March 18, 2011

Peachland, BC Volume 07 | Number 11

Local News... Pg 1-3Peachland Views...Pg 4-5

Community Events... Pg 6Classifi eds... Pg 12

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Staff at the Peachland branch of Valley First Credit Union is hard at work raising funds and food donations as part of their Feed the Valley cam-paign.

Feed the Valley is one of Valley First’s corporate community initiatives, says Connie-gay Boyce, Peachland branch man-

ager.“Each branch is working

towards collecting mon-ey and/or food, and that branch’s collection goes to their own community. So for us, 100 per cent of ev-erything we bring in goes to the Peachland Food Bank.”

Th is it the second year of this campaign. Employ-ees of Valley First hold quarterly events to raise

money for such causes. Th is month, right up to, and during, the Chamber of Commerce Business to Consumer Trade Show, on April 8, 9 and 10, at the community centre, Valley First will be collecting do-nations for the food bank.

March is typically the month that the food bank is heavily used, when gas and electric bills are high, and food can be last on the

list, says Boyce. “Winter months are

more expensive and you only have so many dollars to go around, so know-ing this, we thought it was a great time to support them.”

Valley First will have a booth set up at the Trade Show, specifi cally for Feed the Valley, and Boyce en-courages you to come by.

“As you spring clean

your house, your car, your trailer or boat, and you fi nd change in the cush-ions, or have any non-per-ishable food items that you would be willing to donate, bring them by and help us to reach our goal.”

Th e group is hoping to raise $500 of either cash or food donations with this one project.

Donations can be brought either to their

branch location at the Peachland Mall on Cle-ments Crescent, or during the Trade Show. Anyone who drops off a donation at the show will have their name entered in a draw for a number of large baskets, valued at between $200 and $250, which they will be raffl ing off . Th e baskets will be fi lled with items from both staff and corpo-rate donations.

Valley First strives to help Valley First strives to help “Feed the Valley”“Feed the Valley”

As part of their Feed the Valley initiative, staff at Valley First Credit Union don blue Feed the Valley t-shirts and carry cloth grocery bags, which can be purchased for a donation. From left to right, Tia Carlesimo, Lore-lei Stewart, Carol Bruce, Connie-gay Boyce, branch manager, Kimberly Humphreys and Dylan Van Schyndel. Photo Cindy Fortin

“It is one of the highlights of my entertaining career! I could not believe that I was on stage with one of the most respected singer-songwriter-guitar picker legends, Dick Damron,” says Marty Edwards.

Marty Edwards, best known as the No. 1 Kenny Rogers impersonator has been working in Mazatlan, Mexico, since December 2010 and will continue to the end of March 2011, per-forming as “Kinda Kenny” (Rogers) once a week, and Marty Edwards-Sounds Contagious” twice a week.

Dick Damron has writ-ten over 500 songs and re-corded more than 30 CDs,

cassettes and vinyl albums. He spends his summers in Canada and his winters in

Mexico. He wrote the song

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As part of the Okanagan Regional Library’s 75th anniversary celebrations, the Peachland branch will be holding a special open house and cake cutting ceremony at their location on Saturday, March 19.

All ORL branches will also be having a “Read Away Fines” program for kids. For each book a child reads between March 19 and April 2, they will re-ceive a $1 credit towards paying off their late return book fi nes. Children must pick up a reading record to keep track of their reading.

“If your child has racked up some overdue fi nes on their library card, a bit of reading each day over spring break could signifi -cantly reduce the amount they owe,” says Marla O’Brien, ORL public rela-tions offi cer.

Th e open house in Peachland will also feature music by Cynthia Leigh-ann from West Kelowna, who tells stories through her country western style songs. Th ere will also be a number of old photo al-bums on display, featur-ing librarians and “book worms” of the past. Some of the albums date back to the 60s, 70s and 80s, and have many familiar, albeit younger, faces.

Th e original library, be-fore becoming part of the ORL, started as a reading room at the back of the then-Presbyterian church in 1911. Between 1935-1936 that became known as the Peachland Union library (later becoming the mu-nicipal hall). It also spent

time by the old post of-fi ce and in the old Baptist Church, before moving to the community centre, and then the Peachland Mall, its currently location. Th e library became part of the Okanagan Regional Li-brary in 1936, and a charge of $1. was levied per each taxpayer for library use.

Peachland community librarian Tara Th ompson is looking forward to Sat-urday’s event, as well as the Read Away Fines program,

which she hopes will draw in several youngsters.

“We hope to encourage kids to do some reading over spring break and to rediscover the library,” said Th ompson.

Th e Peachland branch of the Okanagan Regional Library is located at Peach-land Centre mall off Cle-ments Crescent. Th e cake cutting is expected to take place around noon. For more information: 250-767-9111.

Okanagan Regional Library celebrates 75 years with Saturday open house!

Marty Edwards-Everybody Loves Mazatlan and Dick Damron

Peachland community librarian Tara Th ompson, left , and assistant librarian Diane Green, are holding just two of several old photos albums that will be on display this Saturday during the Okanagan Regional Library's 75th Anniversary celebrations. Photo Cindy Fortin

One of the highlights of Marty Edward's career, Peachland's own Kenny Rogers impersonator, right, was playing gigs in Mazatlan with popular recording artist and music award winner, Dick Damron, left . Photo Contributed

March 18, 2011 The Peachland View 3

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The Purpose of the Meeting is to conduct the Final Business of the

Society Curling Club“Everyone Welcome”

'Everybody Loves Mazatlan' when he moved there and saw what a wonderful place it was and how great the people were.

Dick has performed in thousands of venues around the world, ranging from tiny country halls and clubs to Vegas casinos and some of the largest Country Music festivals. He has won almost every country music award in Canada, as well as fi ve Texas Awards, and was twice named foreign artist of the year in Europe. Dick was recently in-ducted into the international country Music Hall of Fame. His songs have been recorded by the likes of Charlie Pride, Carroll Baker and many oth-ers.

Marty was hired to perform his fi rst "Kenny Rogers" trib-ute in Mazatlan three years ago, then again last year. Th is year he was asked to work for an extended period and he and his wife, Jude, have will been there 3 1/2 months at the end of March 2011.

Marty introduced his new show, “Sounds Contagious” aft er being hired for two shows a week by Heather's Place. He performs a “Kinda Kenny” and Marty Edwards

show each week and he was also hired within a couple of weeks to perform his new show weekly at Twisted Ma-ma's.

Performing the great hits of the 60s and 70s he has already made a name for himself and has received several interest-ing job off ers in Mazatlan. Th e local Mazatlan newspa-per did an article on him aft er attending one of his shows.http://www.maz-amor.com/People/profi les/marty-kinda-kenny-edwards.htm.

One off er for next year is very tempting with the op-portunity of performing at a beautiful venue on the beach at one of the well-known ho-tels for four to fi ve months. With a large Canadian and U.S. community there, who are escaping from the cold winters of home, there seems to be a demand for the music from the 60s and 70s. Snow-birds just want to have fun...and they have a great time reminiscing and dancing to their favorite hits from their favorite years.

Th e show with Dick Dam-ron was the 'icing on the cake' of my music career, says Mar-ty.

Popular demand for a sec-ond show for Marty & Dick has interested Heather's Place

and she is now advertis-ing this show for the 14th of March.

When Marty was fi rst of-fered this year’s long term gig in Mazatlan he and his wife wondered about the violence that they had heard about in the media. On arriving here, you get a false sense of dan-ger being present due to the number of police troops that constantly drive around. Th ey travel in open vehicles with two drivers and a number of police in the back carry-ing rifl es and semi-automatic weapons. Sometimes they drive by in groups of two to eight trucks with sirens and lights going. Th is is a tactic they use to let anyone with any criminal intent know that they are close by. We made the decision to come and have no regrets. We love the people, the weather and the working town feel of Mazatlan.

Th e more people you meet and get to know confi rms the feeling that there is no more danger here than being in Vancouver or Burnaby. Th ere are Canadians and Ameri-cans who have been coming here for decades and many who own property and can’t wait until the weather cools off in Mazatlan so they can get back there. It’s a simple,

laid back and easy life.Along with the warm

weather in Mazatlan there are the warm and wonder-ful Mexican residents and you cannot spend time here without making friends with many of them. Marty has developed many friendships while performing here. One friend, Santiago, also known as Chago is also an enter-tainer in Mazatlan with an incredible voice and a won-derful personality.

With the current bad econ-omy and issues in Mazatlan, Santiago has run into hard times trying to pay for the medical treatments and trav-eling required to help his young son who has Muscular Dystrophy. Marty has asked Heather's Place to assist in putting on a fundraiser be-fore he heads home to Cana-da. Th ere are several celebrity musicians donating their time and talent including MC Lar-ry Merchison -- Ed Sullivan tribute from Peachland, Luis Avila, Santiago, Santana, the Brenster, and Marty as Kenny Rogers and as himself. Hope-fully we can help put a smile on Santiago's son Nicolas.

(submitted by Jude Edwards, wife/manager of Marty Edwards)

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Was Charo’s hit on Pacioretty punishable?

Th e recent brutal hit by Boston Bruins defenceman Zdeno Charo on Montreal Canadiens forward

Max Pacioretty was ugly. Th ere’s no question about it.No matter which team you cheer for in the NHL, you

wouldn’t be human if you didn’t gasp with horror at the impact, especially when watching the replay in slow mo-tion. Even the Bruins were holding their breath while they waited for some sign of life from Pacioretty.

Th e full-speed slam, that sent Pacioretty’s head into the turnbuckle and left him with a severe concussion and fractured vertebrae, which thankfully were not displaced (but may have ended his career), was outrageous. But was it intentional?

In order to draw my own conclusion, I watched the replay on YouTube several times over, and it didn’t get any prettier with each viewing. Initially, it did appear as if it was just a strong check by Charo, maybe too forceful than what was necessary, but an unfortunate accident. And how can you measure exactly at what point on the ice you are, in relation to a turnbuckle, when moving at such a high rate of speed? (Now that I think about it, professional hockey players should know exactly where they are on the ice.)

Aft er viewing the video a few more times, it became clear that, following the initial contact, Charo’s elbow went up, directly delivering a blow to Pacioretty’s head and sending it backwards and to the side.

I still don’t believe he meant to cause such a severe injury.

It was unsettling, but was it a dirty hit? Is the NHL right not to impose sanctions on Charo?

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said, “It was a hor-rifi c injury, we’re sorry that it happened in our fast-paced physical game, but I don’t think whether or not supple-mental discipline was imposed would change what hap-pened.”

Even if the NHL won’t punish Charo, others have stepped in. MPs are warning the National Hockey League that they may take matters into their own hands, if the offi cials won’t.

What does that mean exactly? Does it mean our mem-bers of parliament will actually agree on something? Th at’s pretty far-fetched.

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A tandem horse team pulls a buggy along the main street of Peachland 100 years ago, now known as Beach Avenue. It would have been at about 6th or 8th Street. Notice the boardwalk and lack of homes or

power poles. This photo would have been taken by the mystery woman prior to 1909.

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Editor’s Perspective

Dear Editor:

Our grandchildren are coming to visit during spring break and I was really excited to fi nd that the Peachland Recre-ation staff had arranged a series of four hour programs for children aged fi ve to 10 years, at a nominal cost. I stopped in to pre-register and found that the programs had been cancelled for a lack of interest.

Th is has to be very disheartening for the staff who go to the trouble to think of interesting and novel experiences for local children. I continually read how there is nothing here for children to do and here is an example of a program be-ing cancelled because there wasn't suffi cient support of the eff orts of our recreation staff .

Please support our staff , and if you don't think the programs are pertinent, give them some suggestions as to what your children would like to do.

Carol White, Peachland

Disappointed children’s recreation programs were cancelled


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The District proposes to amend Official Community Plan Bylaw Number 1600, 2000 as follow:

1. The Schedule “A” of the Official Community Plan be amended by adding Appendix “E” - Sustainable Downtown Peachland Plan, attached to and forming part of the bylaw.

This amendment is being proposed because an updated visioning process has been completed through extensive public consultation by Peachland residents and an update planning document has been forwarded by the UBC Design Centre of Sustainability. It will inform and direct any future development within the downtown core and the extended context area (to 13th street) into the future.

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Editor’s Perspective

Harper government arrogant and manipulative

Dear Editor:Th e central proposition that brought Ste-

phen Harper’s Conservatives to offi ce was “accountability”, but it would appear that they defi nitely have lost their way and are eroding both our stated and unwritten rules of politics.

Here are a few examples of the abuses of power that have come to light in the past two weeks.

Th e Harper government failed to comply with a motion demanding that, by March 7, they provide the House of Commons with details concerning its plans to spend billions of tax dollars on corporate tax cuts, prison expansions and untendered stealth fi ghters.

Stephen Harper’s inner circle stands ac-cused of a $1.2 million scam to break elec-tion spending limits and buy more ads. Senior Conservatives wired money “in” to local campaigns, transferred the money right back “out” – and now they face serious charges involving potential jail time. When candidates claimed the transfers to get $800,000 more in taxpayer-funded rebates, Elections Canada stepped in.

Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney was caught using public re-sources for polling and marketing a Conser-vative advertising campaign aimed at what he calls “very ethnic” ridings. Minister Ken-ney has been exposed for the serious con-fl ict of interest between his responsibility to make fair policies as the Citizenship and

Immigration Minister and his political role of delivering the votes of new Canadians.

Over 24,000 people signed a petition calling for International Cooperation Min-ister Bev Oda to resign aft er she misled parliament about ordering a ministerial document to be falsifi ed. Even though she faces censure for breaching parliamentary privilege, Minister Oda refuses to step down or answer questions about her conduct. In-stead of saying this dishonesty has no place in parliament, Stephen Harper continues to shield and even applaud his minister.

Until she was questioned about it in the House of Commons, Conservative Minister Diane Ablonczy had no idea that she had been fi ned by the Confl ict of Interest & Eth-ics Commissioner and cited for failing to pay the fi ne. Ms. Ablonczy is the third Harper minister and 10th Conservative public offi ce holder overall to be fi ned by the Commis-sioner, joining previous wrongdoers like De-fence Minister Peter MacKay.

When they fi rst came into power fi ve years ago, they said they were going to make the government more accountable and honest. Aft er reviewing the above abuses of power it would appear that exactly the opposite has happened and the Harper Conservatives have become an arrogant and manipulative government.

John Rawkins,Peachland

Th en there’s Air Canada threatening to pull their sponsorship. Hockey is a Canadian institution. Th at certainly wouldn’t endear us to Air Canada. Th ey would come off that decision being viewed as rotten as their passenger service.

Th e RCMP is appar-ently investigating the incident. I hope it’s not the same team involved in the Dziekanski or Buddy Tavares incidents.

I think we should just leave the decision-making in this case to the NHL.

Th ere is talk of continu-ing the glass along the players’ benches so there is no open space for a similar injury to occur. But that would be bizarre. No longer would players be able to jump over the boards onto the ice. In-stead they would have to shuffl e past one another,

in their bulky uniforms and gear, and come out the gate.

Th ey do it now, when returning to the bench, but getting onto the ice is another matter that some-times requires split-sec-tion precision. I, person-ally, don’t want to witness that awkward ballet.

And I can’t imagine the players and coaches appreciating having to look through scratched, spit-stained glass for the entire game.

No, that wouldn’t work. As part of the original

six, the Bruins and Habs rivalry has gone on for decades, and heats up every year at this time, especially when jockeying for playoff position. So, maybe Charo’s adrenaline was running a little high that night.

Head shots and concus-sions are a hot button top-ic right now and are being addressed, even if a little

too late for players like Pacioretty, and top NHL player Sidney Crosby, who only just ventured on the ice this week for some light skating aft er recently suff ering two concussions.

We may never know for certain if Charo knew pre-cisely what he was doing. For now, we may just have to settle with seeing him inducted into the Todd Bertuzzi Hall of Shame.

While I have always like the rough-and-tough nature of hockey, it is true that violence in sports has escalated over the decades, and I’m not pro-violence.

Th ere is no place for violence in sports -- espe-cially head shots.

Hmmm…that reminds me to make a note to or-der Pay-per-view. Tomor-row, on the hugely popu-lar sport of UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship), Shogun vs. Jones.

I sure hope nobody gets hit in the head!

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Iron & Silk Exercise - 50+ Activity Centre, 11 am

Bingo - 50+ Activity Centre, 6:45 pm

AA at Noon - 50+ Activity Centre, noon

Tai Chi - PWC, 9:30 am

Girls Club - Peachland Baptist Church, 7 pm

Royal Canadian Legion- Pasta Dinner

Peachland Sowers & Growers - The Little Schoolhouse, 7 pm


Peachland through Tania’s Eyes

Signs of spring at Trepanier Creek Linear Park, taken on Monday, March 14.

Amateur photographer and Peachland resident, Tania Simpson, started photography in 2007 and immediately found a passion for it. She chronicles the seasons, the people, and the wildlife of Peachland in almost daily photos of the area. View more at fl ickr.com/photos/taniaseyes. Th e View will be publishing a weekly look at Peachland, through Tania's eyes.

Dear constituents of the Okanagan, Nicola and Highland Valleys:

By now I'm sure most of you have heard the news of my decision as your MP. But even though it has received broad cover-age I do not want to presume that each of you is aware. After all, some people do things like enjoying the stunning natural beauty of our constituency and may not have seen any news over the weekend. Others may be so under-standably focused on is-sues of much deeper im-portance, like the human tragedy ongoing in Japan, that other things have just faded away.

It will be exactly 25 years ago on March 17th, St. Patrick's Day, that I was honoured with my first nomination to public office. Now, after 14 years in provincial government and almost 11 years at the federal level, it is time to move on. I hereby an-nounce that I will not be seeking re-election at the end of this mandate.

Though there would be exciting and satisfying days ahead in public office, af-ter prayerful consideration, Valorie and I feel at peace with our decision. Along with memories, which I will forever cherish, I will also forever carry a debt of unrepayable gratitude to so many people:

To my wife, who more than any person on earth is responsible for each and ev-ery success I have been allowed to experi-

ence. Her unlimited inner strength, un-failing love and untold reserves of grace have seen us through the most incred-ible challenges and the most wonderful breakthroughs.

To our dear family members, who have been arm in arm with us every step of the way, we would have been lost without them.

To so many supporters, workers and colleagues through the years who gave so unself-ishly in too many ways to mention.

To constituents in the cities and towns from two of Canada's most beauti-ful provinces, for their in-put, guidance and trust in electing me on nine sepa-rate occasions to represent them.

And to Prime Minister Harper, for allowing me the privilege to serve un-der his outstanding lead-ership. That leadership has led our nation through the

most troubling economic times in over half a century. His belief (and insistence within his caucus) that every MP must be allowed equal ground to speak up vigor-ously for their constituents is the founda-tion of decision-making upon which we develop the policies for our nation.

I wish the prime minister full success in the days ahead in the efforts on be-half of all Canadians in maintaining a Canada that stands strong and free. And I pledge my ongoing, whole-hearted sup-

port in that shared pursuit. There are a few constituent-based

questions that keep repeating more than others that I will respond to now.

First, am I stepping down immedi-ately? No, I will continue with the man-date that a majority of you as voters have honoured me with. That means, until the upcoming election, whenever it is com-ing up.

The position of the government on this is that we think most Canadians do not feel this is the best time for an election. We would prefer to stay focused on main-taining our economy as the strongest in the industrialized world and keeping the momentum on job creation going.

As you are aware, other political lead-ers are indicating they will try to force an election. Whenever it happens, I will be here for you as always as your MP until an election is called.

Second, are we planning to move away? No plans to do that. As Val says, "Why would anyone want to leave paradise?"

Third, somebody said, "After all these years in politics you must be burnt out and stressed." Not at all. Sure there are times, as with any job, when I have felt fatigued. But I can honestly say that serv-ing as you as MP is energizing and grati-fying. In other words, you keep me going.

The time goes quickly, but as a friend once told me, "Life is not short, it lasts forever."

So, knowing there's another life after politics, I'll keep doing my best as MP until it's time for change.

Cheers, Stockwell.

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I had been looking forward to this week for a number of reasons, however a recent death within my own family and the tragedy of events in Japan are certainly cause to pause for refl ection.

It is diffi cult to compre-hend the level of loss in Ja-pan and I commend those from British Columbia who are already en route to help provide much needed medi-cal support and attention. Th is has been an unthink-able tragedy and I know as a province and as a coun-try we will do our part to help the people of Japan as they rebuild in these trying times.

Closer to home, I was also saddened to hear of the impending retire-ment (from politics) of our MP, Stockwell Day. I had to put in a disclaimer about re-tiring from public offi ce as I do not believe Stockwell Day will ever slow down. As an MP, and as a minister, Stockwell Day has been one of the hardest working elected of-fi cials I have ever met. Always working tire-lessly on behalf of constituents, it has been a pleasure working with Stockwell and I have very much valued his contributions to

the South Okanagan. I wish Stockwell all the best in his future endeavors.

Th is week also saw Christy Clark offi cially sworn in our as our prov-ince’s 35 premier, who has now named a new cabinet in her role as premier. As many of you are now likely aware, Premier Clark’s new cabinet is a much smaller one with many new faces at the cabinet table. I can also report that there have many staffi ng changes be-hind the scenes, and that the parliament building in Victoria has certainly been a very busy one with many more changes occurring literally on a daily basis.

Finally, a reminder this week that on March 15 starting at 7 am will be the fi rst day that you can start making online BC Parks reservations. To make your reser-vations online, please visit www.discov-ercamping.ca or contact 1-800-689-9025. 2011 is the centennial year for British Co-lumbia’s provincial parks, for further in-formation on celebrations and events hap-pening in your area of interest please visit: www.bcparks100.ca.


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“Help us make a difference and make some dreams come true” is the slogan for the Peachland Lions Club 13th Annual Charity Golf Tournament to be held on May 1, 2011 at the Sum-merland Golf and Coun-try Club.

For the past 12 years the local Lions have raised funds to help those with dis-abilities. Last year they donated $13,000 to Agur Lake Camp, located 20 km west of Summerland. This year monies from the event will be presented to Camp Winfield, who provide camp for children with disabili-ties.

“Previously, we paid for a wheelchair

accessible ramp into Okanagan Lake to coincide with the waterfront develop-ment done by the Municipality of Peach-

land,” says Eldon Kerbes, Peachland Lions.

“These were all made pos-sible because of the prized

donated to our golf tour-nament. We are once again starting to raise

funds for 2011 and are asking for your sup-port.”

Individuals or teams are welcome to partici-

pate. Th e golf and dinner package is $90. per person.

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tournament or registration, you can call Eldon at 250.767.0330 or Lynne at 250.767.6225.

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Spring linen and china sale fast approaching

Central Okanagan Hos-pice Association (COHA) is looking for gently used linen and china for its 7th Annual Heirloom Linen and China Sale.

Donations such as vin-tage tablecloths, napkins, luncheon cloths and fine china would be greatly appreciated as COHA gears up for its very popu-lar, Linen and China Sale on April 14, 15 & 16 at St. Paul’s United Church in

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By Papa Thom (aka Keith Thom)

At the time of writing I am 12 days into my 3rd Annual Shepherd’s Pie Tour, having driven in excess of 2500 kms so far. I have driven through rain, snow, ice and sunshine and have not once regretted my decision to do what I do.

Prior to leaving my hometown of Peachland, BC, several fundraising events were held for me to ensure the funds were in place for this six week tour. Th anks to all who gave and to those who continue to contribute at the various benefi t shows I put on in towns as I travel. Th e one com-ment I receive again and again is that “It’s good to see someone doing something for those less fortunate in Canada.” To that I say, “Th anks, it is a privilege to assist those that are of-ten deemed invisible in our society.”

I had a great time in Calgary where I cooked at the Mustard Seed, a non-profi t, faith-based agency that assists those going through various stages of transition in their personal lives. I will be back April 6, doing a lunch time concert. I met and spent several hours with one of their clients who was quite a good guitarist and hope-fully he will accompany me at the concert. Th anks Martin, it was an honour getting to know you.

I also visited Th e Dream Centre, also in Calgary, and will be back there on my return trip to cook up my famous Shepherd’s Pie for the 125 clients of this addiction recovery centre for men. I will also be putting on a bit of a show that night as well.

My stop in Moose Jaw went well and I was able to donate another guitar to a youth centre called Joe’s Place. Th ey had one acoustic guitar already and the second one certainly makes jamming a little better.

I had a meeting with the mayor, Glen Hagel. We discussed many so-cial programs, including aff ordable housing. Th e next day the mayor joined me at the Riverside Mission where I cooked more Shepherd’s Pie for the clientele there. We had a great time of making music and, in fact, two fi ne gentlemen took over the music while I had my dinner. Great show guys!.

I will be taking a couple days off on Sunday, March 13, as I am going to Chicago to connect with some family and enjoy their company. I re-enter Canada and carry on to London, On-tario.

For a more detailed description of my travels please check into www.papathom.com and go to the blog tab or check in with Papa Th om on Facebook.

Peace, Papa Th om


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The District of Peachland is now taking applications from those interested persons that wish to become a member of the Mayor’s Task Force on Climate Change. If you are interested please submit a letter of interest in this position to the Planning and Development Services Department at the District of Peachland by March 25, 2011.

Five community representatives will be chosen based on their experience and knowledge in areas that relate to Climate Change and Energy Management. All interested applicants should submit a letter of interest indicating applicable experience or knowledge on climate change and sustainable development issues.

The District of Peachland will contact all successful candidates by April 1, 2011.

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By Lisa Kilgour, RHN

Contrary to popular belief, gaining or losing weight has very little to do with grams of fat or the amount of calories you eat in a day. It does, however, have everything to do with blood sugar and insulin.

When we eat food, the carbohydrates are broken down and are converted into glucose, which our body uses as energy. When the glucose in our blood rises, our pancreas secretes insulin and this allows the glucose to enter our cells to

be used as energy.Our liver is constantly

watching this process to make sure that we have just the right amount of glucose and insulin in our blood. It watches hor-mones in particular, so it's insulin that tells the liver if your blood sugar level is too low or too high.

If our blood sugar is higher then we need for energy, the insulin in our blood signals our liver and our liver stores this excess energy as fat. Th e liver converts the glucose into triglycerides and this ex-

cess energy is sent through our bloodstream to be stored as fat.

Dietary fat, on the other hand, can be used as en-ergy, but this is only when necessary. Fat is used in many important processes in our body, and it's only as an almost last resort does our body use it as energy (it uses protein as a very last resort). Our liver has to convert the fat into a glucose molecule and will only do so as needed, so our blood sugar doesn't spike with fat. Otherwise, the fat is used to make cell

membranes, hormones, etcetera. Fat is a very im-portant molecule in the body.

Fat and protein aff ect how fast carbohydrates en-ter into your bloodstream. A higher fat or protein meal actually slows down the breakdown of the carbs, creating a slower burning sugar and that will prevent a blood sugar spike. Th e more refi ned the carb is, the faster it enters your bloodstream.

When we eat a high carb meal, or a refi ned carb (in-cluding many low-fat diet

foods), our blood sugar spikes - this is when our liver stores fat. We can tell that our blood sugar spiked by looking at when our blood sugar crashes - this is seen as any emo-tion around hunger. Ir-ritability, tiredness, lack of patience, etcetera, are all signs that your blood sugar spiked earlier and now you're crashing. Look back at your last meal and see why it caused a crash. Leveling out your blood sugar so you're no longer on the blood sugar roller-coaster is how to stop gain-

ing weight, and how to lose weight.

We need to stop blaming fat and eat healthy whole foods (with all of their naturally occurring fat), to maintain a healthy body and a healthy weight!

Lisa Kilgour, Registered Holistic Nutritionist, lives and works in Peachland and proudly practices from her offi ce at the Peachland Fitness Centre. To take con-trol of your health and fi nd the balanced diet that helps you feel your best, visit Eat-MoreRealFood.com or call 250.869.9434.

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Papa Th om’s Shepherd’s Pie Tour Update

Papa Th om donates a guitar to Joe's Place, a Youth Centre in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, as part of his Shepherd's Pie Tour. Adrienne Harris, left , an employee of Joe's Place, gratefully accepts the guitar from Papa Th om.


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Recreation ReportOnline Registration for Recreation

On February 23rd the Recreation Department went live with new soft-ware at the Community Centre. This new system is a data base that will help in the administration of facility rentals, program registration and drop in fees. The new system also features online registra-tion which opened to the public on March 7th.

There are so many benefits to online regis-tration

• Convenience – You can register for programs from the comfort of your home 24/7. You can regis-ter and pay at your con-venience anytime from anywhere

• Easy – In three simple steps, you will be enrolled in the program of your choice

• Saves Time – In less

than 5 minutes, you can setup your account and enrol in your program.

• Environment – You don’t have to burn gas to drive over and register in person, and it saves paper!

Other features of the online service include:

• Ability to view what is happening in facilities;

• Ability to see the most current program offer-ings;

• Ability to download your families recreation schedule to your comput-er, Blackberry or Iphone; and

• Ability to save or print receipts for any programs or facility rentals.

You are only two easy steps away from signing up for a program:

1. Set up an Account – visit the District of Peach-land website at www.

peachland.ca and click on “Parks and Recreation Registration”. Then click on “Register Here” and complete the required fields.

2. Choose an Activity –Be first in line to try this new service. Find your activity, click on enrol and you are on your way!

If you are struggling with the online system, our staff is here to help. Call 250-767-2133 and we will try to coach you over the phone or you can make an appointment to come and visit and we’d be happy to get you start-ed.

The Spring/Summer Recreation Guide is now available. For program and other information on recreation services, visit www.peachland.ca or call 250-767-2133.

By Bud Day

"Councillor Papineau, we need a new home for adult care . . ."

In late 2000, Mayor George Waldo instructed Councillor Phyllis Papine-au to fi nd a new site for the Daybreak Program (Adult Care), which at that time met in the District council chambers.

"As luck would have it," refl ects Phyllis, as she re-calls that fateful day, "the Community Church was moving out of its munici-pally-owned little house on 5th Street."

Councillor Papineau was a member of the Central Okanagan Health Adviso-ry Committee and its rep-resentative on council.

"Council was a bit ap-prehensive that expanding the Daybreak Program at this site would be success-ful. But in the end, they gave their approval to try," she says.

A Health Fair in Febru-ary 2001, held a contest to name the facility and Well-ness Centre won the day. Th e offi cial opening of the Peachland Wellness Centre

(PWC) was November 21, 2001.

During the months prior to the offi cial opening, a series of trials and tribula-tions befell the fl edgling facility, including the reti-cence of certain councillors to provide necessary start-up funds.

To celebrate the PWC's 10th year of service to the community, monthly arti-cles, culminating in the of-fi cial anniversary festivities this November, will high-light: the galvanizing of the community to support this worthy venture; the pro-

digious eff orts of two men who renovated the build-ing; the various fundrais-ing eff orts by many; some interesting vignettes by those participating in this enterprise, and some hu-mour.

In next month’s issue…”Th e Dynamic Duo - Gene and Gordie.”

Th e Peachland Wellness Centre is Peachland's Pot O' Gold.

(Bud Day will be submit-ting a monthly article re-capping the 10 year history of the Peachland Wellness Centre.)

Th e Peachland Wellness Centre – Giving birth to a rainbow of opportunities

Th e Peachland Wellness Centre, a “Pot of Gold”, appears to sit at the end of the rainbow Photo Bud Day


When one of our daugh-ters was very young, she was terrifi ed of the water. One day we took her to the swimming pool and told her to jump in. It’s not that we were being mean and cruel to her. We love her very much and were right there in the water with our arms outstretched to-ward her, assuring her she would be safe.

Nevertheless, she was hesitant and held on tight-ly to the side of the pool. She did not jump in until she believed us…until she was sure she would be safe, and when she was sure of it, she leapt right in. When she found herself safely in our arms, a look of intense relief came across her tiny

face, and then she broke out in a huge delightful smile. Of course right af-ter this, she wanted to do it again and again since now she knew she would be safe every time.

To become a Christian requires faith, that is, a be-lief that God is true to His word and that we can trust Him. Hebrews 11:1 says, “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and cer-tain of what we do not see.”

What is it that we hope for? We hope that God will fulfi ll all of the promises He has given to us in His word. We must be per-suaded that this hope or desire is certainly going to happen. Our daughter did not jump in until she

was convinced it was safe. When she could only see herself drowning and per-haps end up at the bottom of the pool, she did not move, but when she was convinced she would be safe, she jumped in.

Sometimes the things hoped for are beyond our view, but that does not mean we cannot believe in them. We believe in air, although we cannot see it, and if we didn’t have it, I wouldn’t be writing this article. Belief in God and His word is a step of faith, and yet it is not a leap of faith.

It is far easier to believe that a supreme and eternal being created this stunning universe than to believe

that it just happened by chance, that it all just came together by itself. Th at is like putting a drop of wa-ter on a table and saying that if you give it enough time it will change into a live organism, and then somehow form arms and legs and then start crawl-ing, and then start walking and then start shaving and making all kinds of moral choices. And all from one tiny drop. Th at would be a leap of faith! No, that would be beyond that….that would be absurd. And the question would still re-main, where did the drop of water come from?

Th ere are some who say they do not believe in God because they cannot see

Him, and yet His handi-work cries out to them and clearly says that He exists. Faith demonstrates to the eye of the mind, the reality of those things that cannot be seen by the eye of the body.

But even that can be mis-placed, for many have put their faith in that which turned out to be false. Th e Titanic was thought to be unsinkable because they could not imagine that anything could penetrate its massive hull held to-gether by three million rivets, nor fl ood its 16 wa-tertight compartments. Th ey were wrong! It went to the bottom of the ocean on its maiden voyage.

On the other hand, where could we be safest except in the hands of the God who created all things and formed us in our mothers’ wombs. What reason would we have not to trust the One who is the giver and sustainer of all life. Why would we not believe every word that comes from Him?

Faith is the fi rm belief in our soul that God is true and has revealed Himself

to us in His creation and also His will for us in His holy word, the bible. We have confi dence that no matter what happens to us, we are safe in His arms. But those who come to Him must come to Him with childlike faith.

In Matthew 18:3 Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, unless you change, and be-come like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” It’s not the one who thinks they are the greatest and know the most and thinks that they can do every-thing on their own that will go to heaven, but rather, the one that comes to the end of themselves, and lets go of their pride, and worldly ambition, and surrenders themselves into the hands of Jesus and trusts Him as their Lord and Savior.

You can be sure He will keep you from drowning in your sin and despair, for He has conquered those things. The creator of this universe died, so we could live. Will you take His hand, will you take His of-fer and live eternally with Him?

Just believe, and let go of whatever is holding you back. Take that step of faith. You will never re-gret it and you will never be the same. You will be safe forever!

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Painting ServicesInterior/Exterior, new construction or repaint. Ceilings, walls & woodwork. Call G.C. Contracting for a Free Esti-mate. 250-767-2701

100 DRUM LESSONS - $25

Sparrowhead MusicPrivate lessons for drus, conga, djembe and ujulele. All ages and levels welcome! Great recording rated in our new 24-track ana-log studie! Located in Peachalnd! [email protected] 250-575-8757

R. BrownElectrical

Electrical & ElectronicsInstallation, Maintenance, ServiceResidential, Commercial, Industrial

Licensed & BondedSolutions for your electrical needs.

Peachland.....250-863-5180

Home ImprovementsDress up your home with crown mould-ing, new railings, upgrade trim and baseboards. Drywall repair and paint-ing. Renovations. 25 years experience. Call Harry 250-878-5768 p49

Window CleaningWindow cleaning service; fast, afford-able, professional; $5.00 per exterior window. Also, spring yeard clean up; odd jobs as well. Servicing Peachland & West Kelowna. Call 250-869-5632

Reno Sense Home Repair Ltd. 20 years experience

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texturing ceilingsFully licensed, insured & W.C.B. Call

Eric 250.767.2593

For RentAvailable March 1st - Two bedroom plus den, walk-out basement suite, ap-prox. 1,300 sq. ft. New kitchen. Lots of light, separate entrance, laundry room, off street parking. Non smoking only, small pets on approval. Great location just off north-end of Beach Ave. $900 plus 1/2 of utilities. includes high speed internet and cable,hydro and gas heat. Contact Kathy at 250-878-2193 to view.

FOR RENT

For RentAvailable Immediately, upper fl oor of house, 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, great lake view, 1 block from beach, off street parking, non smoking, small pets on approval, $1150 + 1/2 utilities. Contact 250-878-2193

For RentPeachland Paradise - Quiet, spacious, 1,400 sq. ft.; 1 bedroom and den; fur-nished; gas fi replace; separated laun-dry; high-speed Internet, all utilities incl.; 180 degree lake view; separate entrance; 2 min. walk to beach; off-street parking; NS; NP; responsible adult; available now $975 a month, plus security, 250-869-6788

For RentAvaliable March 15, Glenrosa, 3 bed-room upper fl oor, 2 bath, eat in kitch-en, F, S, WD, private backyard. Close to bus stop and schools, NP, NS, O/S parking, $1,100 per month plus 1/2 utilities. Damage deposit. Reference. Call 250-707-0291.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE ESTATE OF JAMES ALLAN RESCH DECEASED,

LATE OF PEACHLAND,WHO DIED FEB 14, 2011TAKE NOTICE that all persons having claims upon the estate of the above named must file with the

undersigned Exucutrix by the 8th of April 2011 a full statement of their claims and of securities held by

them

Leanne Resch Executrix

6009 Ellison AvePeachland, BC

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Single family bungalow, 3 BR, 2 bath, dble attached garage, walk-ing distance to lake & amenities.

Min. 12 mth lease,$1600/mo +DD, utilities. Ph (403)461-5041.

FOR RENT


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Bob Bennett of Armstrong, Warren Mandau of Peachland, and Bruce Fazan of Beaverdell entertained the crowd at last Friday’s Old Time Music Show held at 4th Street Place. Photo Richard Smith

Joanne and Don Rurka, owners of Rocky J’s on Beach Ave., are in the process of renovating the restaurant

into the tiki hut of their dreams. At the time of this photo, it looks as if Joanne was enjoying telling Don

exactly how things should be done. Photo Constance Roth

With Peachland Elementary School principal, Troy White, right, looking on, Legion Branch #69 Vice-President Pat Day, left , presents prizes to students Taylor Niblow and Micah Bedford, for their contri-bution to the Remembrance Day art contest. Photo Bud Day

During the Peachland United Church’s monthly UCW (United Church Women) luncheon, members

celebrated the Passover Seder for Christians. Th e Seder was led by Rev. Elaine Diggle. Pictured left to

right are Brenda Timm, Donna Cave, Grace Klock and Doreen Hall. Photo Constance Roth

Th e Peachland walking group looked a little too happy as they braved the elements last Sunday. Leading the pack, from left to right, are Colin Chiswell, Lynne Blair, Chris Byrd and Colleen Linley. Photo Eric Hall

Legion members, Dorothy Blair, left , and Patricia Day, right, present awards to Vicky Duschene and Elizabeth Van Yoeron for their entries

in the Remembrance Day poster contest. Photo Bud Day

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208-4340B Beach Ave, PeachlandTake time to view this SEMI-LAKE FRONT townhome. Use as a full time residence (55+) or a summer home. Superb updates include open concept with newer laminate flooring. 1 covered parking spot with RV prkng. Miles and miles of beach front for those early morning or evening strolls. Walk to all kinds of dining, Swim Bay beach, Yacht Club and so much more! MLS ®10017554

#131 - 2035 Boucherie Road, WestbankBeachfront property for LESS than $1 Million! 3 bed/2 bath double wide on West Kelowna lakeshore. Spacious home w/ 24 ft wide deck on lakeshore. Quiet, well-managed park, peaceful views of lake & mountains. Quick possession! Measurements approximate please verify if important.

$214,500 MLS®10020430

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3838 Beach Ave, PeachlandSpectacular custom built SEMI WATERFRONT home along quiet end of Beach Ave in Peachland, licensed mooring buoy out front, geothermal heating & cooling, original owners, bright home with a wall of windows towards the unobstructed lakeviews, many updates including gleaming oak hardwood floors, extensive use of hardwood & ceramic tile, sunken living room with a gas fire-place that is doubled sided into the den, formal dining room, granite counters in the kitchen, view deck from the main floor, vaulted ceilings, spiral staircase, beautiful master bedroom area with a view deck, walk in closet and luxurious ensuite with a jacuzzi tub, glass shower, hot tub on back deck, large fenced back yard. MLS®#10023432

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5878E Beach Avenue

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6078 JACKSON CRESCENT, PEACHLANDThis 4 bedroom 4 bath home has been relocated and renovated. New flooring, Granite countertops, ceramic tile, carpets, new stainless steel appliances. The floor plan is an open concept great for entertaining and enjoying the incredible lake views. Located in a quiet area of Peachland and is close to shop-ping, restaurants and the Beach. Vendor financing available... MLS®10021799

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