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Good glorious day! “What is O! Osoyoos Celebrates?” Thank you for asking....... Osoyoos celebrates is a celebration of “community.”

“Community,” in the sense that we all are each other’s colleagues, clients, neighbours and friends. We are as much a part of the land-scape as the mountains, the lake, desert and vineyards, whether we are visiting or we are home. Each one of us are a vibrant thread of this incredible tapestry creating an authentic and memorable experience for our guests, and for each other as we play and work together. Our area has been called many things over the years; Napa North, Okanagan South, etc., however my favourite is the observa-tion from a visiting writer/photographer who after a few days here, felt that we are the “soul” of the Okanagan. We gave him “goose-bumps.” O! Osoyoos Celebrates is the spirit of 65 years of Cherry Fiesta, 25 years of street dances and 16 years of Festival of the Grape. We are a community who work together to provide exceptional visitor experiences and an exceptional place to live and work. This is the inaugural year and the journey of O! is one of ex-citement, focus, collaboration, partnerships and fun. Destination Osoyoos is honoured to provide the canvas for the evolving “mas-terpiece” being created by our community. Dozens upon dozens of local businesses have come together to showcase and share their gifts and talents for a three day celebra-tion of all that is Osoyoos. A big Thank You goes out to Kelowna International Airport (YLW), Spirit Ridge Vinyard Resort & Spa and the Oliver Osoyoos Wine Association.Please join us in hosting Sophie Lui from Global TV, Rebecca Bolwitt, Miss604, Vanessa Pinniger, Vancouver Sun editor, Anya Levyka, EAT magazine, Chytra Brown SAVOUR GOURMET and Veronica Boodhan, Lifestyler magazine Globe & Mail (flying in from Toronto). The Red Carpet Soiree is all about you. An elegant evening of diverse and delicious cuisine created by our local chefs and paired with local fine wines, live music and dancing. The Osoyoos Tonight crew will capture it all with the NK’MIP Conference Centre as the backdrop. A special star studded evening where you are the star. On Saturday, September 15, the Osoyoos Rotary Club hosts Lobster on the Beach, and a tented Feast on Gyro Beach with lively toe tapping music. All proceeds support the proposed Osoyoos Splash Park. The Sparkling Sabre Brunch is Sunday, September 16 on the Spirit Ridge rooftop – the view will take your breath away. Come and celebrate your community. We look forward to giving you Canada’s Warmest Welcome. Respectfully submitted by Jo Knight, executive director Destination Osoyoos, neighbour, colleague, client and friend.

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ANDREA DUJARDIN-FLEXHAUG has been living in the South Okanagan and writing for newspapers for 25-plus years, ever since she graduated from the Jour-nalism Program at Langara, VCC

JORG MARDIAN is a Certified Kinesiology Specialist, Myoskeletal Therapist, Fitness Trainer and Registered Holistic Nutritionist. He specializes in injury/pain therapy, functional fitness, weight loss and holistic nutrition.

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ON THE COVERGreat Egret by Lee Horn will be on display at the Osoyoos Art Gallery as part of “Through The Lens” by the Osoyoos Photography Club.

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CONTENTS SEPTEMBER

Osoyoos, Oliver, Okanagan Falls

SEPTEMBER 2012

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6 Casting Shadows Oliver Community Arts Council presents the 29th annual Fall Art Show

7 Tumbleweed Festival Wine tasting and short films have made for a compatible new pairing

14 Sundance...on the lake Latest resort style residential development is taking shape.

16 Through The Lens Osoyoos Photography Club at Osoyoos Art Gallery

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Well, it’s back to school again! Some of our younger communi-ty members are off to school for the very first time, and we wish them well. For many of us, though not heading back to school, this time of year means a change in our routines. Maybe this is a good time to schedule in a new activity or join a club? Maybe something you’ve never tried before? After all, learning shouldn’t end just because we leave school. In this issue of Okanagan Sun Magazine, we celebrate just one of the many terrific groups in our area: The Osoyoos Pho-tography Club. Stop by their show at the Osoyoos Art Gallery, opening on September 15, to meet some of the members and take in their amazing talent. Some of the photos that will be on display have been selected by the group for print in this publi-cation, and we thank them for sharing their art with us. Regular readers will know that we’ve been following Lloyd Park on a journey to the past, to learn about the early days of the fruit and gardening business in B.C. Lloyd has been in that particular line of work for an incredible 70 years. For those who would like to read the 4 part article in its entirety, we will post it to the website at www.oksun.ca. Or you could always stop in and see Lloyd and Veral Park in person at the Home of Every Blooming Thing on 9 Road off of Highway 97. Even though the summer is coming to a close, and the tour-ists are filtering out of the area, September always feels to me like things are ramping up around here. This month, you won’t want to miss the first ever O! Osoyoos Celebrates event be-ginning September 14. Also, mark off the last weekend of the month for the Festival of the Grape in Oliver, and Wild West Fest in Okanagan Falls. Drop us a line, we’d love to hear from you. [email protected]

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Oliver Community Arts Council pres-ents the 29th annual Fall Art Show and Sale on Saturday, September 29

and Sunday, September 30 with the theme Casting Shadows. The Show is open to the public—no admission, but donations are always appreciated. As in the past few years, the Show and Sale will be held in conjunction with the annual Festival of the Grape, so on Sunday, admission is through the Festival entrance only. The Fall Art Show and Sale opens at 3 p.m. on Saturday in the Oliver Community Centre Hall, with a reception from 7-9 p.m. A variety of works by local artisans will include Paintings, Photography, Fibre Arts, Three Dimensional, Mixed Media, and Emerging artists 18 and under. All works of art are for sale. Public voting for your favourites in those categories as well as Best Interpretation of Theme will be held on Saturday only from 3-8 p.m., with awards presented during the reception. There will also be a special display of Children’s Art and a display of the works of The RipOffs Artists’ take-off on the photos of Ansel Adam‘s San Francisco Warehouses. An added feature this year will be demon-strations and displays of the works of four featured artists:Kindrie Grove will demo from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday.Terry Isaac will demo on Sunday 12.00-2.30p.m.Leza Macdonald will follow with her demo from 2.30-5 p.m.Linda Anderson’s works will be on display throughout the Show. The Reception, with refreshments, will enable you to meet the artists, including the Featured Artists, and a chance to bid on the items in the Silent Auction of Collectibles, including local wines. (The monies from the auction go to art related projects in our community.) Entertainment by our talented harpist, Ingrid Schellenberg, and a special performance of Casting Shadows will add to an eventful evening. Sunday, September 30, the show opens at

12.00 noon for attendees to the Festival of the Grape only. There will be two demos and a Silent Auction. The Show will close at 5 p.m. Purchasers of art works and silent auc-tion items may pick up their goods as they

leave the Festival. The Oliver Community Arts Council invites you to visit this outstanding event, and to help celebrate the incredible talents of our local artisans.

Casting Shadows


By Andrea Dujardin-Flexhaug

Wine tasting and short films have made for a compatible new pairing in Osoyoos and Oroville, in the form

of the three-year-old international Tumble-weed Film Festival. It was conceived three years ago by Esther Bricques Winery owners Linda and Steve Colvin of Oroville, who along with their visiting Seattle friends Mo Fine and Geoff Klein, have turned it into an internation-al event in late summer benefitting both sides of the border. “We think independent films and local wines and brews make a great combination

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for an annual event that celebrates culture, entre-preneurship and community,” says festival organizer Fine. “That is why our Motto is ‘Watch Globally, Drink Locally.’ ““We were very encouraged after our first year in Oro-ville that there is a huge interest for a wine tasting/film watching event in the Okanogan so it made sense to make efforts to take it across the border,” notes Fine. “Osoyoos is beautiful, has fantastic places to stay, endless recreation and has an awesome and diverse local wine culture so it seemed like a natural progres-sion … .” In Osoyoos, the three-day festival was once again hosted by the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre, and both here and in Oroville the venues were packed

most nights, with many of those people repeat audi-ence members. Fine and Klein are both filmmakers based in Seattle, and as Fine notes, “The word is even getting out in Seattle about Tumbleweed and the beautiful Okanogan (Okanagan) where it has been hosted for the past three years.” “Our goals for the festival in 2013 is to spread our event into the larger Osoyoos community,” says Fine. “We want to collaborate with more wineries that are in

Brew Chief Sid Ruhland and Marie-Eve Laplante of Firehall Brewery in Oliver serve up some craft beer at the Tumbleweed Film Festival recently in Osoyoos. Photo by Andrea Dujardin-Flexhaug


Independent films are a far cry from the so-called blockbuster multi-million dol-lar movies produced in Hollywood with big name actors. The alternative genre of ‘indies’ offers something completely different for filmgoers who are tired of the usual commercial fare. Locally, there is the Oliver Film Series, which features independent films at the Oliver Theatre on nights when the theatre isn’t playing the latest popular studio releases. And for the last few years there has been another outlet for viewing indies, the Oroville/Os-oyoos Tumbleweed Film Festival, held in late summer. This reporter has to admit to precon-ceived notions about what to expect upon attending a film fest, that it would be a somewhat dry, rather unexciting time. Happily, that was not the case. First off, the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre made an appropriate cultural setting for the event, with an opening ‘smudge’ cer-emony and First Nations drum dancer adding to the ambiance; not to mention its small and intimate multi-media theatre. Secondly, tastings of local wine and beer in the centre’s gallery room at intermission

Tumbleweed Film Festival, A Closer View…

Photo by Andrea Dujardin-Flexhaug

Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre Interpreter Bob Etienne performs a 'smudge ceremony' at the opening of the Tumbleweed Film Festival in Osoyoos. Photo by Andrea Dujardin-Flexhaug

Osoyoos in things like sponsoring events and hosting a night of Tumbleweed Short Films.” Firehall Brewery of Oliver also partici-pated this year in pouring their beer at the fest.“ It was great marketing for them and awesome for us because it helps us shape our main theme which is "Watch Globally, Drink Locally," comments Fine. Klein and Fine brought along guest filmmakers and sponsors to the three day events on both sides of the border. “Friday during the day (in Osoyoos) we followed the wine tasting map and discovered so many really cool wineries, scattered amongst the breaktaking scenery,” says Fine. “The wineries are very diverse in personality and style so that even made the experience more unique.”

For more information about the Tumble-weed Film Festival, go to www.tumble-weedfilmfest.com

Independent films are a far cry from the so-called blockbuster multi-million dollar movies produced in Hollywood with big name actors. The alternative genre of ‘indies’ offers some-

thing completely different for filmgoers who are tired of the usual commercial fare. Locally, there is the Oliver Film Series, which features independent films at the Oliver Theatre on nights when the theatre isn’t playing the latest popular studio releases. And for the last few years there has been another outlet for viewing indies, the Oroville/Osoyoos Tumbleweed Film Festival, held in late summer. This reporter has to admit to preconceived notions about what to expect upon attending a film fest, that it would be a some-what dry, rather unexciting time. Happily, that was not the case. First off, the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre made an appropriate cultural setting for the event, with an opening ‘smudge’ ceremony and First Nations drum dancer adding to the ambiance; not to


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mention its small and intimate multi-media theatre. Secondly, tastings of local wine and beer in the centre’s gallery room at intermission seemed a natural fit for a film fest held in wine country. During the three evenings, a total of 34 international short films ex-panded on topics as diverse as divorced dad Dave in ‘Little Horses,’ who tries to win over his son by buying him a pony for his birthday; to ‘Friend Request Pending’ starring Dame Judi Dench, who discovers the wonders and aggravations of flirting via Facebook. This reporter was amused by some of the films, such as ‘The Vacuum Kid’ and ‘Cat Cam,’ delighted by others such as ‘Tumbleweed,’ informed by the stark ‘Honor the Trea-ties,’ and mesmorized by the poetic words and images of ‘A Finger, Two Dots Then Me.’ A few of the films admittedly left me befuddled or expect-ing more, but on the whole it was a good mix of global offerings. Audience members were given the chance to rate each film, with the favourites noted below.

Top Six Audience Choices for Tumbleweed Film Festival 2012 1. Friend Request Pending (Appeared Sat Night) - Director Chris Fog-gin, Great Britain - starring Judi Dench! Comedy - Dame Judi Dench discovers the wonders and aggravations of flirting via Facebook.

2. Honor the Treaties (appeared Fri Night) - Director Eric Becker, USADocumentary - A portrait of photographer Aaron Huey's powerful advo-cacy work for Native American rights on the Pine Ridge Reservation.

3. Pork. A short film - (Appeared Fri Night) - Director Devon Gummersall, USA Comedy - Scott enlists the help of his inept brother to document his surprise marriage proposal—now if he could just find the perfect mo-ment.

4. Aquadettes (Appeared Sat Night) - Directors Zackary Canepari, Drea Cooper, USA Documentary - What does synchronized swimming have to do with medical marijuana? Both of them vastly improve the life of Margo Bouer, an Aquadette.

5. A Finger, 2 Dots Then Me (Appeared Sat Night) - Director Daniel Holechek, David Holechek, USA Derrick Brown’s spoken word poem cinematically takes a dramatic look at death, life, and love.

6. The Vacuum Kid (Appeared Thurs Night) - Director Katharine Mahalic, USA Documentary - Kyle stands up for what he believes in—his love for the vacuum cleaner.


Smooth Ride To The Slopes: Big White Road Gets Surface Improvements

OLIVER – Residents, tourists, and industry alike will benefit from improvements to the road surface on Big White Road, near Highway 33, southeast of Kelowna. This resurfacing will benefit area residents, ski tourists, the forest industry and commercial vehicles along this important corridor with a safer and smoother ride. “Big White Road is a well-travelled road 12 months of the year, and with increased use comes the need for more regular repaving," said Boundary-Similkameen MLA John Slater. "It’s good to see this project completed.” Eleven kilometres of road will be resurfaced, from 12 km east of the junction with Highway 33 to Kettle Valley Road in Big White Vil-

OKANAGAN FALLS – The drive on Highway 97 between Oliver and Okanagan Falls is now safer, thanks to upgraded signage along the Vaseaux Lake rock bluff curves. Highway 97 Vaseux Lake rock bluff curves are currently signed with overhead signs with flashing beacons, static signs, and advisory speed signs of 40km/h. This sharp curve has been a concern for travellers in the area. These improvements will increase driver awareness of the highway curves and flash a warning motorist who approach too fast. “This stretch of road has always had good signage, but you can’t be too careful," said Boundary-Similkameen MLA John Slater. "Giving motorists more notice of the curves ahead and the need to slow down will make it that much safer.” Two vehicle activated signs were installed, one for northbound traffic and one for southbound traffic at the reduced speed curve. This sign will activate when a vehicle is over the speed for the curve. The sign will display "Slow Down” and the curve symbol. As well, the other warning signs have been replaced with new brighter signs to improve visibility for motorists.

Boundary-Similkameen MLA John Slater and Project Manager Jim Gerow unveil the new, upgraded safety signage on Highway 97 at Vaseux Lake. August 27, 2012 Photo contributed

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Remember when back-to-school shop-ping meant different needs for differ-ent age groups? Elementary school

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school work, they can't yet replace a laptop. Often, students can use a tablet in tandem with a laptop (or desktop) if your budget allows for both. Many elementary, middle and high schools do not allow tablets. Also, it may be difficult to find tablet versions of textbooks. * Choose the right size and weight for your student. Your student's laptop should be light and easy to carry in a backpack, but still large enough for a variety of uses. Models that are 15.6 inches or 17.3 inches provide big enough screens for work and study, while still weighing in the very portable five to seven pound range. * Any laptop with 250GB hard drive and 4GB DDR Ram is standard on today's models and more than adequate for school use. Choose a hard drive with 7,200 RPM to increase performance cost effectively. If

your student finds out that he or she needs additional memory, adding it is an easy, cost-effective, do-it-yourself upgrade. * Today's student will use their laptop for many graphic-intensive applications, like high-definition video streaming and light 2D gaming. Almost all newer laptops, even models with integrated graphics, have plenty of power for both. Unless gaming is the goal, you can save between $100 to $200 by opt-ing out of the dedicated graphics card. * Be confident of battery power. Most dual and quad-core laptops provide ample battery power for students' daily activities without the need to lug a power cord along. And since students tend to use iPods or smartphones for email, listening to music and other simple functions, they'll use less of their laptop's bat-tery power. Four to six-cell lithium-ion batter-ies are standard and very efficient. * Don't fall for upsells. You can save money on the initial purchase by opting out of bun-dled anti-virus protection, extended warran-ties or Word/Office Suite. You can find free, high-quality anti-virus and office productivity software online. And you may get a longer warranty if you buy directly from the brand versus a box store. Most defects will show up before the original warranty expires, so an extended warranty isn't necessary. * Be a diligent discount hunter. Your student's school ID could score you extra savings from many of the major computer makers and software brands, like Apple, HP, Dell, Lenovo, Microsoft, Adobe and Sony. * Buy with a credit card. Using a credit card for your laptop purchase offers you all the consumer protections associated with credit card use, plus some card companies, like Visa or American Express, will automatically extend your warranty an extra year. A laptop is a back-to-school essential, but with a little planning and research you can purchase one for your student with as much confidence as you buy pens, pencils and notebooks, and save money by following these smart tips.

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At a small presentation centre at 8313 Main Street in Osoyoos, the town’s latest resort style residential devel-opment is taking shape.

Sun on Lake Developments Ltd. is pre-senting Sundance... on The Lake, a first–class residential development situated on the sandy shores of beautiful Osoyoos Lake. The purpose of this presentation is to provide information outlining the future development, as well as to gain insight from potential cli-ents. Specifically, the firm is seeking feed-back from the public with respect to housing types, proposed amenities as well as afford-ability. Company representative Jon Hack pointed out that this is not an offering for sale. “After the public have reviewed the information

presented, we would greatly appreciate if they could complete a survey and allow us to follow up with them when Sundance …. on The Lake, is on the market," he said. Hack anticipated that to be in the summer of 2013. A proposed water park and children’s pool area, as well as the possibility of a restaurant and a convenience store are some of the amenities that have been discussed thus far, but the real attraction for buyers will likely be the location. Over 4,000 linear feet of beach will ensure that Sundance …. on The Lake, is one of the most coveted locations in the Okanagan for lake front living. The naturally terraced north end of Osoyoos Lake will provide sensational views from every recreational home. As well, the development is surrounded by a unique protected wildlife habitat, ensuring a peaceful, natural setting.

Two proposed ponds will add balance to the naturally hot dry climate. "The location is one of the most beautiful and unique properties in the Okanagan," said Warren Longpre, president of the Sundance on the Lake Developments. "It is situated right on the lakefront, and is nestled amongst the vineyards." Longpre informed that a large 8,000 square foot clubhouse and fitness centre will front onto a marina with boat slips for 125 boats. Five additional, fully equipped com-munal motor boats will also be available for daily use.

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36 out of 82 acres of the land on this site will be protected. The protected areas will include 6.3 acres of lakefront Riparian Area at the northwest cor-ner of the site, as well as 30 acres of Bird Migration Zone and untouched Conservation land. Two Wildlife Corridors featuring open bottom culverts under roads and paths, will allow wildlife access from the conservation area to the Lake."Sundance …. on The Lake, will provide an excellent balance between recreational development and ecologically sensitive plant life and wild life habitat," Longpre said. "We want to enhance the protected area by developing a drought-resis-tant landscaped environment within the developed zone, using native plant species." The addition of storm water retention ponds will enhance the additional Riparian habitat. Longpre added that a bird and wildlife watching platform is also in the works for the plan. Overall, Sundance …. on The Lake is slated to feature over 60 beach front homes, and a total of 310 units consisting of three bedrooms each. They will range in size from 1,200 square feet to 1,800 square feet, all of which are inspired by the Adobe character of the region.

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For the past 20 years or so, long before digital photography made it’s appear-ance on the scene, the members of the

Osoyoos Photography Club have been meet-ing regularly to share their enthusiasm and knowledge. The club held its very successful first gallery show at the Osoyoos Art Gallery

in 2008. This year’s show promises to be just as successful with over 50 images on display ranging in subject matter from still life and abstract to landscape, portraiture, street and everything in between. The show, titled “Through The Lens”, opens on September 15 and runs through

October 6 at the Osoyoos Art Gallery located at 8713 Main Street. Show hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. In addition to being on display, favourite images will be available for purchase. For those interested, the club welcomes new members of all ages and skill levels.

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“Our members shoot a variety of cameras, and utilize a number of photo editing programs,” says Don Lilley on the Osoyoos & District Arts Council website. “By sharing information and demonstrat-ing techniques we try to expand our members’ vision and knowledge of the possibilities available to a photographer in today’s highly technical environment.” This month, Lilley will step down as the group’s representative. At the last club meeting, the group came to a consensus that their representative moving forward will be Peter Hovestad. “Don has devoted a lot of time and en-ergy over the past five years leading the group,” Hovestad said. “I’m keen to be involved promoting photography at any level.” Through workshops, field trips, as-signments and challenges, the group attempts to encourage creativity and confidence in members’ approach to photography. The Osoyoos Photography Club meets at 7 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of every month in the meeting room above the Art Gallery. Enter from the door facing 89th St. Drop in for a few meetings and find out what the club is all about. The Osoyoos Photography Club is a member club of The Canadian Associa-tion of Photographic Arts (CAPA) and the Osoyoos Arts Council.

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Within a marriage, a man and a woman’s financial circumstances are generally pretty much equal. But if a divorce occurs, the woman’s situation tends to be some-what more challenging than that of her ex-spouse. And that’s why, during this major life transi-tion, you may want to meet with a profession-al financial advisor to go over your spending needs and your cash flow, so that you know what you absolutely need today — and how you can plan for tomorrow. Before we get into some possible steps you can take, let’s look at some of the rea-sons that women may fare worse than men, financially speaking, following a divorce:Lower income — In many cases, divorce exacerbates a situation in which women were already trailing men in earnings. In fact, women still only earn 70.5 cents for each dol-lar earned by men. Smaller retirement accounts — For ex-ample, in the U.S., the average balance on women’s defined contribution plans is only 60% of men’s average balances, accord-ing to LIMRA, a financial services research organization. Of course, “averages” are just that — av-erages. But whether you recognize yourself in the above numbers or not, consider these suggestions:

Create an emergency fund. Try to put six months’ to a year’s worth of living expenses in a liquid account. Once you’ve established this emergency fund, you won’t have to dip into long-term investments to pay for un-expected costs, such as an expensive car repair, a new furnace or a large medical bill. Contribute as much as you can afford to your retirement accounts. Even if you will eventually receive some of your ex-spouse’s retirement funds, you need to take full advan-tage of your own savings opportunities — be-cause it’s pretty hard to save “too much” for retirement. If money is tight, it won’t always be easy, but contribute as much as you can to your RRSP or similar employer-sponsored retirement plan. At a minimum, put in enough to earn the employer’s match, if one is of-fered. Rebalance your investment portfolio. If you are now investing for yourself, you’ll want to take a close look at your asset mix to make sure it is appropriate for your situation. For example, your risk tolerance may be quite dif-ferent than that of your ex-spouse’s. So if you now have total control over an investment portfolio, you need to make sure it reflects your needs and preferences. Consequently, you may need to “rebalance” your holdings. Above all, get some help. As mentioned

above, now is a good time to meet with a financial advisor. And if you don’t have much experience in managing your finances, you may even find it helpful to work with a trust company, which can collaborate with your financial provider to manage your assets and also provide a variety of other functions, including bill payment and record keeping. A trust company’s services can prove espe-cially valuable to you and your family should you ever become incapacitated. Unfortunately, a divorce may leave you feeling “at sea” in many areas of your life. But by following the above suggestions, you can at least help keep your financial ship in calmer waters.

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A Toast To The Beet!

The best method is to trim off the ends leaving a few inches of stem. Don’t peel them. Don’t throw away the greens – we’ll talk more about them later. Beets that are peeled or otherwise cut before cooking release their red juices during cooking. By leaving some of the stem and peel intact, the beets retain their juices. Place them in a roasting pan atop of parchment paper and cover tightly with heavy duty foil in a 400 degrees F oven. Cook for 1 – 1-½ hours until tender when pierced with a knife. Cool and rub off the skins. Use as directed as cooked beets or in any recipe or just eat them as is.

Pickled Beets – for 4 lbs. beets

4 cups cider vinegar 1 cup sugar1 cup water 1 tsp. kosher salt1 tbsp. caraway seeds 5 juniper berries1 bay leaf 1 onion slicedPinch of fennel seeds, cardamom and pepper corns • Roast as directed above but only until barely tender. Cool. Rub off skins. Cut into

one - inch chunks. • In a large saucepan combine vinegar, water and seasonings. Bring to a boil, reduce

heat and simmer five minutes. Remove juniper berries and bay leaf. Add beets. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat.

• Layer beets and onions in a sterilized jar if you are preserving them. Strain hot liquid over the beets leaving a ½ inch headspace. Wipe rims and seal jars per instructions. Process in a water bath for 20 minutes.

• Serve atop lettuce leafs in salad with your most special vinaigrette.

Beet GreensStrip off the touch vein of the green . Sauté in a knob of butter. Add a splash of cider vinegar with a little salt and pepper. Serve as your greens for this meal. It is soooooo good. Nutritious and delicious.

What could be better atop a beet salad but Spiced Pecans?

2 tbsp. butter or extra-virgin olive oil 1 cup toasted pecan halves 2 tbsp. packed brown sugar ½ tsp. ground cinnamon 1/8 tsp. ground cloves

Melt butter in a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir pecans for four to five min-utes until toasted. Stir in brown sugar, cinnamon and cloves; cook and stir until sugar melts. Spread on parchment paper-lined baking sheet, breaking nuts apart as they cool. They can be prepared two days ahead. Store in airtight container at room temperature or freeze making sure to thaw before serving so no one breaks a tooth – most important!!!!!.

Jackson-Triggs celebration for its wine club members. I had the pleasure of pouring for the party held at See You Later Ranch. When you join the club at Jackson-Triggs you automati-cally become a member at Inniskillin, See You Later and Sumac Ridge. There was wonderful food, wine flowed freely, beautiful music, and super door prizes. What could be better? Next year it will be held at Jackson-Triggs. Ask how you can become a member. Osoyoos Home Hardware has the most wonderful section of ecologically friendly cleaning supplies. Check with Frances or Susie, and they will walk you through. Daniella has moved her ovens to the storefront across from Southwinds Crossing. So happy that you are back in Oliver, Daniella. If you haven’t had the pleasure of meeting her make sure to stop in. Her baguettes and brioche are the best that you will find outside of Paris, France.

Not too many years ago this was the most disliked of vegetables. Now every upscale restaurant celebrates the beet. It is so sweet and colourful and loved by all. By roasting the beet, they don’t lose their colour or sweetness as they do when they are boiled.


Every Monday Alcoholics Anonymous meetings 7 pm St. Anne’s Catholic Church.Every 3rd Monday Osoyoos Arthritis com-munity group meets at 1pm Osoyoos Health Centre. Everyone welcome. For info call 495-8041 or 495-3554First Monday Parkinson’s Disease Support Group meets at 1 pm in Osoyoos Health Unit. Maureen 250-495-7978Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday Kiwanis Club of Oliver meets at noon at the Community Centre. For info call Rosemary at (250) 498-0426Third Tuesday Soroptimist Osoyoos meet at McKia’s restaurant at Best Western at 6 pm (no meetings July and August) Con-tact Doris at 250-495-4428. New members welcome.Third Tuesday Women of Oliver for Women (WOW) 250-498-0104.First & Third Tues-days Osoyoos Quilters meets at Anglican Church Hall at 9 am For more info call 495-4569First and Third Tuesdays The Oliver Royal Purple Lodge # 63 meet at 7:30 pm at the Oliver Elks Hall. For info call Annie at 498-2170.Every Tuesday South Okanagan Toastmas-ters meeting at 7 pm at the Best Western. Call Greg 495-5018.First & third Tuesday Osoyoos Photogra-phy Club meets at 7 pm in meeting room above the Art Gallery. New members wel-come! Please contact Don at 250-495-6108First and Third Wednesday Osoyoos Royal

SEPTEMBERAug 25 - Sept 8: 2-week exhibition of paint-ings by members of the South Okanagan-Similkameen Chapter of the Federation of Canadian Artists at Tinhorn Creek Vineyard in Oliver. The show is a popular annual event called “Passion for Painting”, presented by the win-ery and supported by the Arts Councils of Penticton, Summerland, Oliver and Osoyoos. Open 10-6pm daily, it’s a beautiful collec-tion of fine art in a spectacular setting. For information, visit the Federation Chapter website at fca-sos.ca/exhibitions. September 1-30: The Artists of the South Okanagan-Similkameen are presenting a ‘new release’ in the Gallery at Little Straw Vineyards. The exhibition is part of the winery’s “Art in the Vineyard” program for 2012. Works by many artists in a variety of mediums will be on display for the month of September. Everyone is invited to meet the artists at a festive Opening Reception on the afternoon of Saturday Sept 9, from 4-6 pm. Gallery hours are 10-6 daily at Little Straw Vineyards, 2815 Ourtoland Road, West Kelowna. More info at www.littlestraw.bc.caSeptember 6: Registration night Sun Bowl Skating Club 6:00-8:00pm at the Sun Bowl Arena. Rree skating from 7:00-8:00pm & free coffee for adults.September 8: Open air summer concert at Tinhorn Creek Winery featuring Sloan 7:00 pm. More info at 250-498-3743September 14-16: O! Osoyoos Celebrates. Featuring three exciting signature events: Red Carpet Soiree, Lobster on the Beach and a Sparkling Sabre Brunch. Come see the unique setting as well as the incredible quality of food and wine that make Osoyoos the perfect epicurean destination. www.osoyooscelebrates.caSeptember 15-16: 67th Annual Rock Creek and Boundary Fair. Saturday 6:30 -9 pm, Sunday 6:30 - 6 pm. $12 on Saturday, $10 on Sunday. Children 6-12 are $5, Children 5 and under are free, 4-H Boundary members are free. www.rockcreekfallfair.ca September 29: 3rd Annual Wild West Fest at Centennial Park in Okanagan Falls. 8:00am-8:00pm, followed by the Party In The Park 8:00pm-12:00am. Details at www.wildwestfest.caSeptember 30: Festival of the Grape. Over 50 wineries plus food vendors, merchandise vendors from local stores and boutiques, an art show and sale, live entertainment, games, etc. Oliver Community Centre 12pm - 5pm

Purple Lodge #240 meets at 7:30 pm at Os-oyoos Elks Hall. For info 250-495-6748. First Wednesday and second Thursday O’s Own Writers meet at 10 am (Wednesdays) at 7:30 pm (Thursdays) above the Osoyoos Art Gallery. New members welcome.Last Wednesday of every month Osoyoos Reiki support group 7 pm at Holistic Desert Connections 250-495-5424Every Thursday Bingo at 1pm Osoyoos Senior CentreFirst and third Thursday Kiwanis Club of Osoyoos meets at noon at Cactus Ridge Retirement Residences. For info call Donna at 495-7701. Second Thursday Multiple Sclerosis group meets from 10 am - noon in the basement of the Community Services Building in Oliver. Call Cathy at 250-495-6866.Thursdays The Rotary Club of Osoyoos meets at McKia’s Restaurant in the Best Western Hotel at noon. Visitors are welcome.Every Thursday Desert Sage Spinners & Weavers drop-in at Oliver Community Centre between 10 am and 3 pm. Info call 498 6649.First & Third Thursday Osoyoos Lake Lions Club meets at 7 pm at Jack Shaw Gardens Building. 250-495-2993Every Thursday Oliver & Osoyoos Search & Rescue. 7 pm at Oliver SAR hall. www.oosar.org.Every Friday night, Osoyoos Elks invites you to play Bingo. Doors open at 5 pm Bingo starts at 7 pm.

Carmen Tome revealed an aptitude for art early on and won a few drawing awards throughout school. Upon graduat-ing from SOSS, she won the Textiles and Clothing Design Award and went on to study art at Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design in Vancouver. Tome caught the photography bug in 1993, and went on to create unique images, winning many photography awards and freelancing out of Langley, BC. Her photogra-phy took her across Canada, the United States and interna-tionally. Tome moved to Oliver in the Summer of 2011, marking a return to her painting roots, alongside the photography. Being an artist who has been de-scribed as a mad scientist, Carmen enjoys expressing with diversity of mediums so something new emerges in the flow. Tome’s work has been shown in over 100 exhibitions in many galleries including Langley, Vancouver, Whistler, White Rock, Abbotsford, Kelowna, Harrison Hot Springs, Bowen Island, Vancouver Island, Quebec, Winnipeg, Toronto, Calgary and Seattle. Presently, her paintings and art photography are on permanent display at Quinta Ferreira Estate Winery in Oliver. Carmen Tome is a member of the Federation of Canadian Artists, and is a member of the Oliver Art Gallery where she is the Featured Artist for September.

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Mami back at Meeka’s… The Okanagan Sun stopped in for a meal at the new Meeka’s Kitchen on Main Street in Osoyoos. The simple yet stylish Mediter-ranean surroundings and feeling of spaciousness make for a relaxed atmosphere, along with the familiar faces of the friendly couple who own the restaurant, Mami (formerly of Mami’s Pizza next door) and his wife Shams. They have reinvented themselves after 19 years of running Mami’s (which continues with new owners). As Mami himself explains, upon retirement , the couple found themselves not ready to kick up their feet yet. So they are back in the eatery business, albeit next door. Mami explains that what they offer now is food he is acquainted with from his own heritage, Persian cuisine, ranging from lamb and chicken to falafel and beef kabob platters.Although Persian and Greek food are similar, Mami also explains one of the differences. His Persian beef kabobs are essentially made out of a fine quality of ground beef mixed with a select blend of spices, and not pieces of beef steak. Indeed, it did prove tender and tasty, along with Meeka’s Special Sauce, Basmati Rice, flavoured potato and green salad. Top that off with a homemade espresso tiramisu for dessert or a lighter to the waistline Baklava, and you’re good to go. Located at 8515B Main Street. Phone 250-495-2116. Open for lunch and dinner.Reviewed by Andrea Dujardin-Flexhaug

Kickstart Printing of Osoyoos has moved, but not too far from its Main Street location. It is now just around the corner past the Owl Pub at 7611 Spartan Drive. Owners Danielle and Brad McRae moved into a smaller office now that they no longer offer computer services (with the retirement of their ace technician John), but they still pro-vide the same fine printing services.Community Futures Okanagan Similkameen are gearing up to release their new training schedule for the fall and want to hear from you! Please let them know what small business training you need to accelerate your business. Send an email to [email protected] and let them support you in taking your business to the next level. The South Okanagan Chamber of Commerce Business Promoting Business event returns September 19 at Interior Savings in Oliver at 5:30 pm.The Chamber would like to welcome professional dog show secretary Kim Campbell of Western Dog Shows Ltd. as its newest member.There are spaces available in the trade vendor area at the 16th An-nual Festival of the Grape to be held on Sunday Sept 30th. Invita-tions to participate and a registration forms are available through the Chamber. www.sochamber.caThe Field’s store closed down this summer at the Lakeview Plaza in Osoyoos, and coming soon at the same location is the ‘red apple.’ The Bargain!Shop(TBS), a Canadian discount store chain, announced in a press release that it acquired 10 retail locations(including Osoyoos) from Hudson’s Bay Company’s closing Fields stores, effective August 1. TBS’s new brand ‘red apple’ is being introduced by early Fall in Osoyoos and the nine other western com-munities.

Local residents and internet bloggers alike are buzzing about Auntie Ag’s Seafood Cafe on Main Street in Oliver. Owners Mike Whiles, his wife Shar, Dave Whiles, and his wife Deb are enjoying their almost instant success. “Our Great Auntie Ag owned fish and chip shops in Burton Upon Trent for over 30 years...” their website explains. “We have fond memories of our Great Auntie Ag, we are proud of her past success, and that is why we have chosen to name our restaurant Auntie Ag’s Seafood Cafe.” The busy fish and chip shop also offers chicken burgers, beef burgers and vegetarian choices, but Auntie Ag’s prized secret fish batter is the restaurant’s forte. One blogger called Ag’s “Oliver’s hidden little gem.” Find them online at www.auntieagsseafoodcafe.com (250) 498-0456

Are you interested in receiving up to $1500 for training to improve the efficiency or productivity of your business?The Micro Business Training (MBT) Program is 100% funded by the government, and offers courses such as Bookkeeping, Marketing & Sales, Management, Computing, Websites & Social Media.Training is available in a variety of formats, such as traditional class-room, seminar/webinar, online and even on-site. Providers include Public Post-Secondary Universities and colleges, PCTIA Accredited organizations, and Private Trainers with membership in the Chamber Learning Network, a member benefit of the BC Chamber of Com-merce.There are some basic eligibility requirements, funding is for:• business owners;• who don’t have a university degree and or any provincially or

nationally recognized certifications;• that employ less than 5 people (a micro-business).To take advantage of this opportunity for your business, please visit

www.BCMicroBusiness.com. Review the Eligibility Checklist, then submit the online Application Form. Once applicants are approved (a five day process) they will receive an Intake Form which must be submitted with an original sig-nature. They will then be contacted by a Training Coordinator who will make a training plan and recommend at least two training options.Get started by visiting www.BCMicroBusiness.com.Questions? Please contact:Robert Bailey778-410-2324Info@BCMicroBusiness.comwww.BCMicroBusiness.com

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By Derek Highley

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FIVE MINUTES: Spend this time warming

up your body with a few simple stretches that are golf motion specific. A few discreet trunk twists and deep knee bends will help get the blood flowing. The best way to loosen up the entire body is to make a few practice swings. There is no time and really no need to hit any range balls. If you have a weighted club, take some long lazy swings to get your golf muscles moving. If you do not have a weighted club, then swing two clubs at the same time. Remember the point of this exer-cise is to relax your body and warm up your muscles. Concentrate on rhythm, balance and smoothness.

THREE MINUTES: Get on the practice put-ting green and hit a few putts to get the feel for the speed of the greens. Take three balls and make three putts to the fringe of all four sides of the putting green. On most practice greens this should result in giving you putts of four different directions (uphill, downhill,

left to right and right to left). Putting to the fringe is better than putting to a cup with this drill,because you are trying to concentrate on distance control and not direction. Take the last 30 seconds to hit a few short putts (less than three feet). The goal here is to gain a bit of confidence in your putting stroke. You want the last thing you hear before making your way to the first tee to be the sound of your ball hitting the bottom of the cup.

TWO MINUTES: Make your way to the first tee, take a few deep breaths, drink a cup of water and while you wait your turn, visualize yourself successfully playing the first hole. Imagine a good tee shot, a nice approach and an easy two putt to start your round. If that quick warm-up routine doesn’t seem to have prepared you properly, and you still feel stiff and anxious on the first tee, then my only piece of advice at this point would be to “swing hard in case you hit it!”

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Described by one magazine as the “United Nations” of rock ‘n’ roll, Vancouver based ‘Delhi 2 Dublin’ have become one of Canada’s most buzzed-about bands. The South Okanagan Chamber of Commerce’s Festival of the Grape for 2012 is shaping up to be another excit-ing event for their 16th year! With the signing of this year’s entertainment the multi-cultural, genre-bending fivesome Delhi 2 Dublin will play in the newly built bandstand at the Oliver Community Centre and inject a unique vibe to the ever growing festival. More information on this vibrant and diverse group can be found on their website at www.delhi2dublin.com With many activities such as the Grape Stomp, Art Show and Interior Savings ‘Kid Zone’, there will be over 20 local food vendors and 50 wineries from around the Valley for a full food and wine tasting experience. With something for the whole Family to enjoy we aim to attract both our locals and visitors to come out and experience this day long event.

Festival Details:Date: Sunday, September 30, 2012Time: 12 to 6 p.m.Where: Oliver Community CentreTickets are $23 in advance. More information on where to buy tickets at www.oliverfestivalofthegrape.ca or by calling 250-498-6321 ext 1

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By Jorg Mardian

A while back I spoke to a distressed senior who was told that his con-dition of general weakness and bodily pain was the inevitable result of aging. Now naturally, I disagree with such simple advice, as it is not rooted in wisdom. Where does the idea come from that age takes away our strength? Is there really a descriptive and precise time marking the homestretch of strength and vitality; of pain and suffering? Or is it that people merely justify their sedentary existence by blaming their age? The irony of being alive in this age of instant communication – where we are in touch with anyone and everywhere – is that we are now completely out of touch with our own body. We ask others to take care of it because we have forgotten how to nurture and nourish it. How did we come to this sad state of affairs? We grow from chil-dren to adults merely because of automatic growth; no commitment is necessary. But the journey is shaped by the way we measure and act upon the choices which confront us. Tremendous consequences (good or bad), come from taking the road well travelled or the road seldom taken. If you control the process of choosing, you control all aspects of life, including a body free of pain and suffering.

Yes, there are many variables and life tends to be unpredictable even if we follow all the rules, but if you buy into the getting-old and weak-is-inevitable theory, then you are probably well into the act of premature aging. Bad habits and gravity may have done a number on the body, but by making some lifestyle changes, it can be redeemed. You need your muscles as much now as you did when you were younger – perhaps even more. How can you enjoy the best years of your life if you haven’t got the energy or ability to get off your couch? Graceful aging means being active and staying healthy into our fifty’s, sixty’s and beyond to feel and act younger than our chronological age. I’m not talking about fantasizing, cosmetic surgery, implants or any other instant “cure.” That nonsense is for dreamers and deceivers. I’m talking about lifestyle changes that can have you rollerblading at 75 or being in the gym at 100. Is that really so inconceivable? Let me give you an example of the benefits of an active, healthy lifestyle. Jack LaLanne, the Godfather of Fitness (now deceased) was still considered one of the fittest men on this planet at 95 years old. His feats of strength would be considered incredible even for a young man, proving that muscle power and good nutrition help the body stand the test of time. Here’s some advice. Drop the sugar and simple carbohydrates while there is still time. Get rid of too much alcohol, fatty foods, smok-ing and other body killing compounds. De-stress your life through ac-tivity and cleaner living, making the body stronger, rather than weak-er. You’ll sail through your golden years without disability and disease; without loss of strength, endurance, flexibility and balance problems. In fact, regular weight bearing exercise can help you reduce your chances of heart disease, regulate blood pressure and boost the good cholesterol, HDL. It also reduces obesity and has been proven to help prevent osteoporosis. In other words, it helps slow the physi-cal (not biological – sorry) aging process. “Too old” and “too frail” are not good enough reason to keep you from becoming more active.

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Any donation to the fundraiser gets you a free sign-up and the month of September free at Curves.

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Garden TalkWith Lloyd Park

Part IV Lloyd Park continues with his reminiscences....

Because the nursery business mainly grew things in the ground, you only had seasons to dig until we began container growing. Your bigger trees, your fruit trees and everything were dug in the fall, roses were dug in the fall and pre-booked by a lot of stores, and there were no really good methods of container-izing or wrapping when we were first in the business. That didn’t come in until quite a bit later on. By this time I had my first retail outlet, and I remember a customer coming in and complaining about all his roses dying. He wanted a replacement for 60 roses, which was a lot of money in those days - they were about $2 each. We had had no complaints on our roses, they were really excellent quality. They came in bare root and we heeled them in sawdust, and then pruned them and then sold them to the customers with really good new fresh fruits on them. They would take them home and plant them. The package tied very tightly at the throat of the rose, and they were packaged in wet sawdust. They had a line on them that said “plant up to here.” When I went to see the dead roses (they were bought from a competitor), they were planted still in the package and all, right up to the line! Of course they all died, because there was no way for any water to get inside the package to make the roses grow. The very nice gentleman said, “Well I won’t go back to where we bought them, because they didn’t explain how to plant them.” We were still selling the bare root roses and showing people how to plant, and how to make their little mount to put the roots over for good suc-cess. Through that I got the order for the new roses, and actually got the job of planting those roses in his yard and adding to it over two or three years. That he ended up with about 150 roses including climbers and some spectacular standard roses. That became a really nice job that we did every year. We did the pruning and we did the cleanup. We didn’t do any grass mowing or edging, but we did all this pruning every year. Every three months we would get the crew in for half a day to a day to do his garden, which was about three quarters of an acre. It just shows you the changes that were coming in the nursery industry. I look back at the indus-try in general and I think that when I started in 1941, the main gardeners in Uplands and Oak Bay and Fairfield in particular were all

Chinese. Most of the good gardeners who looked after yards and kept them manicured very well were Chinese. My two competitors, who had been in business for a long time selling door to door, were Chinese. There were only three of us, to my knowledge, who ever sold door to door. There were stores, and they grew certain things, but not every-thing. My first landscape job was actually done in 1945 when I was 12- years- old in 1945. I had a trailer and a rototiller, and I had all the tools for doing landscaping - that’s how in-terested I was in making a success of what I was going to do when I got out of school. My crew were mainly dockyard workers, police-men and firemen from Victoria and Saanich. They all worked shifts, and they would switch shifts to come and work when we had a good sized landscape job. To show you the values at that time, a policeman in 1945 received about $309 per month and the dockyard and fire department were behind that - they were about $289 per month. It wasn’t a lot of money to live on, especially if you had a young family. So with landscaping paying $1.25 an hour, it was no problem encourag-ing people to come and work for you; and of course we learned together. No-one really taught me the landscap-ing end - we watched our competitors and we saw how they did it and we tried to do a better job. In some cases whenever we tried to do jobs too cheap, we rushed, so that you were making your wages to pay your men.Those were our unsuccessful jobs. The jobs where we took our time and really did the jobs properly are jobs that are still there

today, and of course that’s over 50 years ago. It shows you that landscaping done properly, particularly the base preparation, is important to good landscaping. Without the prepara-tion early in the job and preparing the soils properly, that’s what makes all the difference. I read a few books from England early in my life which really give an impression of how important that was. When you look at the golf courses created in England and big estates in England, and where the soil prepara-tion was worked two feet or three feet, and drainage put in, how different it is! Compare that to how we try to do most of our jobs by spreading out the clay and putting four inches of soil down, and sewing a lawn, and expect it to look like a proper job. Golf courses are a great example: the ones that were really done properly like the old Uplands job in the early 1900’; preparation mainly by horses, and proper deep ploughing was what made Uplands so successful early on in the golf course business. Going back to landscaping, by the time we were 17- years- old we had a full- time land-scape crew working, besides the wholesale end. So sometimes the fellas working on the landscape end would be loading semis with me during the day or at night, and then most days we were out putting lawns in.We would do about 80 to 100 homes a year to make a living back in those early days. Those were the fun years. When we really learned! If we made a mistake, we went back and corrected it. We learned from our mistakes.

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