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Two men stabbed in Silverton armed robbery

Two men with guns strode into a Red Mountain Road home in Silverton on Sun-day, November 25 around 11:30 in the morning. Ac-cording to a police report,

the two residents fought with the two men, which resulted in one of the residents being stabbed as well as one of the interlopers. The suspects then fled and the residents called the po-lice, giving them a descrip-

tion of the get away vehicle. Around 2:30 p.m., Midway and South Okanagan RCMP stopped the suspect vehicle and four males were taken into custody. When their ve-hicle was searched, a hand-gun and a pellet gun were

found. “I don’t have an update yet,” said Staff Sergeant Dan Sei-bel of the Kootenay Bound-ary Regional Detachment on Monday morning, who said that the officers on the case worked late into the night.

The status of the stabbing victims was unknown as well. When asked if the residence was a grow op, Seibel said it was a possibility, but it re-mains to be seen in the ongo-ing investigation.

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Telus planing cell coverage for Highways 3 and 6

Telus is putting together a plan to put towers along Highways 3 and 6, which would increase cell phone coverage from the Castle-gar/Nelson junction to Fau-quier and all the way to Ver-non. At this point, the project is in the planning stages only, although the RDCK board passed a motion at their most recent meeting to in-vite Telus to an upcoming meeting to discuss the proj-ect plans. Telus rep Shawn Hall said at this stage, the company is searching out owners in the area that would be amenable to having a tower on their property. Hall said the plan was to have as close to un-interrupted phone and data coverage over the entire dis-tance. At the moment, cell phone coverage lasts to the look-out to the south of Nakusp, and somewhere around Box Lake along Highway 6. If cell phone coverage were

complete, it could mean a lot in terms of cutting down emergency response time when accidents occur. “In my opinion I think that it is great for the traveling public and especially for emergency first respond-ers,” said Nakusp Fire Chief Terry Warren. “It will also be an advantage to the Wild-fire Management crews in wildfire seasons.”Some individuals are con-cerned that the towers and the possible ill effects of increased signals in the air outweigh any emergency concerns.“From my perspective, this is first and foremost a public health issue,” Art Joyce, a member of Citizens for Safe Technology, a group “de-manding reduced exposure to unsafe technology,” ac-cording to their website. Transmission isn’t the only possible harm, Joyce noted.“From a social perspective, cell phones are destructive,” he commented. “Here in the Kootenays with our extreme winter weather we have a long-standing culture of

Rosemarie Parent was given the Queen’s Jubilee medal by MLA Katrine Conroy last week. Claire Paradis/Arrow Lakes

helping out anyone stranded on the side of the road. It’s simple: you see a car broken down by the side of the road, you stop and offer help. We have used this community honour system for gen-

erations and it has always worked. With cell phones, the idea is that no one has to stop to help anyone because, after all, they probably have a cell phone anyway.”Shawn Hall said the project

is still in the early stages, but community consultation will be part of the process and individuals and groups will have a chance to ask questions and voice any concerns.

Katrine Conroy, MLA for Kootenay West was on hand Wednesday, November 21 to award the Queen’s Jubi-lee medal to local historian

Rosemarie Parent. Nakusp councillor Joseph Hughes spoke at the ceremony, thanking Parent for her many contributions to the commu-nity over the years. Katrine Conroy echoed the sentiment

and pinned the medal over Parent’s heart. Rosemarie Parent surprised both the MLA and the crowd by presenting Conroy with a print of a drawing by her late husband, Milton Parent.


Rosemarie Parent awarded Jubilee medal


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Mayor Karen Hamling visits Nakusp Secondary

Mayor Karen Hamling was in-vited to NSS Socials 10 classes on November 19 to explain the three levels of government, municipal government, and her role as Mayor of Nakusp. Students found Mayor Hamling both helpful and informa-tive as she spoke and answered their questions.

“Mayor Hamling knew how to explain the answers to our questions in a simple enough way for us to un-derstand, but still give us the main idea,” Taylor Aeichele said about the mayor’s visit.

Afterward, students commented about the complexity of the munici-pal government, the mayor’s role in a village, and about their involve-ment in village decisions.

“The municipal government is more complex than I thought: if you want to put in a new playground, you have to go into committee meetings, you have to check the

insurance company, and make sure that you check about people suing the village,” commented Jacob Hen-schke.

Adam Fox was impressed by the mayor’s visit. “We were glad to see that Mayor Hamling is an expert,” he said, “because she has a difficult position and it gives us confidence in her to see how she has the ability to take action on our behalf.”

“She does a lot of work, doesn’t get paid a lot for it, and does it be-cause she cares for the community and it’s a service that needs to be given,” noted Katarina Koftinoff, recognizing the value of the may-or’s work.

Kyle Louis and Mikel Guidon saw that the effects of her work might be felt by them very soon” “We enjoyed how Mayor Hamling showed us that things affect us, not just adults; kids need a say in what will happen in our village. For ex-ample, The Union of British Colum-bia Municipalities makes decisions regarding driving age.”

By NSS Grade 10 StudentsSpecial to the Arrow Lakes News

Nakusp mayor Karen Hamling visited the Grade 10 class explaining her job and answer-ing questions. Photo courtesy of Tessa Wiseman

The Nakusp Cougar Junior Volleyball team travelled snowy roads to get to Mt. Sentinel for their Tier 2 playoffs on Friday,

November 23. After a successful season with

a young team, the Cougars were hoping for some exciting volley-ball against unknown teams. Dur-ing round robin play, the Junior Cougars defeated Grand Forks with scores of 25 to 17 and 25

to 10, Trail team three 28-26 and 25-9, and split games with Kaslo (25-20 and 16-25). Their scores put the Junior Cougars at the top of their pool and first place over-all to face Trail team two in the finals.

Before the final match, the

Cougars’ captain Katira Niquidet was chose by coach Stephanie Stenseth to face a senior Labraro player in a serving competition. With 12 teams, coaches and fans watching, the pressure was on, but Katira was one of only four girls to serve it over.

The finals went smoothly for Nakusp, with the Junior Cougars defeating Trail team three 25-15 and 25-20, earning them the title of West Kootenay Tier 2 Junior Girl Volleyball Champions.

By Stephanie Stenseth

Special to the Arrow Lakes News

Junior Cougars take Tier 2 championship

The Junior Cougars have come a long way as a team, sweeping the Tier 2 volleyball championship last weekend with their skill and teamwork. Congrats! Photo courtesy Carter Stens-

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Page and Sumrall honoured with Rotary award

The awards for Ethical Standards for Business and Professions were given out on Wednesday, November 21 to a smallish crowd of Nakusp Rotary members and guests. What would have been an audience of a few dozen people had been decimated by sickness, but the number that were there witnessed the awarding of the honour to Nakusp veterinarian Laurie Page and the Nakusp Veterinary Clinic, and Lucerne School teacher Katrina Sumrall.

Page’s truthfulness and fairness, which are part of what put her in the running, also prompted to say that she felt odd as though she had been singled out to re-ceive the award. Page runs the veterinarian clinic with her partner in business and in life, Bill Sones, and so it was with a bit of awkwardness that she was alone standing up receiving the award, noting that Sones de-served it just as much as she did.

Sumrall has brought fairness and truthfulness to her work both with students and in the community of New Denver, and her straightforward approach and friend-ship building were recognized as well.

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Kees Van Der Pol, Katrina Sumrall, Laurie Page and Terri McLeod lined up for pictures at the second annual Nakusp Rotary Ethical Business and Professions Award dinner. Claire Paradis/Arrow Lakes News

Take advantage of the arrival of the giving season

It’s coming up to the holiday season, a time to learn the joy of giving, and you have many op-tions in town to choose from.

The Arrow Lakes Hospi-tal Foundation has been able to Light up the Hospital Lights for approximately three decades now, and Bea Anton will be sta-tioned at the Broadway Deli all

day (between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.) on Dec. 7 waiting for your dona-tion.

The foundation has been re-sponsible for a number of addi-tions and improvements over the years, and this year they are rais-ing money to buy a new defibril-lator for the hospital.

KSCU is also holding a silent auction raising money to keep the Nakusp Community Foundation operations going with stamps,

insurance and all that necessary and exciting stuff. The tables are full of an assortment of items, some of which would make ex-cellent presents. You have until November 30 to place your bids.

There will be more than a few opportunities to give yourself the gift of generosity this season, but don’t cheat yourself out of the best part of the holiday spirit.


If you’ve got a project but you need a helping hand, Columbia Basin Trust is making $150,000 available for projects that benefit Basin youth through two grant-ing programs.

“We confirmed in our 2011-2015 Youth Initiatives Strategic Plan that we wanted to continue to support a range of opportuni-ties that allow youth to engage with their communities and one another,” said Sabrina Curtis, CBT Director, Sector Initiatives. “These two granting programs

will make funds available for more youth projects.”

Columbia Basin Youth Grants (CBYG) fund projects that di-rectly benefit Basin youth aged 12 to 29 for up to $15,000. Reg-istered non-profit organizations, school districts, First Nations organizations and local govern-ments—plus youth aged 15 to 29 with a sponsoring organiza-tion—can apply to CBYG, and the next deadline is December 17, 2012. For application forms and guidelines, visit www.cbt.org/cbyg.

Youth Action Grants (YAG) are for youth aged 12 to 19,

who can apply to YAG for up to $3,000 with projects that dem-onstrate youth-led action with positive outcomes. Starting De-cember 1, 2012, there will be monthly intakes on the first of every month. For application forms and guidelines, visit www.cbt.org/yag.

Applications to both pro-grams are adjudicated by CBT’s Youth Advisory Committee, a group of youth from around the Basin whose involvement further promotes the active engagement of youth in regional decision-making processes.

Contributed by Rachel Lucas, CBT

Funds available for youth projects

Bea Anton receives one of the first donations to the Arrow Lakes Hospital Foundation from Troy Clark. Claire Paradis/Arrow Lakes

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Atheists are a funny lot

The advantage of having had a post-secondary education is one fac-tor that seems to define atheists more than anything else. The Pew Founda-tion in the U.S., named for a fam-ily of American philanthropists, the Pews, not for rows of church bench-es, determined last year that the av-erage atheist is far more knowledge-able about religion than the average church-goer.

The surest way for a Christian to get cred (instant credibility), is to claim that he was once an athe-ist; there are many such people in the ranks of evangelicals and other Christian personalities. Alastair Mc-Grath from Oxford University, Wil-liam Lane Craig, probably the best-known Christian apologist in North America, Lee Strobel, an evangelical apologist, and an individual who ad-vertised in The Valley Voice recently styling himself as a former atheist, Dr. Em Brake, to name just four.

This man is now the ministerial director of The Seventh Day Adven-tist Church in B.C. That a man can go from being an atheist to a Young Earth Creationist, which is demand-ed of all Seventh Day Adventist Church adherents, boggles my mind.

Several years ago my wife and I took a working boat cruise through the waters of the Inland Passage on “The Aurora Explorer” to celebrate

an anniversary. Of the 12 passengers on board were a retired Seventh Day Adventist pastor from Alberta and his wife who, en route to Campbell River from where the boat left, had visited The Burgess Shale site just north of Field, B.C. The purpose of their visit was to see where “Satan had deposited all the fossils.”

The site had earned U.N. World Heritage status. The fossil field, not Satan, was the reason for U.N. rec-ognition. Satan, so the Creationists believe, deposited the fossils there sometime during the last 6,000 years in a vain attempt to discredit scien-tific dating methods.

Humour plays a large part in the atheism lexicon insofar as all reli-gions are concerned. Two instances come to mind, the first is called “Je-sus and Mo” and another one goes by the name of Mr. Deity.

The first one, Jesus and Mo – short for Mohammed – is a regular four-panel comic strip in which Je-sus and Mohammed are seated side by side at a bar, drinking. There is always a third person, a barmaid, who is out of sight, but not inaudible because she is the foil who questions Jesus and Mohammed on their often diverse, but often common, points of faith. The questions she asks are pointed and the answers they give are, to the non-believer, vague and evasive.

The second one, Mr. Deity, is in video format and real people assume the roles of biblical characters. Each video lasts for five to seven minutes and deals with matters of faith. It is not as incisive as Jesus and Mo but it gets the point across that without hard evidence, all matters involving faith are open to question.

For those of you who have access to the internet, I suggest that you search both titles ”Jesus and Mo” and “Mr.Deity.” I can guarantee that you will not find anything offensive.

John PerkinsA Rational View

Christmas is a special time of remembering and honouring our loved ones in the past and build-ing new memories to bring for-ward into the future. For many people it is a bittersweet time because memories of those who are no longer with us bring both smiles and tears.

Nakusp Hospice is once again pleased to have the support of Hub International/Barton Insur-

ance have our Memorial Tree on display.

The Memorial Tree will be on display from November 23 to December 31 during regular of-fice hours to take donations large or small. Anyone can inscribe the name of a loved one on an orna-ment and hang it on the tree. Tax receipts will be sent to donors who request them.

The Nakusp Hospice Society provides support to individuals and families who are experienc-ing terminal illness. There is no

charge for this service which can be provided in hospital, care fa-cility or home. In coordination with the Health Care Team mem-bers, trained volunteers offer physical, emotional and spiritual support as determined by the in-dividual’s wishes and family.

Anyone wishing to inquire about accessing hospice services may contact Helen Scown, Coor-dinator, at 265-4137 or visit our web site nakusphospice.com

By Helen ScownSpecial to the Arrow Lakes News

Celebrate loved ones and support Nakusp Hospice

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Listen, can you hear the singing rocks of Nakusp?

Where can you find singing rocks? In the basement of the Na-kusp Arena. The ice is in and the rocks are waiting for you in the curling rink.

On a wet Tuesday afternoon I popped in to join drop-in curling. Although I was definitely the most junior (and most inexperienced) player, I was welcomed and told to get a move on and throw a rock.

If you’re familiar with the sport you already know that throwing a rock isn’t the same as lobbing it into the air. And good luck with that anyway, because curling rocks are heavy – really heavy: they weigh between 17 and 20 kilos. No, chuck-ing rocks in curling is a trick of bal-ance, force, and spin.

I quickly put on a small rubber shoe cover, a slider, which is a lot like rubber shoe protectors of old that shielded dress shoes from rain and mud (I don’t see a lot of them any more; I used to have a rubber pair for heels which were hilarious-ly cartoony when worn without a shoe underneath). The slider allows your foot to slide on the ice as you get low and push the rock toward its target.

A word about the ice: it’s not flat, it’s kind of pebbly. I’d imagined

the ice was like the rink upstairs in the arena, but not so. On the curl-ing sheet (the play area), the ice is groomed to be a little bumpy, and the finished surface texture feels like hail has fallen, melted slightly and then refrozen. For those of you born with rocks in your blood, this is old news, I’m sure, but I was de-lighted.

Even more delightful is the sound the rocks make as they slide toward their target. They sing! As they curl (you put a slight spin on the rock when you throw it) over the orange-peel surface of the ice, the rock makes a beautiful meditative sound as it scrapes its way to the blue and red target.

But unless you’re throwing the stone, and throwing it well, you’ve got more important things to do than just listen to the rock sing. You’ve got housekeeping to do!

Earl Frerichs, our skip, hollered to get sweeping, scrubbing the path in front of the rock and smoothing the way so it will reach its destina-tion. If the throw is too heavy, it will shoot too far and miss its mark. If it’s too light, it just won’t get to where it needs to go, but sweeping can help the rock along (if I were writing a hip hop song about curl-ing, it would have to have the line “I’m throwing the rocks like little Miss Goldilocks: just right”).

The brooms are more like some kind of en-larged dish-scrubbing utensil to polish the peb-bly ice in front of the moving rock. Adept curlers glide on their slider shoe just in front of the icy missile and scrub; I race in tiny steps to keep up and scrub as fast as I can.

Curling, when you know what you’re doing and are attempting more than just standing up-right on the ice while figuring out how to throw or sweep, is a game of strategy, tactics and skill. I could see this, even though I hardly knew where to stand or what to do.

Points are awarded to the team with the rock nearest to the button, or centre point of the target, for not only that rock but any of their rocks that are closer to it than the other team’s nearest rock. Got that?

So what you want to do, ideally, is get as near to the centre as possible and not let any of the opposing team’s rocks get close. Once you know what you’re doing it’s more likely. As it was, one of my throws ended up in a good defensive posi-tion, luckily.

If you want to hear the stones sing, drop in to the curling rink at 1 p.m. on Tuesdays, and you’ll be on the ice learning how to throw stones in no time at all. For more information on the drop in or the Men’s League (women are also welcome, but they have to wear a moustache in Movember, teased Charlie Granewall), you can call Brian Weatherhead at 250-265-3133.


Skip Earl Frerichs throws a rock during the casual curling drop in that happens every Tuesday at the rink be-neath the Arena. Claire Paradis/Arrow Lakes

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2012 Celebration of light lit Nakusp up with cheer and warmth, ringing in the holiday spiritThis year’s light up parade took a different turn,

starting on the east end of Broadway and finishing in the park where there were fire barrels, a stage, goodies and more ready for chilly spectators.

Folks were greeted by a lovely light display composed of paper bags decorated by tots and lit up with LED lights. After the festivities, the bags will be given to residents at Halcyon House as sou-venirs.

Fire barrels featuring some fancy design work that cut sleds, reindeer, words and even logging trucks into their sides were filled with old pallets and set alight.

For those with the munchies, there were treats galore to choose from: chocolate, hot drinks, baked goods and popcorn to name a few.

The youth choir regaled the crowd with carols, and kids played street hockey in front of Halcyon House.

There were a few drops of rain, but fortunately the precipitation stayed at a spit, and the celebra-tion was dry and warm under the night’s sky.


Pat DIon revisited his role as town crier for the cel-ebration of lights. Claire Paradis/Arrow Lakes News

A mysterious grinch in a jolly mood joined the parad-ers. Claire Paradis/Arrow Lakes News

Of course, the man himself, Santa, was there distributing sugary treats to kids and adults lining Broadway. Claire Paradis/Arrow Lakes News

Nakusp Falcons whooped it up on their festive float. Claire Paradis/Arrow Lakes

The youth choir sang carols for the crowd, and Matt McKee manned the DJ booth. Claire Paradis/Arrow Lakes News

Paper bag lanterns placed across the cenetaff welcomed visitors to the park. Claire Paradis/Arrow Lakes News

Nakuspians took the chill off near festive fires. Claire Paradis/Arrow Lakes

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Kids played street hockey under the glare of lamps after the parade was done. Claire Paradis/Arrow Lakes News

Barbara Maye, festooned in jingle bells, and her friend Geordie were there. Claire Paradis/Arrow Lakes News

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Tuesday, December 4 11 am – 1 pm Selkirk College, 10th Street Campus, Nelson

Tuesday, December 4 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm Touchstones Nelson: Museum of Art and History

Wednesday, December 5 7:30 am – 9:30 am Selkirk College, Silver King Campus, Nelson

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Kringle is crafting it up with PALS in Nakusp

Christmas is a time for love, ac-cording to children’s TV, a time for murder, according to schlocky hor-ror movies, and a time for giving Walmart all of your money, accord-ing to them. Kenny G’s Christmas-themed soporifics travel the air-waves, numbing drivers into sleepy hazards.

Store employees proudly pat themselves on the back for their clever plot of setting up decorations two days after Halloween. “A Won-derful Life” is stuck on repeat on ev-ery channel everywhere. Kids circle everything in the Wish Book. Stores throw sale after sale trying to draw in as much profit as possible, and most of all, a whole bunch of people

dress up as Santa. Regardless of all the Saturday sales and corporate Kris Kringles in more populated areas, in Nakusp it means something else as well: it means it’s time for the Na-kusp Festival of Lights once again.

The Festival is a big event for Na-kusp, and so is the craft fair that took place in the arena. As craft fairs go, it was pretty impressive. The parking lot was unusually filled with cars.

Inside, it was the same story. People bustled from one end to the other, stopping to admire displays or sipping drinks from the concession. Tables and chairs set down near the staged filled quickly with browsers looking for a place to recline. The displays themselves ranged from

the unassuming to the impres-sive, the latter category includ-ing those such as Margie Bos’s painted woodwork, and Barbara Thielen’s jewelry.

Circling around the arena floor, it was possible to find out new things about your fellow residents. It may not be a surprise to longtime residents, but I had no idea that my substitute sci-ence teacher made stained glass. One point to you, Mrs. Jones. Of course, the more edible class of homemade concoctions was present as well; notably, Faye of Gramma Faye’s chocolates pre-sided over an impressive array

of sweets. Maybe her and Jen-nifer should have a chocolate-off? Marylin McCurry had some yummy looking baked goods at her table too. Not to discount PALS themselves, the sponsors of the event, who had a table staffed by the friendly Linda Kendall. The craft fair is one of those things that seems to be left behind by time; you won’t find any ipads or HDTVs, but you will find some great craftsman-ship and a lot of cool stuff.

To create something is to put your personality into something unique, and that’s why a craft fair is perfect for a town like

Nakusp. In a bigger city, there would be so many tables that not everyone would get more than a passing glance; heck, in a bigger city, most people would just pop downtown for a new laptop or movie. In Nakusp, where every-one knows each other, and ev-eryone has nothing to do for the majority of their day, a craft fair allows people to showcase their creativity and be an individual. From baubles to baked goods, from gemstones to gorgeous views and beyond, the craft fair was a worthwhile attendance. Judging by the amount of people present, it seems most agree.

Marilyn McKinnon and Heather Davidson were at the helm of the LIbrary table at the PALS craft fair. Claire Paradis/Arrow Lakes News

Ken and Barbie had a festive Vegas theme going on at the PALS fund raising craft fair. Angus Schroff/Arrow Lakes News

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Gus StankovenFebruary 10, 1934 – November 18, 2012

Gus Stankoven passed away peacefully at Kamloops Hospice on Sunday, Nov. 18th, 2012 at the age of 78 years surrounded by the love of his family. Gus was born on February 10th, 1934 in Drumheller, Alta. and was raised there until graduation in 1952. He came to Revelstoke in September 1952 to work for C.P. Rail as a telegraph operator. He worked the spare board on the Mountain and Shuswap subs until getting a steady job as a telegrapher in 1954. He married Winnifried Goebel on June 2nd, 1956 and worked in Albert Canyon until 1959, after which they moved to Rosebery where he was the

station agent. While living there, Gus belonged to the New Denver – Silverton Kinsmen Club, coached Little League Baseball and Minor Hockey. He also played on the New Denver – Silverton Combines Senior Baseball team and Senior Hockey teams. He loved fishing on Slocan Lake and Wilson Creek. After 10 years, the CPR decided to close the branch line between Rosebery and Nakusp due to a lack of business. He turned down a promotion to be a mobile supervisor in Cranbrook because they had already purchased a home in Enderby, where he bid and got the Armstrong-Enderby office swing position.

They moved to Enderby in 1969 and Gus was on city council for 14 years as an alderman, head of the Recreation Commission and put on many events for the Senior Citizens. He also coached Minor Hockey and Little League baseball where his team represented the Okanagan Valley at the Provincial Championship in Whalley. He was also involved with the Grindrod Elks Senior Hockey team and Enderby Legionnaires Senior Ball club and proudly went to the Western Canadian finals. In 1985 while working the Armstrong, Vernon and Sicamous swing, the CPR decided to close the branch line where he managed to get the office swing job in Kamloops. They resided in Kamloops until 1991 when Gus retired after 39 years of service with CP Rail when they closed the station due to technical changes on the railway. While an operator in Kamloops, he also was the First Aid instructor, as well as Defensive Driving Instructor for CP Employees.

In 1992, they moved to a beautiful home in Nakusp on the Arrow Lakes. While there, Gus was president of the Senior Citizens Association for 7 ½ years, was a Senior Counsellor and also gave driving lessons to approximately 120 students and seniors. He was also President of the Nakusp Falcons Senior Hockey team and was also the score/time keeper for Minor Hockey. Gus & Winnie were chosen as Citizens of the Year in 1998. While living in Nakusp, Gus enjoyed fishing and picking berries. In 2003, they moved back to Kamloops to be closer to family and medical attention. Gus won medals at the Senior Games in table tennis, which he enjoyed playing for many years after. His hobbies included riding his scooter, watching hockey, playing crib, scrabble & circle word games. He loved watching movies and spending time with the family, especially his grandchildren. Gus spent time collecting donations for the Salvation Army as a kettle ringer in the malls at Christmas and loved interacting with people. Dad was an unselfish person who loved unconditionally, a friend to everyone, and always willing to help those in need. He devoted his life to being a great husband, father and grandfather and will be greatly missed. Special thanks to all of his doctors and nurses along with the volunteers at Hospice for your kindness and compassion.

Gus was predeceased by his parents, step-father and sister, wife Winnie in August 2009 and granddaughter Michelle in February 2012. He is survived by his five children and families: Bill (Lorna) Stankoven of Victoria; Brenda (Dave) Jones of Revelstoke; Larry (Franca) Stankoven of Enderby; Linda (Fred) Iadarola of Kamloops; Wes (Deana) Stankoven of Kamloops; Fifteen grandchildren: Christina (Benjamin) Hernandez, Devin, Brennan & Garrett Stankoven; Amanda & Jeff Jones; Amy (Trevor) Volpatti; Amber (Adam) Brausse; Steven & Samuel Stankoven; Eric, Jenna & Melissa Iadarola; Logan & Macie Stankoven.

Funeral services will be held at the Sacred Heart Cathedral (255 Nicola) in Kamloops on Sat. Dec. 1st, at 12:00 followed by a Celebration of Life at the Colombo Lodge (814 Lorne) In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Kamloops Hospice or the Salvation Army in memory of Gus.

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Wednesday, nov. 28STRONG START A pre-school early learning pro-gram for children 0-6. Free drop-in for parents, care-givers and their children; 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. at Nakusp Elementary School Strong Start building.FELDENKRAIS WITH TYSON Learn how to move in ways that will improve the quality of your life. At 90 5th Ave in Nakusp (NaCoMo Wellness Centre). First class free; begins 9:15 a.m. Contact Tyson Bartel 250-226-6826 or [email protected] for more info. STORY TIME AT NAKUSP PUBLIC LIBRARYListen to a story for kids between 10 and 11 a.m.SENIORS’ COFFEE From 10-11 a.m., and the Serenaders are on stage from 11 a.m.-12 p.m.DROP-IN HOCKEY IN NAKUSP Bring your own equipment; $2 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.PUBLIC SKATING The rink is open to skaters from 3-4:45 p.m. for only $2. ZUMBA $5, plus a one-time fee of $20. For more info: www.mariewrede.zumba.com.ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Meets at Terra Pondera, 97 2nd Ave in Nakusp, 7 p.m.

Thursday, nov. 29PUBLIC SKATING The rink is open to skaters from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 3 - 4:45 p.m. for only $2.STRONG START A pre-school early learning program for children 0-6. Free drop-in for parents, caregivers and their children; 12:30 p.m. at Nakusp Elementary School Strong Start building. BINGO AT THE LEGION Every Thursday, try your luck at bingo. Doors open 6 p.m.BADMINTON At NSS Gym 7 to 9 p.m.; $30/yr or $3/ drop in, Plus $15 insurance fee. Beginners welcome.

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Thursday, nov. 22 - Friday nov. 30KSCU SILENT AUCTION Raising funds for the Nakusp Community Foundation, there are an assort-ment of items waiting for your bid!

Thursday, november 29CRT PUBLIC MEETING The Columbia River Treaty Local Governments’ Committee encourages you to join them and be heard, from 6-9 p.m.

Friday, nov. 30SENIORS’ DINNER At the Seniors’ Hall at 5:30 p.m.HIDDEN GARDEN GALLERY FILM Genetic Rou-lette (2012) This sometimes shocking film may change your diet, help you protect your family, and accelerate the consumer tipping point against genetically modi-fied organisms; begins 7:30 p.m.

Friday, nov. 30- sunday, dec. 2CHRISTMAS BY THE LAKE Silverton’s annual winter market and more runs 4-8 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday.

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Wednesday, dec. 5COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CAROL SING Come harmonize and feel the festive spirit through song at the NSS Gym. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and carols start at 7:00 p.m. Admission is free to this Nakusp Rotary event and everyone is welcome!

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You may be wondering why I have submitted a picture of a hummingbird in November! Well, believe it or not, this pic-ture was taken on November 9 in Fauquier.

I received a phone call from a resident reporting that a hum-mingbird had come to her feeder, which had not been taken down since the summer. When she saw the bird, she immediately put fresh food in the feeder and the hummingbird returned and fed. A neighbour also put out her feeder again. I went down imme-diately to identify the bird. It was an immature male Anna’s Hum-mingbird.

Historically, this species was seen only further south in the western U.S. The first B.C. re-cords occurred in the 1940s and were winter records! The spe-cies is essentially non-migratory,

although some will abandon the mountains of eastern California in the winter. There is also some expansion into Baja California in winter.

Since that first B.C. sighting, numbers have been increasing steadily. It was not until well into the 1970s that the species was first reported from the interior of the province.

Most interior records have come from the Okanagan but there are a scattering of reports from such far-flung places as Prince George, Prince Rupert and even the far northwest corner of B.C.

There are a few Kootenay re-cords, the most local being a bird from Silverton in January 1978. This individual was taken into the house by Nancy Anderson and given its “own room” for the winter!

The first breeding record for the province was in 1958 near Duncan. Since then breeding has become a regular occurrence on southern Vancouver Island and in parts of the Okanagan. Anna’s Hummingbirds are well known for their post-breeding disper-sal. That is, they tend to wander around after the breeding season.

This is not a migration; they don’t go in any particular direc-tion. It would be interesting to

know where the Fauqiuer bird came from, the Okanagan would seem the most likely but we’ll never know for sure. Since it is an immature bird, it was raised this past summer.

The first thing I was asked by the Fauquier residents was whether or not their feeders were preventing the bird from leaving and therefore doing more harm than good. Because this is a non-migratory bird, I assured them that their feeders were likely not preventing them from leaving at all. If they had finished their post-breeding wandering they may stay, if not then they will leave.

I was later talking to a third Fauquier resident who had seen the bird a couple of weeks ear-lier. At time of writing, the bird was last seen on November 15th.

While I was in Fauquier, I no-ticed a Harris’s Sparrow in the same garden as the humming-bird. This is also quite a rare bird in the valley, I have probably seen about a dozen in the last 37 years. Typically when they do arrive at this time of year, they remain for most of the winter be-fore heading back to their Arctic breeding grounds. The Harris’s Sparrow is the only bird whose breeding range lies entirely with-in Canada.

Gary DavidsonBirds of Nakusp

This colourful little character, an Anna’s Hummingbird, was spot-ted recently in Fauquier. Photo courtesy of Gary David-

Anna’s Hummingbird spotted late in Fauquier

Princess Shaheen (Sierra Wilkes) and Sin-bad (Michael Cold) are going on an adven-ture and you’re invited! Photo courtesy Stefanie Scambler

Come along on a wild adventure to the “Island of the Rok” with Sinbad and his crew. Encounter Pirates, Genies, Monkeys, Bruce, Barry and Wilson along the way. Can Sinbad safely return to marry his love, Princess Shaheen, before her father the Caliph has her marry the Evil Al Capone?

Discover the answer when the Arrow Lakes Arts Council presents Mirror Theatre’s performance of Sinbad, a pantomime, on Saturday, Dec. 1, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 2 at 2:00 p.m. at the Bon-nington Arts Centre. There will be music, mayhem and laughs for the whole family. Tickets are avail-able at the Bon Marché/Dollar Store and at the door. Doors open half an hour before showtime.

Contributed by Stefanie Scambler

Sinbad promises to be good

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