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A unique display at Saturdayand Sunday’sCountry Fest shouldbe the bee’s knees.by Troy [email protected]
Loretta Jackson will bebusy with her bees duringCountry Fest at the AlbionFairgrounds this weekend.
The 53-year-old, who oper-ates a small hobby farm onher east Maple Ridge prop-erty, has a particular affinityfor the little buzzers.
Through interactive games,she’ll be passing on her beekeep-ing knowledge at the July 26-27event.
She’s also bringing alongher 50-year-old, hand-crankedextractor.
According to the BeekeepingWiki, a honey extractor extractsthe honey from the beeswax orhoney comb. It typically worksby centrifugal force, spinning thehoney out from the honeycomb.
“I know it’s going to be a crazy,messy, sticky affair,” she said. “Ijust love it [the extractor] becauseit’s like a step back in time.”
Of course there will be honeybees, about 100 of them, crawlingbehind a frame of plexiglass.
“That’s how I saw them, initial-ly,” Jackson said. “So [visitors]can watch them move, and thebees will be doing what they doin there.”
Jackson hosts a bee clinicSaturdays at Allco Park, and sheloves the enthusiasm little oneshave for bees.
“Kids are coming and glovingup and getting in there,” she said.“You can even see it [the enthusi-asm] through our bee club. Thereused to be 10 or 12 people, nowthere are 38 to 40 people. It’shuge.”
Her hobby took flight sevenyears ago at Country Fest, whereshe met Vladimir Cukor, who had
an observation hive on display atthe festival.
“I said, ‘Oh, I’ve always wantedto have bees,’ and he said ‘youcan, you can do it,’” Jacksonrecalled.
She joined a local bee club,through the North Fraser HoneyProducersAssociation. Forthe next year, sheattended meetings,along with a smallgroup consistingof mostly oldermen and youngerwomen, Jacksonsaid.
The next year, she acquired herown hive of about 5,000 bees.
“And pretty quick, they’ll haveup to 50, 60,000,” Jackson said.
That first colony didn’t fare
too well, but it didn’t discour-age Jackson, who continued tolearn about the intricacies of thehobby.
After Cukor lost his battlewith cancer, his widow Zdenkabecame Jackson’s beekeepingmentor.
“She’s been abeekeeper, she’llsay, all her life,”Jackson said.“She’s been a bee-keeper for over 50years.”
Spending timewith, and learn-
ing from, Zdenka helped Jacksonmanage into what has become 19healthy colonies on her property.
From those colonies, Jacksonextracts honey, and lots of it,and from that has started a small
home business, Sunny Jax honey.She put a few of the colonies
on local cranberry fields andblueberry fields, but not all ofthem, because she said cran-berry fields can be hard on bees.Cranberries produce only pollenand bees need both nectar andpollen.
“We are always encouragingfarmers to embrace weeds, black-berries and other nectar produ-cing plants,” Jackson said.
So is there a lot to learn aboutbeekeeping? Jackson answeredwith this analogy. “It’s one ofthose things where, is there a lotto learn about raising kids; you’renever done.”
Bees are typically acquired inJanuary, and the key is to ensurethe queen is laying eggs, and thecolony can be monitored once a
week or once every two weeks tosee how things are going.
“Once you see the numbersare good, you kind of leave themalone until it’s time to get somehoney out,” Jackson said. “Atleast that’s the way that I do it,but every beekeeper does it dif-ferent.”
The bees need honey to helpthem make it through the winter,when they cluster together to sur-vive the colder weather.
“Think of the penguins in theNorth Pole,” Jackson said. “Theyjust kind of walk around in a bigcircle. The outside goes in, theinside goes out and they just keepwarm that way. The bees are thesame. They just stay in a bunch.They’re feeding the queen andthey’re just kind of hanging out.”
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Beekeeper Loretta Jackson,with just some of theresident honeybees on hereast Maple Ridge property.Jackson (inset left) isbringing her honeyextractor to Country Festthis weekend at the AlbionFairgrounds.
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At 17, Paige Gordon is a veteranCountry Fest volunteer.
by Troy [email protected]
Paige Gordon’s employment future willno doubt involve furry four-legged creatureswith paws or hooves.
The 17-year-old, who graduated fromMaple Ridge Secondary in June, will charta potential career course whenshe starts a six-month dogtraining program through PortCoquitlam’s Good Dog Academyin the fall.
And once she turns 19, Gordonis considering learning to workwith drug detection dogs throughCanadian K9, by acquiring basicsecurity training with the JusticeInstitute of British Columbia (JIBC).
Her more immediate future – as in thisweekend – is also animal related, duringCountry Fest at the Albion Fairgrounds.
Gordon, who will enter her fifth year vol-unteering at Country Fest, is taking on amuch more prominent role with the annualtwo-day event, which this year runs thisSaturday and Sunday, July 26 and 27.
In 2013, she and another volunteer super-vised the “Fun Til you’re Done Farm”,heightening her responsibilities from yearspast.
“I was still receiving the animals and get-ting all the instructions, I just followed them,but I was also in charge of the other volun-teers who were only there part of the time,”Gordon said.
“Whereas this year I’m [at Country Fest]both days it’s open, and the day before,receiving animals, feeding animals, taking inall the information on how much [food] the
animals get and when.”In a nutshell, she’s responsible for
organizing the care of the animals,which include three new additions:quail, pheasants, and a buffalo.
Including Gordon, there are fourconfirmed volunteers, with threemore likely to add a helping hand.
“So at max, on the Saturday, ifeveryone shows up, we should have
seven volunteers coming and going through-out the day,” Gordon said, “which is themost we’ve had since I started.”
Cows, a miniature pony, a donkey and itsfoal, sheep, goats, pigs, and ducklings will bein the barns. The display is hugely popularwith little ones, from the moment CountryFest opens its doors to the time it finishes.
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Those wishing to pay their respects arewelcome to attend.
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Skipper set to returnBursitis in the knee has grounded
Pitt Meadows Chris Cooper. He is thefounder and leader ofthe 1,300-kilometre,three month Spiritof the Coast CanoeJourney underwayto Alaska right now,and he was forced toreturn home Mondayto seek medical attention.The prognosis Tuesday: he could be bet-ter if he relaxes for the next week. Hisdecision: he’ll head back to join the teamon July 31.
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A Pitt Meadows lawyer and former three-term councillor, whowas defeated in the mayoralty race of 2011, announced hisintentions Tuesday to run in November’s civic election.Lawyer John Becker declared his intention to run again forthe mayor’s chair in Pitt Meadows, in an attempt to unseatincumbent Deb Walters. In the last municipal election, Waltersbeat out Becker with 2,025 votes to his 1,202.
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More than 1,300 kids,leaders, and alumniare going to party farmstyle at Country Fest.by Roxanne [email protected]
Behind thescenes at thisyear’s CountryFest, there’s a pri-vate celebrationhappening thatwill help mark the100th anniversary of 4HClubs in B.C.
And what a party it’sturning out to be.
Organizers of the MapleRidge-Pitt MeadowsAgricultural Associationwere approached last year,asked to host a centen-nial celebration for all theclubs in the Fraser Valley.
Initial expectations werethat about 500 peoplewould attend. Last count,fair manager LorraineBates said there were1,300 registered to attendthe various anniversaryceremonies happening– primarily behind thescenes – at this year’sCountry Fest.
“Numbers always spellsuccess, but yikes,” Batessaid of the numbers.
There are regional 4H
centennialcelebrationsalso plannedon Vancouver
Island, innorthern B.C., and in theInterior. But, Bates said,none seem to be attractingthe attention that is befall-ing the festivities in MapleRidge.
“No one is doing any-thing comparable,” shesaid, noting some of thehost fairs are organizingpotlucks or dances.
At the AlbionFairgrounds this weekend,thanks to volunteers andsponsors, Country Fest willbe serving up free break-fasts and dinners to all the4H-ers, 4H alumni, andtheir families attending.
The fun doesn’t endthere. They’re also hostingthe traditional 4H competi-tions and but adding in afew special alumni classes.They’re having a scaven-
ger hunt, and doing themini-Olympics that startedin Bates backyard yearsago when all the 4Hersfrom the Valley campedout on her property duringthe fair. This will includea number of old-fashionedfair games like three-legged races and egg runs– similar to the ones thatwould have been held acentury ago, she said.
Other centennial eventsinclude a barbecue and 4Hdance on Saturday night,an expanded water fight(complete with police offi-cers and firefighters) lateSunday afternoon, and aseries of 4H club historyexhibits withall the Valleyclubs in Planet Ice.
“I’m honoured that theychose us to do this,” Batessaid, convinced she’ll belaughing hysterically andbawling uncontrollably atthroughout the weekend.
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Each year, Cops forCancer cyclists hit theroads of B.C. to raisefunds for pediatriccancer research,and to send kidsliving with cancer toCamp Goodtimes inMaple Ridge. DuringCountry Fest July26 and 27 at AlbionFairgrounds, Tour deCoast captain Const.Dayne Campbell isorganizing a golf balldrop to raise fundsfor the cause.
Ridge Meadows Got Talentcompetition Sunday will feature alittle bit of everything.by Eric [email protected]
A 17-year-old female con-tortionist and a 17-year-oldmale Michael Jackson tributeperformer are just two of the talentedyouth chosen to strut their stuff at thisyear’s Ridge Meadows Got Talent por-
tion of the Country Fest this weekend,which takes place on Sunday afternoon.
And Phil Ransom, who is the organ-izer and emcee of the event,couldn’t be more pleased withthe public’s response to thisyear’s call-out for auditions.
“We’ve picked eight per-formers in the youth category,and eight performers in theadult category,” he told the
TIMES.Ransom added the total number of
applications was between 18 and 20.Last year, the total number was seven.
Contest
Performers take to Country Fest stage
Sponsoring a golf ball at CountryFest will help fund pediatric cancerresearch and also send youngsterswith cancer to Camp Goodtimes.
by Troy [email protected]
A married father of twogirls, Dayne Campbell has asoft spot in his heart for kids,and in particular, childrenand teens who are fightingcancer.
That’s why the 38-year-oldVancouver Police Departmentconstable and Maple Ridgeresident captains the Tour DeCoast Cops for Cancer ride, a900-kilometre cycling journeyinvolving law enforcementand emergency services per-sonnel.
Proceeds from all fourCops for Cancer rides (Tourde Valley, Coast, Rock, andNorth) go to the Canadian Cancer Society.
From Sept. 17 to 25, Tour de Coast cyc-lists travel through the Lower Mainland,the Sunshine Coast, then along the Sea toSky Highway to Squamish, Whistler, andPemberton before returning to Vancouverto wrap up the fundraiser.
Each participant tries to raise a min-imum of $6,000, with all the moneygoing to pediatric cancer research andto send kids living with cancer to CampGoodtimes at Loon Lake in Maple Ridge.
“I have visited Camp Goodtimes onmore than one occasion and it blows meaway what a special place this is for kidsthat have suffered a lot,” Campbell saidon his fundraising page.
“It always reaffirms that there is still alot of good out there.”
Since its inception in 1994, Cops for
Cancer has raised $26 million for thecause, an average of more than $2.5 mil-lion per year.
To date, the Tour de Coast riders haveraised more than $87,000.
Campbell noted that Cops for Cancerbasically funds CampGoodtimes, which provides asummer experience for chil-dren and teens with cancer,and their families.
As an extension of the Copsfor Cancer fundraising efforts,Campbell is organizing aGreat Golf Ball Drop event atthis year’s Country Fest tak-ing place July 26 and 27 atAlbion Fairgrounds.
He met the organizers ofCountry Fest at the 2014Ridge Meadows Home Show,and knew he might have acaptive audience, with 15,000folks expected to converge onthe fairgrounds for CountryFest.
“They allow charities tocome in and set up differ-ent things,” Campbell said.
“Cops For Cancer is one of the onesthey’ve always supported.”
Organizers of the golf ball drop willhave a huge area to work with near theCountry Fest stage, where a crane/scissorlift supplied by western one rentals will bepositioned.
A large target zone along with booth,kids games, and hopefully a antique policecar will be set up in the area.
Visitors will be able to “sponsor” a golfball – with proceeds going to Cops forCancer – and if they have children, theywill be able to obtain a ball for the kids’prizes, as well.
At the end of the two-day festival, all ofthe balls will be dropped over the targetzone from the top of the crane. The ball(s)that land closest to the multiple flags willwin the associated prizes.
Fundraising
Ball drop aids little ones
“I have visitedCamp Goodtimeson more than oneoccasion and itblows me awaywhat a specialplace this is forkids…”Const. Dayne Campbell
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Residential tractors areripping up the CountryFest track on Saturday.by Troy [email protected]
While it’s a stretch tosay it will someday rivalmonster trucks or stock carracing as the blue collarentertainment pastime ofchoice, there’sa certain charmto lawn mowerracing.
The FraserValley LawnMower RacingAssociation(FVLMRA) isbringing the unique sportto Country Fest this week-end (July 26 and 27) atAlbion Fairgrounds.
FVLMRA president OwenGrahn said any kind ofride-on lawn tractor can bemodified for racing.
The only requirementsare, it must have a killswitch and no blades.
Grahn, himself, had littleknowledge about lawnmower racing until hecame across a site on theinternet.
Being mechanicallyinclined, he said he knewhe could build “somethinglike this.”
“I did some researchand found the local club,built a mower and joined,”Grahn said.
Grahn heads up anassociation thathe estimateshas “at least15 members”and “has beenaround since themid- to- late-’90s.”
In a standardlawn mower racing event,competitors go head-to-head in three classes:20hp and under, 12hp andunder, and modified, andgo through time trials todetermine their start pos-itions.
After that, two heat andtwo main races per classdetermines who makes it
to the finals.“For fun, we do trophy
dashes and grudge match-
es,” Grahn said.This weekend, about
10 racers with 15 mowers
are anticipated to competeon a track that is typically200’ by 100’ in diameter.
“We haven’t seen whatwe’re racing on in MapleRidge yet,” Grahn said.
There’s still time to regis-ter to race at Country Fest,but there are restrictions.
Providing the potentialracer has met mowersafety requirements andhas the required safetygear, they can race, Grahnnoted.
Racers must buy insur-ance, which is $25 for theyear and pay $10 per raceevent.
Races are conductedusing American RacingMower Association
(ARMA) insurance andracers need to followARMA regulations.
For those interested intaking in the races, expectto see some potentiallymud-caked fun.
“Lawn mower racing isloud as fast,” said Grahn,who has been racing forfour years. “Sometimes, it’smuddy and if the specta-tors are lucky, the crashesare kind of awesome.”
The races run 2:30 and5:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Check out the associa-tion online at lawnmower-racingfv.blogspot.com formore information on theraces, some pictures andvideo, and how to join.
Fraser Valley association
A traditional part of Country Fest, Sunday morningchurch services will be held near the main stage ofthe fair at 10 a.m. at the Albion fairgrounds.
Brad Warner, associate pastor ofdiscipleship with Brunett Fellowshipnoted that a local band, led byJacey Davison, will be part of theservice.
Additionally, special guest, GlenMadden from Willow Park Churchin Kelowna, will speak.
“He’s been recommended as a good speaker,”Warner said of Madden.
Warner also advised that attendees bring a lawnchair, water, and hat as well as their Bible.
Outdoor church
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Fraser Valley Lawn Mower Racing Association president Owen Grahn (left)and Maple Ridge’s Mike Trautman will be racing at Country Fest Saturday.
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Let’s talk about aliens. Wherethe heck are they, huh?
The universe is really, reallybig. And we know that there aplenty of planets out there – weget better at spotting them everyday, having found more than1,800 as I write this.
We’ve got somewhere up to400 billion stars just in our gal-axy. Surely there’s life out there,lots of life, and surely some tinyfraction of that life must haveevolved big brains and decidedto go exploring in giant anti-matter fueled tincans.
So why haven’t they contacted us? Why aren’twe basking in the soothing transmissions ofthree-camera sitcoms from Vega Prime and get-ting regular visits from the Iridian Empire?
I have a theory, and it involves pugs wearingbee costumes.
Hear me out!What if we have been visited already?I don’t mean covert snatch-and-grab missions
to tractor-beam up some yokels.And I certainly don’t believe that beings that
can devise methods of crossing light yearsbetween the stars are going to show up for thepurpose of mutilating cattle, or making corn liedown in pretty patterns.
(Anyway, we already know what makes cropcircles. It’s the lizard people from inside theHollow Earth.)
But maybe some aliens would send a probe(not that kind, get your mind out of the gutter)to say, sample our airwaves, listen in on theinternet and pick up the lingo. They’re probablywatching edit wars on Wikipedia right now.
Anyway, I figure they want to know a lot ofthings about us. How we live, how we governourselves, how we fight. And most importantly,how we treat competing species.
In all of our history, going back to the dayswhen we were man-apes banging rocks together
and cowering in fear of thunder-storms, our biggest direct com-petition on this planet camefrom large wild canines. Africanpainted dogs and wolves fill avery similar environmental nicheto early humans.
Unlike big cats and bears,canines run their prey down,exhausting them before movingin for the kill. That was one ofthe earliest human hunting tech-niques – some hunter-gathererpeople in remote parts of the
world still use it to this day.Humans and dogs are among the only meat-
eating animals that can actually run long distan-ces – and we have the stamina to wear downalmost anything.
Between a human marathoner and a thorough-bred horse, the human will always win whenyou crank up the distance.
Wolves also work in packs. They can cooper-ate, like human hunters.
So we ate the same food, and we used thesame tactics, and we moved in sizeable groups.
Did we wipe out wolves down to the last pup?No. We did something much more disturbing.We befriended them.We loved them.We made them smaller, and more like puppies.We made them love us back.Imagine the horror when the aliens realized
what we’d done, as they noticed that the DNAof a proud Arctic predator and a bow-wearingYorkie in a purse are substantially the same?
“By the stars, Zorg, we can’t land on Earth!”their chief researcher shouted. “If they evergained the upper hand on us for a second,imagine what they’d do to us! Do you want to bedressed up as a sunflower and paraded aroundon a leash? Do you want your great-grandspawnto have hip dysplasia and no noses?”
So give your pug an extra tummy rub today.He’s saving us from alien invasion.
Opinion
A8 Thursday, July 24, 2014
Our View
Country Fest:Fun, fun, fun!
There are a lot of years involved inthis year’s Country Fest… maybe thatis how they pack so much fun into theevent.
The community’s Country Fest hasbeen an annual project of the 113-year-old Maple Ridge-Pitt MeadowsAgricultural Association.
The aim of the annual celebration ofagricultural pursuits was – and is – toeducate the public about the import-ance of agriculture, economically andsocially.
There’s stuff there to make everyonehappy: music andvariety enter-tainment on theCanadian Heritageand AppaloosaStages, educa-tional displaysand demonstra-tions, flyball dogs(always an amazing attraction), andlots of gardening and animal husbandryactivities and information.
It is little wonder that the annual fairhas so deeply integrated 4-H into itsgoals, and made the agricultural youthmovement – this year celebrating itsown 100th anniversary in B.C. – animportant part of the festivities.
The 4-H movement mirrors the goalsof the local agriculture association,as the youngsters’ motto points out:“Learn to do by doing.”
Of course, the country festivalreaches out far beyond the agriculturalcommunity, not just through a welcometo visitors, but as a venue for shar-ing information and… well… fun (it’samazing how often that word comes upwhen discussing Country Fest).
And that means free fun for thewhole family this weekend.
As the folks at the MR-PMAggriculture Association have learnedto bring us their education in such awholesome and fun way, it behooves usto learn… and to enjoy!
– B.G.
Pugs keep us safe from aliens
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Dear Editor,Developers donate an amenity reserve
fund in exchange for being allowed higherdensity in the Albion area [Density revisit-ed, June 10, TIMES].
To date, there are eight applications for188 lots. At $3,100 for each lot, the total
amenity reserve fund will be about $600,000– peanuts, compared to the extra moneydevelopers will make on 40 additional lotsresulting from the new density allowance.
They must be laughing all the way to thebank. Developers win again!
Bernice Rolls, Whonnock
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Business already paysDear Editor,
John Beeching should be aware business-es pay TransLink a parking tax on the pur-chase of parking rights for the exclusive freeuse for their customers [Business needsto pay TransLink its share, July 7 Letters,www.mrtimes.com]. A mall passes the cost toindividual businesses by raising rent, thenit’s passed to the consumer. A parking taxof 21 per cent plus 12 per cent GST is leviedon all off-street parking in the metro region.
Transit users might ask why car ownersshould subsidize their travel. Is it time for atax on transit users? They could then assistcar owners “getting to the root of manysocial problems.”
Cherryl Katnich, Maple Ridge
Dear Editor,I am a greedy teacher.I am greedy for time to
spend with each of mystudents, checking in withthem, ensuring they havea grasp of concepts we arestudying. Time to answertheir questions, to askhow things are going, timeto help, to encourage, topraise, to listen.
I am greedy for resources.I want textbooks for eachof my students – textbookswith covers attached, andwhose pages aren’t fallingout. I want shop equipmentthat is up to date, a cook-ing unit for every group ina home ec class, safe andfunctional PE equipment,technology that works.
I am greedy for adequatespecialist staffing to meetmy students’ needs. I wanta full-time teacher librar-ian, and the school libraryopen all day, every day. Iwant counsellors availableto counsel students in need.I want a school preventionworker who is on site morethan one half day/week so
my highest-risk students aresupported when they makehealthy choices or whenthey’re scared they won’t.I want my students to beassessed by a school psych-ologist in the same yearthey are referred.I want EAs in myclasses to help themost vulnerable stu-dents, or even thetypical ones – theyhave questions, too.
I am greedy foroptions. I wantclasses to run evenif they’re not full to cap-acity. I want my studentswho are academically giftedto have the opportunity tobe challenged. I want mystudents who are passionateabout developing their skillsto have specialized courseswhere they can hone theirtalents. I want music pro-grams. I want technologycourses and drama classes.
I want all my students tohave the chance to shine,whatever their strengthsmay be. I want it all!
I am greedy for services.
I want social workers to beless overwhelmed so theycan support the students weshare. I want more fosterfamilies so my kids in caredon’t have to leave the com-munity. I want affordable
housing so their par-ents don’t face evic-tion when they can’tmake ends meet.I want full cup-boards, so I knowmy students are get-ting more than themeals I give them atschool.
I want my student whoattempted to take her ownlife twice this year to haveaccess to mental health ser-vices right now, not in threeto six months, when it maybe too late. I want my stu-dents who cut themselvesto see a counsellor – not innine to 12 months. I wanta system that actually doesput families first.
I am greedy for my ownchildren, full of questionsand ideas and big plans,who do their best to fol-low the rules, whose raisedhands get passed overbecause their teachers justcan’t get to everyone, andtheir needs are not thegreatest in the class – myexcited, motivated children,with their deeply rootedlove of learning, whose firewill stop burning if we don’tdo something soon.
I am greedy for a bettersystem. One where every-one’s needs are appreciated,students are supported, andresources and programs areavailable.
I am greedy for somethingbetter. Is that such a badthing?
Melanie Harris, Maple Ridge
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Rodents a growing problemDear Editor,
We have a rat problem in Maple Ridge. In the past weekwe have twice seen a couple of very large rats walkingalong the top of our fence line, from one yard to the next,in the middle of the afternoon.
It would seem to indicate that there are a lot of ratsaround, and that they are very aggressive, if they are out inthe middle of the day. And from the size of them, they arevery well fed (probably from bird-feeders).
The municipality seems to think it is an individualresponsibility. If the rats are as mobile as they appear to be,and at the rate they multiply, unless someone coordinatesa neighbourhood or city-wide program, we will very soonfind the problem is beyond control.
Mike Harper, Maple Ridge
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Trevor Randle and histeam of students willfeed 1,300 people.by Maria [email protected]
The number of 4-Hmembers descending onCountry Fest this summerwill be three times morethan expected – luck-ily, one local teacher hasstepped up to help feed thecrowd.
Country Fest is hostingthe Fraser Valley celebra-tion of 4-H’s 100th birth-day in B.C., and organizerswere expecting about 500participants. So far, 1,300have said they are coming.
Trevor Randle, a chef atthe culinary arts programat Maple Ridge Secondary,volunteered to cook a pan-cake breakfastand a hamburgerdinner for them.
But, under-standably, hecan’t do it on hisown, so he hasdrawn on 4-Hvolunteers and hisculinary students to help.
“It takes a massive armyand team to pull this off,”he said.
The trick to feeding sucha large number of peopleis to be “very, very organ-
ized,” Randle said.“You plan for absolutely
everything you can so youcan deal with any fires thatcome up,” he said.
For the burger dinner,there will be fivelarge hog-fuelledbarbecues withthe meal servedinside Planet Ice.
In his capacityat MRSS, Randlehas been involved
with the Agriculture in theClassroom Foundation, andhe is happy to help the 4-Hclub and anything that pro-motes agriculture and “allthe young people who willbe our future farmers.”
“Without farmers, wedon’t eat,” he added.
This year, Randlewasn’t able to organizethe Country Fest BlackBox cooking competitionbecause communicationwas hampered by theteachers’ strike.
But he’s happy he’s ableto feed 4-H members.
Volunteering at CountryFest is “my little part tosay thank you” to peoplewho are in, and are goinginto agriculture.
“So many people inour society take food forgranted because it’s in thegrocery store,” Randle said.
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Trevor Randle checked out the garden at Maple Ridge Secondary where heteaches. Randle will be cooking a meal for 1,300 4-Hers at Country Fest.
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There will be plenty of equineaction at Country Fest 2014.by Ronda [email protected]
Those who enjoy horseswill want to attend CountryFest either one or bothdays this weekend toensure they get their fillof equine antics.
This year’s horse-relat-ed events range from drillperformances to a horse showwith English, western, jump-ing, games (barrel races, flagraces, pole bending, etc.), andstakes (money) events, notedDawn Germscheid, the CountryFest horse show co-ordinator.
As president of the B.C.Draft Under Saddle horseclub, Germscheid has beenheavily involved in plan-ning the Country Festequine events.
“We run the show, itis open to all breeds,” Germscheid said.
“This year, we’ve made it a Heritagequalifying event through the HorseCouncil of BC,” she added.
Heritage qualifying events allow par-ticipants to collect points for the differentclasses they participate in. They mustaccumulate enough points if they wish totake part in the Heritage event at the endof 2015.
All Country Fest horse events will be inthe equestrian area south of Planet Ice.
“The lawn mower races will alsobe up in our area in the horse ring,”
Germscheid said.Lawn mower races run at 2:30
and 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.Germscheid expects a wide range
of horse breeds to participate.“Draft horses, thoroughbreds,quarter horses, warmbloods,
some paints, some clydes[Clydesdales], some Friesians,some Arabs, everything will bethere,” she commented.
Horses will be stabled on siteso visitors can come by andask questions.
All ages are able to partici-pate in events with their horses
in the categories ofjunior, youth, andsenior.
“Maple Ridgeis the heart ofhorse country,”Germscheid said.“Next to Langley it is
the horse capital.”Drill teams will be featured
on Saturday starting at 4:30p.m. with the ThunderingImpact Draft drill team, fol-
lowed by performances by the LangleyRiders Mounted drill team, and the WestCoast Thunder drill team.
The horse show is on Sunday with overfences events starting at 8 a.m. and flatclasses beginning at 10 a.m.
“Saturday there will also be a 4-H horseshow,” Germscheid said.
She noted that although there are manyevents to watch, everyone is welcome towalk through the barns and chat.
“We’re there to answer questions,”Germscheid said.
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tion of the TIMES concen-trating on Country Fest.So, it seemed like the per-fect opportunity to tell youa little bit about a MapleRidge farming successstory.
The fruit of a MapleRidge farm’s labour arenow available to dinersat a popular made-in-B.C.franchise restaurant.
It’s no secret that bothMaple Ridge and PittMeadows have long beenprime blueberry-growinglocales, and Silver ValleyFarms – a local third-gen-eration family run farm– is supplying White Spotwith their fresh, ripe blue-berries for the second yearin a row.
A White Spot supplierof frozen produce like
strawberries for a numberof years, Silver Valley’sRay Biln said the chanceto provide the chain withfresh produce was anopportunity that couldn’tbe ignored.
“It’s rewarding to workwith such a long-standingbrand that’s been a part ofB.C. culture for so long,”Biln said.
Biln also mentioned thatwe’re just about in thepeak of the three-monthblueberry season, and thisyear’s crop is a big one.
Honda helps out
This Saturday, July26, take a test driveat Marv Jones Honda
and help out a good causewhile you’re at it.
For every test drivetaken, the Maple Ridge
dealership will donate$10 to Ridge MeadowsHospital.
And hey, if it’s your dayto buy a car, even better.
For each car sold, $50will be donated to hospitalfoundation, explained salesmanager Jason Mathot.
There will also be abarbecue going on, withproceeds from burgers andhot dogs sales also goingto the charity.
Look for the Lions andRotary Clubs on site, aswell, Mathot said.
This is the first time thelong-standing dealershiphas done something likethis, Mathot explained.But, the plan is to makethe event an annual one.
“It’s all about gettingmore involved in the com-munity,” said Mathot.
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A market with everything fromre-purposed furniture to pursesis part of the offerings at thisweekend’s Country Fest.by Ronda [email protected]
Maple Ridge’s curling rink will betransformed into a home for a newvintage market this weekend as partof Country Fest. It’s an ideal matchas far as the market’s organizer, LeahFaulkner is concerned.
“This one [market] is calledCountry Corner Vintage Market,”Faulkner said. “I think it goes kindof hand in hand with the rural feel ofliving out here.”
She’s no rookie to organizing mar-kets like this. She has been puttingon vintage markets for more thantwo years.
“It’s the first one in the curlingrink,” she said of the upcomingCountry Fest market.
With the animals at CountryFest taking over the barn Faulknerwould normally set up in, organizersthought the rink would be the ideallocation to have a vintage market.
Faulkner explained that each of the35 businesses who will be attendingset up an entire shop full of items.
“It’s a whole shop for two days. Ittakes many, many hours to set upand they do it so well,” she said.
The upcycled, recycled, restoredand repurposed items for sale will bediverse, according to Faulkner.
“We have a very wide variety ofvintage and handmade items,” shenoted. “We have a variety of furni-ture vendors, jewelers, people whomake the signs and other upcycleditems from old items. We have fabricitems, kids wear, headbands, andthat kind of thing and there is even avendor who makes purses from oldfabrics.”
All of the vendors are from aroundthe Lower Mainland, primarily thosewho run businesses focused on theirpassion for making use of older itemsand giving them new life.
Country Corner Vintage Marketattendance is free as it is part ofCountry Fest and is open from 10a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and from10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.• More at www.mrtimes.com, search “vintage”
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A dog-and-owner relay raceof sorts will return to CountryFest this year.by Eric [email protected]
It’s not your typicalgame of fetch.
Flyball is a high-speed team sport fordogs and their owners.
But it’s still a lot of fun, saidone dog owner.
Pam Andrade has been partici-pating in the sport of flyball forthe past eight years, and got intoit as a way of allowing her poochto let off some steam.
“I got into it because I had oneof those crazy, hyper-active fastlabs that everyone talks about,”she said.
Now Andrade is the proudowner of four dogs, all of whomshe races with, in a variety ofevents throughout the PacificNorthwest.
And this weekend, Andrade andher club, the Fierce Flyers, will bemaking a stop at Country Fest at
the Albion Fairgrounds.Developed in North America but
now present all over the world,flyball itself is a relay race wheretwo four-dog teams race againsteach other in parallel lines. Eachdog jumps four hurdles, triggersa spring-loaded box to release theball, catches the ball and carries itback over the hurdles to the start-ing line, at which point the nextdog is released and so on and so
forth. Speed is important but so isaccuracy. If a dog makes an error,it has to re-run the course whichadds to the team’s total time.
Andrade noted that any sizeor breed of dog can participate,and tournaments are divided intodivisions so that teams competeagainst others of equal abilities.
Dogs can get awards for bothwinning their division and foraccumulating points throughout
their careers.“Most dogs really enjoy it,” she
said.So much so, that there are cur-
rently more than 375 flyball clubsthroughout the US and Canada,which totals more than 7,200 dogswho compete.
Even though handlers can runwith their dog for a portion of therace, there is still extensive train-ing that has to be done before adog can be a flyball competitor.
Andrade explained that whilethe learning curve is different forevery dog, most people are usu-ally looking at at least six monthsof training before their dog iscompetition-ready.
“It’s not just the dog learn-ing to get over those four jumpsproperly, and getting the ball andcoming back,” she said. “Theyalso have to learn focus whenother dogs are around; there’s alot going on that the dog needs toblock out.”
This will be the club’s third yearat Country Fest in Maple Ridge,and Andrade is encouragingeveryone to come check out theraces, calling it a “good spectatorsport.”
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Cycle of fish spotsYou don’t have to go far....This week TIMES columnist and
fishing enthusiast Jeff Weltz dis-cusses a variety of urban fisheries.• More online: www.mrtimes.com,
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Renegades winThe gold medalist Ridge
Meadows Renegades won fiveof six games at the WesternChallenge Cup in Langley thispast weekend.• More online: www.mrtimes.com,
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Athletes succeedLocal talent was on display
in Nanaimo this past weekend,as athletes competed at the BCSummer Games and walked awaywith a variety of top finishes.• More online: www.mrtimes.com,
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Recreation Reach The TIMES' sports desk: Phone: 604-463-2281 or email: [email protected]
Ridge representsTwo local canoeists took
part in the recent ICF CanoeSprint Junior and U23 WorldChampionships in Szeged,Hungary.• More online: www.mrtimes.com,
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Renegades’ Steven Nease muscledan opponent on Saturday.
On the FlyOn the Flyby Jeff Weltz
A fly fishing instructor and outdoor writer,Jeff has fished the area since the early 1970s.Contact him at [email protected]
Burrards drop twoThe Maple Ridge Burrards
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A unique segment of the cyclingworld will be showcased at CountryFest, thanks to a Quebec company.by Eric [email protected]
It was during the late 1990s that KarlJeannot’s view of what was possible on abike was forever changed.
And those who attend the Maple RidgeCountry Fest this weekend will have achance to see what happened as a result.
Jeannot is the founder ofBeshano Bike Trials, a Quebec-based company that will per-form at the festival.
Bike trials is a sport where theobjective is to use perfect bal-ance to keep control of the bikewhile going over obstacles.
In a competition environment,touching the ground or the obstacles withany part of the body means points arededucted.
Jeannot explained even though he wasalready into mountain biking throughoutthe 90s, he discovered bike trials ratherunexpectedly.
“My friend Evan John Beshara rented avideocassette of this guy doing these dif-ferent tricks on his bike,” he recalled.
“We watched the video and decided itwould be fun to try riding like this.”
And in 1999, Beshano Bike Trials wasborn.
The name Beshano comes from thecombination of Jeannot’s and Beshano’slast name.
“It kind of evolved from there,” saidJeannot.
“I just started doing small demos. Inever expected to be doing shows – itwas just more of a club when we firstbegan,” he remarked.
However, people soon began to takenotice of the duo and they started put-ting on shows in Jeannot’s hometown ofContrecœur, Que.
Even though he didn’t necessarily havea grand plan for the Beshano name atthe time, Jeannot explained the idea wasto grow the sport’s popularity and getpeople into it themselves.
In time, the pair began booking fes-tivals and recruiting more riders to
perform under Jeannot and theBeshano name.
Today, the company oper-ates in four provinces: Quebec,Ontario, Alberta and B.C., witha number of different riders at avariety of shows.
Jeannot explained this week-end will feature two B.C. riders
and himself.He won’t be riding but instead taking
pictures and shooting video, as his rolewith the company has also evolved.
“At the beginning it was more justabout doing the show,” he said. “NowI like putting it all together. We have abunch of people who ride for us, and Ihave a lot of fun presenting the guys.”
He said the reward for putting on theshows is the interest in the sport it cre-ates, as well as the entertainment it pro-vides to the crowd.
“The sport is cool,” he said. “It’s defin-itely still different.
Jeannot and Beshano Bike Trialsare this weekend at Maple Ridge-PittMeadows Country Fest at the AlbionFairgrounds.
Stunt riding
Photo courtesy of Beshano Bike Trials
Beshano Bike Trials team rider Mike Bentham demonstrated his balanceand variety of two-wheeled skills at a show.
For the dogs
Canine competition returns to Country FestMember winsGeorge Cubiss, of the Maple
Ridge Lawn Bowling Club waspart of a winning team this week-end.• More online: www.mrtimes.com,
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Jennifer Mae Oliver photo
Dogs of all shapes, sizes, and abilities are able to participate in the growing sport of flyball.
Bike trials bring flair to festival
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July 24-26: Bard• Emerald Pig TheatricalSociety presents Much AdoAbout Nothing from July24 to 26 at Memorial PeacePark in Maple Ridge. Theshow starts at 8 p.m. with apre-show starting at 7 p.m.There will be a matinee onSaturday. Audience mem-bers are encouraged to bringa picnic, blankets, lawnchairs, and a donation to theFriends In Need Food Bank.
July 24: Firefighters• Maple Ridge firefighterswill be visiting Tolmie Parkin Hammond starting at 6:30p.m for another installmentof Hot Summer Nights. It’sa fun chance for the team tointeract with the public andpossibly hose down a fewindividuals.\
July 25: Support group• Hominum Fraser Valley, aninformal discussion and sup-port group to help gay, bisex-ual, and questioning men,meets at 7:30 p.m. For infor-mation and meeting location,call Art 604-462-9813 or Don604-329-9760.
July 25: Dancing• Friday Night Dance withRobyn Picard takes placefrom 7 to 10 p.m. at TheACT, 11944 Haney Pl., MapleRidge. There will be a begin-ners drop-in lesson from 7 to8 p.m. and a practice dancefrom 8 to 10 p.m. The lessonand dance are $13, and thedance is $10. These dancesare intended as practicedances for all levels of dan-cers and wanna-be dancers,
with guidance and answersto questions to anyonewho wishes it. Info: www.ilovetodance.ca or www.theactmapleridge.org.
July 25: Astronomy• Royal Astronomical Societyof Canada – VancouverCentre – is hosting anotherObserving in Selvey Parkevent on Friday, July 25,starting at 9 p.m. It’s a nightof cosmic viewing hostedat the park in Whonnock,27000 106th Ave. Info: www.meetup.com/astronomy-131/events/196108222/
July 25 & 26: Sale• Ridge Meadows HospiceThrift Store is holding a50-per-cent-off sale (Someexceptions may apply). Thestore is open Monday toSaturday from 10 a.m. to 5p.m., and Sunday from noonto 4 p.m. The store is at #3-12011 224 St., Maple Ridge.Info: 604-463-7711.
July 26: Zucchini races• Bring your own zucchinicar and participate in the
annual Zucchini Races atthe Haney Farmers Market,Memorial Peace Park from10 a.m. to noon. The marketruns 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. withcorn, seafood, peaches, nec-tarines, apricots, and otherfresh produce. Info: www.haneyfarmersmarket.org.
July 26-27: Country Fest• Maple Ridge-Pitt MeadowsAgricultural Associationhosts the annual fair,Saturday from 10 a.m. to10 p.m., Sunday from 10a.m. to 6 p.m. at the AlbionFairgrounds, 23448 105thAve. in Maple Ridge. Info:www.mrpmcountryfest.com.
July 28: Performance• Second Storey Theatrewill be performing at theMemorial Peace Park band-stand at 11 a.m. Help cre-ate a one-of-kind adventurethat is entirely inspired byaudience suggestions. ThisMaple Ridge Library SummerReading Club performance issuitable for kids ages six andup. For more information,call the Maple Ridge Libraryat 604-467-7417.
July 28: Music on wharf• Maple Ridge HistoricalSociety presents its 2014Music on the Wharf concertseries, consisting of five freesummer performances. Thefirst one tonight featuresFamiliar Wild at 7:30 p.m.Donations will be collected ateach performance. Considerbringing lawn chairs, sun-glasses, and a sweater forsundown.• Full listings: www.mrtimes.com
HELP BUSTCRIME…Ridge Meadows RCMPis looking for thefollowing people. If yousee any of them, do notattempt to apprehendthem. Please contactthe RCMP immediatelyby calling 604-463-6251 or CrimeStoppersat 1-800-222-8477. Thewarrants attached to these individualswere still outstanding as of 10 a.m.Wednesday. Remember: all of the listedpeople are presumed innocent until provenguilty in court.
FREDERICK,Colin Wayne
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Wanted for breachof an undertakingor recognizance.
GORING,Derek EdwinAge: 31Wanted inconnection withFile #2012-17305Wanted for failingto comply with aprobation order.
ZAHOREJKO,LeslieAge: 36
Wanted inconnection withFile #2014-5230
Wanted fordangerous operationof a motor vehicle.
CLARK,Phyllis LouiseAge: 37Wanted inconnection withFile #2014-9682Wanted for theft ofa motor vehicle.
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an early 2000s flip-phone. It’s notthe most stylish execution in theworld, and compared to the colour-screens available as an option onhigher-trim Fiestas, it’s fairly basicin operation. The single centraljoystick just feels a bit flimsy, andthe screen readout is of a size thatyou should really only navigatewhen pulled over.
However, the audio works fine onceyou’ve got it all set up, and there areplenty of power outlets and storagecubbies. As an optional extra, this Fiestaalso had heated seats and automatic climatecontrol.
Performance:Lopping off a cylinder and bolting on a turbo gives theEcoBoost-equipped Fiesta a relatively peppy 123hp anda solid 148lb/ft of torque. Considering all this power iscoming from just 1.0L of displacement – the smallest engineFord makes – that’s actually quite impressive.
Moreover, it’s nearly a third more torque than the standard1.6L engine and most of that’s available at very low rpm.Getting off the very light clutch, the Fiesta’s little three-potengine grumbles at first, and then immediately surges intoboost with a strong pull.
It’s only offered with a 5-speed manual transmission, onewith gear-spacing set up for maximizing highway fueleconomy rather than the slick-shifting close ratio box youget in its sportier cousin, the ST. Still, it’s quite good fun tokeep the turbo-three on the boil, and the low-end responsemakes the Fiesta easily capable of keeping up with traffic,handling onramps, and dispatching hills with ease.
All Fiestas are pretty good to drive, and despite not havinga sport-tuned suspension or lightweight alloy wheels, theEcoBoost version is actually quite good fun. Down here atthe entry level end of the market, most of the vehicles havea certain charm in the challenge it usually is to drive themhard enough to stay out of everyone’s way, but the Fiestaactually feels substantial.
Around town, it’s a nimble little thing, and the three-cylinder’s fat torque band means you’ll be dispatching stopand go with ease. It’s comfortable and quiet, but rev up thatlittle engine and there’s a surprising growl.
It’s comfortable and quiet,but rev up that little engineand there’s a surprising growl
Ford FiestaEcoBoost
On the highway, the Fiesta’s small carroots start showing – it’s perfectly
acceptable in terms of wind-noise andride quality, but that lightweight feeldoes impart a slight nervousness tothe handling as speeds rise if there’smuch in the way of crosswinds.However, as a long-distance
commuter, the extra low-end spoolof the turbo means you need not
downshift for hills, as lower-torque four-cylinders might demand.
Features:Being set up as a fuel-miser, the Fiesta is only
accidentally a hoot to drive; while there are a fewoptions available, it’s mostly targeted at a market segmentthat’s watching their bottom line, so there’s not much in theway of luxuries.
The $500 comfort package gives heated seats up frontand automatic climate control, and along with a fullpower group for the windows and door locks, means thatall the essentials are covered. The audio system has USBconnectivity and Bluetooth streaming audio as standard,and the headlights are automatic.
So, everything you need, and then there’s that fuel economy.Even with mixed-mileage downgraded to 5.5L/100kms, withFord’s new figures, it represents nearly a litre per 100kmsimprovement over the 1.6L engine that’s standard. Better gaseconomy and more available torque? Sounds like a win-win.
However, assuming you put 20,000kms a year on your car,that’s only a savings of $300 a year at our current $1.50/Lpricing versus shelling out $1,295 for the optional EcoBoost,but environmentally friendly. And the more you drive, themore you save. However, the manual-only option mightlimit this car to the highway warrior, rather than the urbancommuter who wants an automatic to deal with traffic.
Green Light:Nimble handling; good low-end torque; very good fueleconomy; well put-together interior
Stop Sign:Light feel on the highway; manual-only availability; fussymulti-button interface
The Checkered Flag:A fun little drive from Ford’s smallest engine.
today’sdriveYour journey starts here.
Three legs might be appropriate for a stool, ora camera tripod, or a Martian war machine, butyou wouldn’t go out of your way to buy a three-legged horse. Such a thing would be inherentlyimbalanced, and it’d be hard to get much use outof it - and doubly so if it were really tiny.
And yet here’s the Ford Motor company with theaudacity to charge you $1,295 for the privilegeof hopping around on three cylinders. That’s
right – pick up a base 1.6L Fiesta and one of the optionsis to lop off a cylinder, swap on a turbo, and call it aperformance grade in both economy and acceleration.
Not so fast Blue Oval, we’re going to have to take a little closerlook at the claims for your turbocharged trio. Sure, the Fiestais a pretty good little car as it is, but does one less leg make itbetter, or do we need to take a little trip out behind the barn?
Design:Ford’s smallest vehicle remains a happy looking little thing,with a grille somewhat reminiscent of an Aston Martin.However, I wouldn’t count on anyone being fooled intothinking this scrappy little hatchback was blue-blood royalty.
The SE model designation means this particular flavourof Fiesta comes with 15” steel wheels and hubcaps, andits diminutive shape is pure economy car. However, it’s ahandsome little car, with clean lines and a well-formedsilhouette.
The grille, the hood, the headlights and the taillightsare all updated for the 2014 model year for all Fiestas.Overall, it’s an improvement.
Environment:The Fiesta is reasonably snug on the inside too. However,you’d not call it an econobox. The plastics are moulded ina pleasing pattern, and the fabric covering the seats lookslike it should be durable.
Space in the back is tight, as you’d expect for asubcompact, but the Fiesta is larger than others in itsclass, and a workable four-seater (add in a fifth passengerand you might as well all sign up to enter clown college).The trunk is a useful 422L, and you can of course fold allthe seats down to carry larger items.
Up front, the Fiesta has a fairly basic control layout, withbuttons and digital readouts that would put you in mind of
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