow rate and loading provided below); 2) Increase operating conditions listed in Authorized Discharge 1.6.1 from 16 hrs/day, 5 days/wk to 16 hrs/day, 6 days/wk. The source of the discharge is cutting and milling operations occurring in the cross tie and bridge timber mills at the facility.

The land upon which the facility is situated and the discharge will occur is the North and Northeast portion PT Frac LS 3 Secl Lying South of Thompson River TWSP 21 R24 W6M; and the South and Northwest portion LS 14 Sec 36, TP 20 R24 K.D.Y.D except Plan 203; Parcel Identifier (PID): 006-437-486; and 006-437-737, respectively. The property is located at 1425 Evans Road, approximately 7.8 km northwest of Ashcroft along the south bank of the Thompson River.

The maximum rate of air emissions discharged from the cyclone at this facility will be 285 cubic metres per minute (m3/min). The operating period for this facility will be five to six (5 - 6) days per week, up to sixteen (16) hours per day. The characteristics of the waste discharged are as follows:

Total particulate matter (TPM): 0.82 Tonne/year; 0.154 kg/hr.Particulate matter less than 10 um (PM10): 0.036 Tonne/year; 0.007 kg/hr.Particulate matter less than 2.5 um (PM2.5: 0.018 Tonne/year; 0.003 kg/hr.

The discharge of the sawdust form the source will be controlled by a cyclone designed to collect and remove the particulate matter from the exhaust airstream to the levels listed above.

Any person who may be adversely affected by the proposed discharge of waste and wishes to provide relevant information may, within 30 days after the last date of posting, publishing, service or display, send written comments to the applicant, with a copy to the Regional Manager, Environmental Protec-tion at The Cariboo Southern Interior Regional Office, at 400 - 640 Borland Street Williams Lake, BC V2G 4T1. The identity of any respondents and the contents of anything submitted in relation to this application will become part of the public record.

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Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent

Convenient DowntownLocation across from

Beautiful Heritage Park715 Railway Avenue,

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Includes heat & hot waterMOTEL UNITS

All units have fullKitchenettes,

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Rentals

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2 BDR 1 BTH Mobile Home. Quiet Park - In Town. $625/MNT. Call 604-856-0069 for Details.

Transportation

Auto Accessories/Parts

autocredit

Transportation

Auto Financing

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2014Graduation

Special EditionOn June 19 the Journal will be publishing a specialGraduation section honouring the graduates from

Ashcroft, Cache Creek, Clinton and Lytton. The sectionwill include full colour photos of the graduates as well as

congratulatory messages from local businesses.This is the perfect opportunity for you to show

your pride and support for your favourite grad bypurchasing a congratulatory ad in this keepsake edition.

Way to go

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Congrats Tom!We’re so proud of you!

Enjoy your next adventure!

Love, Mom, DadJohn and Brenda

2 sizes available:1 col. x 2” (below) $12.50 +GST2 col. x 3” (right) $30.00 + GST

All ads are full colour

Congrats Theresa!We wish you all the best in your

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Much lovefrom Auntie

Kayand

Uncle Dave

Don’t miss out! Deadline is June 12, 2014 at 12 noon. To book your ad or for more information

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Sunday, June 8, 2014

Semlin Valley Golf Course

SEMLIN VALLEYMIXED TOURNAMENT

8:30 am: Registration9:00-9:30 am: Putting Contest

10:00 am: Shotgun Start • Post-Golf: Dinner

Registration Fee: $60 per PersonRegistration includes:

18 Holes of Golf • 4-Ball - Best-Ball FormatSteak or Chicken Dinner and Prizes for all.

To Register Please contact Semlin ValleyClubhouse at: Phone: 250-457-6666

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Ball brings out the finestThe Honour-

able Judith Gui-chon addressed those assembled, giving some history of the prov-ince of BC and of the Clinton An-nual Ball.

A lovely Beef Wellington din-ner, prepared by the Ladies Aux-iliary to the Legion Branch 194, was enjoyed by all. This group has been doing a lot of catering lately and their meals just get better and better. It is a lot of work to prepare meals for 140 people and get them served in a timely manner, but they did it.

Following the dinner, Cathy McLeod gave a toast to the Queen and then it was time to dance. The Evergreen Drifters kept the music coming much to the enjoyment of all.

During their intermission Com-

edy Magician Clinton W. Gray en-tertained with his quick repartee and slight of hand. With assistance from a number of people from the audience he delighted with various illusions.

The door prize this year was a weekend for two at Big Bar Guest Ranch. Ball Committee Treasur-er, Yvette May drew the winning name - long time Annual Ball sup-porter, Don Rose of Clinton. Con-gratulations, Don!

Judges Andy May, Christine Rivett and Alice Crosson had the difficult task of choosing the win-ners of the awards for most elegant lady, most dapper gentleman and finest couple.

Eric Foster, MLA presented the award for Most Elegant Lady to Joan Gentles. Jackie Tegart, MLA, presented the Most Dapper Gentle-

man award to Bill Cameron. Sally Wat-son, TNRD Direc-tor, Area E and May-or John Ranta, Vil-lage of Cache Creek presented the Finest Couple Award to Tom and Jean Dall.

Her Honour Ju-dith Guichon took her leave at 11 p.m. and the band played on. It was a fun and enter-taining night and the Clinton Annual Ball Committee and every-one who helped make it a success should be commended for a job well done.

Plans are already underway for next year and everyone is reminded that 2017 will be the 150th An-nual Ball. That will be one not to be missed. See you there!

Ball from p. 1

Above: Long time supporter of the Clinton Annual Ball Don Rose won the weekend for two at Big Bar Guest Ranch. Ticket was drawn by Yvette May. Right: The Award for Finest Couple was presented to Tom and Jean Dall by John Ranta and Sally Watson.

Photos by Susan Swan

Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal, May 22, 2014

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