Bringing the FREE Creston Valley together. September 2011

Fall fair hits 100 Community spirit keeps alive East Shore agricultural showcase

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Contact the Creston campus today: 250.428.5332 www.cotr.bc.ca/Creston contents what’s inside Fall Fair 10 Creston fair closing in on its centennial. Mayor’s Desk 12 Coming full circle with Rotary club. Lifestyles 14 Young filmmakers have an eye for valley. Agriculture 18 Don’t let the bounty go to waste. History 20 Apples once ruled the orchards. Recreation 22 Complex source of civic pride. Health 23 Manipulation demystified. Sports 24 Optimism reigns in T-Cats Centennial celebration camp. 5 Crawford Bay marks 100 years of fall fairs this month. Martial Arts 25 It’s element-ary, my dear. The Magazine I Love Creston Magazine is produced monthly and distributed free of charge by I Love Wellness Creston Marketing Ltd. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohib- 26 Path to fulfilment begins in ited. Any advertisements or graphics designed in-house are property of I Love Creston Marketing Ltd. and may not be used in any other medium without permission. Views the mirror. expressed in the magazine does not necessarily reflect those of the company. Letters to the Editor Letters to I Love Creston Magazine may be emailed to [email protected] or mailed to Box 143, Creston, BC, V0B 1G0. Letters may be edited for clarity and space.

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Kootenay Lake event stands the test of time

erhaps the most startling aspect of the Kootenay Lake PAgricultural Fall Fair’s centennial, to be celebrated Sept. 10 in Crawford Bay, is how perilously close it came to missing the mark. Organizers actually announced the demise of the annual event after its 95th edition in 2006 when no one volunteered to keep it going. It wasn’t until the following year, with the clock ticking, that Lorna Robin stepped into the president’s shoes with a skeleton board of four directors and cobbled together a scaled-back version consisting of some judged exhibits and Photos courtesy of John Smith Photography a bake sale, raffle and tea. www.ilovecreston.com September 2011 5 feature The rest, as they say, is history – and number of volunteers over the past “For many years the fair consisted lots of it. With Robin and Karen 100 years would be impressive.” of an annual sports day (and) Gilbert as directors, Isabel Snelgrove Among them is a living link to the 4-H competitions which involved as treasurer and Jeanne Lahnemann past, noted East Shore historian livestock judging and public as secretary, transplanted Albertans Tom Lymbery, who served in speaking competitions,” she says. Mike and Ivy Jeffery took on the Jeffery’s capacity six decades ago and “Apple packing competitions were roles of president and vice-president, is in charge of a vintage chainsaw a big part of the fair in the fruit respectively, and vowed to see the display this year. growing era between the wars.” fair through to its 100th anniversary. The Lymbery clan of Gray Creek The First World War caused the only The results are on display this goes back nearly as far as the fall interruption in the fair’s continuity, month at the Crawford Bay Hall, fair itself; Lymbery’s father, Arthur, a one-year hiatus. In 1938 the where past meets present in a feel- moved to the area to grow fruit in fair moved into the newly built good gathering that dates back to 1913 and opened the Gray Creek Crawford Bay Hall. Subsequent Sept. 22, 1911. That’s when the Store the same year. upgrades to roads and transportation local Farmer’s Institute sponsored enabled fair entries from Riondel, a humble affair featuring 33 classes The elder Lymbery and wife Gray Creek, Kootenay Bay, Boswell of fruit, vegetables and flowers, a Kathleen – who married in 1921, and beyond, according to the sporting competition and a dance. seven years before Tom’s birth – archives. “Where past meets present in a feel-good Lymbery began a 12-year run on the fall fair committee in 1950, three gathering that dates back to Sept. 22, 1911” years after what is now Highway 3A was extended past Gray Creek to grew fruit, raised cattle and tended a Crawford Bay – which until then “Ivy and I became involved because large vegetable garden, all staples of was viewed as an isolated backwater. we felt it important to keep this the earliest fall fairs. community project going and to “Once,” Lymbery recalls, “(Creston keep alive the spirit in which the According to archives of the Riondel newspaper publisher) Alex fall fair was initiated all those many and Area Historical Society as well Carruthers ran a front-page ad years ago;” says Mike Jeffery, who as a 2004 book entitled Remember for $2, when it was the free Valley only moved to the East Shore with When by Susan Hulland and Advert, with the ad saying: Dance his wife within the past six years. Terry Turner, the first Crawford at Dogpatch! This caught angry But the couple vacationed in the Bay Fall Fair was held in a small, response from the Women’s Institute Kootenays “our whole lives, so wooden building that doubled as as they didn’t like Crawford Bay Kootenay Lake has always been a community hall and school. The having that nickname.” home, although we lived and first fairs were organized by the The dance was an annual fund- Farmer’s Institute and then the worked in .” Farmer’s Institute and then the raiser for the fall fair, organized in Women’s Institute. “Our core group of committee Lymbery’s day by “seven or eight” members is about six but this Lack of roads restricted participation people who canvassed Creston and number swells greatly when the fair to the immediate vicinity, notes Nelson business owners for prize approaches,” Jeffery says. “Many Lahnemann, who got involved donations. He was by no means the people have contributed to make shortly after moving to the East only resident with the date marked the fall fair a great family event. The Shore six years ago. on a calendar.

6 September 2011 www.ilovecreston.com feature “The Bill Mackies from Boswell from its beginning. In the early years “Arts and crafts and photography entered many classes in those years – it was much more agriculturally flourish in our communities, along up to 50 entries,” he says. based, including farm animals, with skills such as baking, knitting, Another regular, Mary Karpowich of dairy products and fowl, along needlework and quilting. More Boswell, entered both the East Shore with preserves, baking, fruits and recently (those) have become much and Creston fall fairs and claimed vegetables. In later years the focus bigger categories. that fruit and vegetables placing first has shifted due to the decrease “We no longer have any farm in town were only good enough for in farming as a way of life, but animals and our farm produce second or third in Crawford Bay. backyard gardens still produce section is fairly small. But the prize-winning fruits, vegetables and student entries draw a large, “Mary was on the committee,” flowers. Lymbery says, “and when someone suggested a class for nuts she said, ‘Oh, there are lots of nuts in Boswell.’ ” Kathleen Lymbery was still going strong then, as witnessed by one particular fall fair outcome that could have been galling. “My mother was very good at needlework and found that one entry was rejected by the judges as they said it was machine-sewn,” he says. “She didn’t complain, saying, ‘That’s a great compliment.’ ” Though held in September now, as it was at the start, the fall fair was staged in August for a spell – just one of the ways in which it has evolved over the decades. “The different flowers and fruit and veggies that are in season at the time of the fall fair dictate what is most shown on display,” Jeffery says. “The entries come from all around Kootenay Lake. The only stipulation is that if it was grown, then it must come from this area and if it was made, it must be within the past 12 months. “The fall fair has definitely changed

www.ilovecreston.com September 2011 7 feature supportive audience, and the fair says. “If one were to look back entries in almost every fruit and remains a showcase for local talent, a over the past 100 years of all the veggie category, and Doreen Reimer, reminder of our roots and a much- aggregate winners or the individual who has won the grand aggregate loved community event.” categories, I am sure there would a number of times in recent It’s all in a spirit of good fun, but be many names repeated over many memory as she enters in categories that doesn’t mean things can’t get a years. from baking to photography and tad competitive. “Some of the big contestants that everything in-between. One of the most successful student aggregates “There has been friendly rivalry enter our fair over the recent years are James Greene, last year’s grand was Kamila Carter, who won amongst neighbours and friends numerous times.” throughout the fall fair’s history, with the individual winners vying “It’s all in a spirit of good fun, but that doesn’t for the aggregate prizes, thereby mean things can’t get a tad competitive” holding bragging rights until the next fall fair,” Jeffery aggregate winner from Riondel, The past five years wasn’t the only who puts period when it became a stretch just to get the fair off the ground. In 1971, Lahnemann says, “the committee was having difficulty with the amount of work involved. The fair did go ahead but entries dropped by almost half as so many families had left the East Shore with the closure of the Bluebell mine in Riondel. Throughout the ’70s there were several years when attendance was down. It began to pick up in the 1980s and the committee tried various kinds of entertainment and other add-ons to the horticultural displays.” The 1989 fair included a fashion show of heritage bridal gowns as well as modern, locally made clothing. Two years later there was a parade, and later in the ’90s different community groups began catering teas. In 1998 the committee registered as a non-profit society under the name Crawford Bay and District Agricultural Fall Fair, which was changed to Kootenay Lake Agricultural Fall Fair in 2002. More than $2,000 in cash prizes and gift certificates were awarded and a scarecrow contest added to the program in 1998. Seven years ago the fair included a pancake

8 September 2011 www.ilovecreston.com feature breakfast, children’s games, a community dinner and a dance. The centennial fair, running from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., features historical displays, vintage vehicles, local musicians, children’s entertainment, a boat safety demonstration, guessing competitions, workshops in composting and seed saving, and even zucchini races. People are encouraged to wear vintage clothing and there will be a fashion show highlighting styles of the past, plus a ladies’ hat decorating contest. The Kootenay Lake Lions Club is hosting a barbecue lunch and free ice cream will be scooped out all afternoon. It all starts with a ribbon- cutting ceremony and performance by the Creston army cadet pipe band. “This year, to celebrate the 100th anniversary, will be a full day of fun and activities,” Jeffery says, “so dress up in your old-time outfits and join us for a memorable day.” 

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www.ilovecreston.com September 2011 11 town attended 48 other club meetings. From the Mayor’s desk Locations for these meetings have Story by: Ron Toyota, Mayor of the Town of Creston included: Chinatown in New York City; Chinatown in downtown I am proud to be Vancouver; Toronto; Halifax; Gainesville, Fla.,; and, Jackson, a Rotarian! Miss. n October 2001 I had the honour away on the day of our weekly club You may wonder, “What does this Iof becoming a Creston Valley meeting we are encouraged to attend have to do with serving as mayor?” Rotary Club member. It’s hard a “makeup” meeting. This means My response is that belonging to to believe that next month I will attending another Rotary club Rotary International has given me celebrate 10 years of membership meeting, either locally or anywhere a great sense of being able to serve with perfect meeting attendance. in the world we may be travelling. my community, in both the local Our Rotary club meets every In my last 10 years, or and global contexts. Additionally, Tuesday at 7 a.m. and if we are approximately 510 meetings, I have membership in Rotary has enhanced both my leadership skills and service values. “Belonging to Rotary International has given me a great sense of being able to serve my community”

The concept of a weekly Rotary meeting was created by Paul Harris in 1905. Paul, as a young attorney in the big city of Chicago, and three friends met in rotation at each other’s businesses. From these early meeting rotations, Rotary evolved. Today, Rotary International has more than 1.2 million members in more than 34,000 clubs in more than 200 countries. Good things have a way of catching on! The Creston Valley is fortunate to have two Rotary clubs. The club I belong to has 34 active members. The Creston Rotary Club, which meets every Wednesday at noon, has more than 40 active members.

12 September 2011 www.ilovecreston.com town These clubs have provided the Both local clubs have been strong no major administration fees or community with numerous valuable supporters of, and volunteers for, deductions because all Rotary clubs projects: Millennium Park; wildlife programs in Honduras that included consist of dedicated volunteers viewing tower; water splash park; community development, water committed to “service above self.” and, the new play gym project at projects and educational programs. I am honoured to be a Rotarian and Centennial Park. The fund-raising highlight of proud of my upcoming 10 years of Additionally, our members volunteer most Rotary projects, locally or membership.  at the Erickson Elementary School internationally, is that 100 per cent Ron Toyota can be reached by phone at breakfast program and provide of the money raised goes directly 250-428-2214, e-mail at [email protected] funding to many other local to the specific project. 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They were also responsible for a short feature film come a long way highlighting how the Creston- t was a long time ago that I first be, however, because of a strong Kootenay Foundation benefits Iwatched a clip produced by any prior interest in filmmaking within non-profit organizations. This piece member of the Creston Film Group. a group of youths. Marko Snut, was called “remarkable” by a local Back then, of course, there was no now the film director, has long newspaper. official group, just bored teenagers had a passion for film and has Additionally they’ve created several in a small town. taken a huge leading role since the training videos as well as numerous I can honestly say that, having commencement of the group. learning projects they continue to viewed its work over the years, the The group, as it stands, was produce just for experience and group has come a very long ways in originally the Youth Film Club. interest. For example, animation developing its skills. It all started out as simply a lot of projects created, in large part, by I recently talked to a few of the fun, an unstructured but learning Snut are random but impressive key members of the Creston Film process for all concerned. The group pieces of work. I can’t begin to Group. They’ve done an amazing now has a project mentor, Michael fathom the amount of patience and job carving out a niche in the area Farnsworth, and has become dedication each of these projects – developing a market, so to speak, much more serious about filming must entail. that wasn’t there before. professional and creative projects. It became clear, as I interacted with The group’s formal creation can They are non-profit, with all income them, that group members are be traced to 2008. They came to going directly into new and needed especially excited for a production equipment. Creston Film Group they have been working on for quite members are rapidly establishing some time now. They described The themselves as essential to film within Beautiful Creston Valley as the most the valley. important project in their history. It It turns out their list of will be completed as of this month COMMUNITY OF CRESTON achievements is already fairly and, I must admit, the enthusiasm is Annual extensive and rapidly expanding. contagious. General Meeting Wednesday, September 14 7:00 pm Snoring Sasquatch Creston, BC Memberships renewed at this time to Vote. Come out and support your Art Council!

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14 September 2011 www.ilovecreston.com lifestyles The project is partially funded by the great opportunity for the youth who their online resources and possibly Columbia Basin Trust and sponsored dedicate so much of their time and exploring the area of computer by the Creston and District Museum. efforts to the local film scene. animation more thoroughly. I was told they are creating this video Several original members have already Geronazzo told me that they love for their supporters but also for gone into higher education in film creating movies so it’s easy to find the everyone in the Creston Valley. That and are planning to carve out a career energy. means us! I believe that, ultimately, they want to contribute to the emerging “It has been exciting to watch the group and industry and consistently improve on individuals grow in leaps and bounds” everything they’ve already learned. The Creston Film Group hopes, The movie will be on display at in the industry. Some currently in the overall, that our valley will be open the Creston and District Chamber group are beginning to be hired for to increased involvement with youth. of Commerce as well as on the production by local businesses. Especially, I think, where these Columbia Basin Trust Web site. It has been exciting to watch the young people are already involved I spoke with Michael Geronazzo, group and individuals grow in leaps in an important front that they are production manager, about the and bounds both in regard to their passionate about. I don’t know about projects they have under way. He will skills and professionalism. you but that sounds like something be taking an even more important Where are they headed in the worth getting on board with.  role in the group this fall as some future? Right now they’re focused on Online resources include YouTube. Search: members head off to school and TheCrestonFilmGroup. Contact information wrapping up The Beautiful Creston and The Beautiful Creston Valley can be found other life undertakings. Valley. Doubtless, they are excited to through this chamber of commerce link: http:// When asked how they hope to grow, see the reaction from members of our www.crestonvalleychamber.com/content/ creston-film-group-0. he replied, “We are interested in community. Like The Creston Film Group on Facebook for growing as a group through more Short-term goals involve developing continued updates. projects and training. We are now ready to take on serious professional productions for clients and see ourselves as the core of the emerging Creston Valley film production industry.” A lofty goal, certainly, but one I’m confident they are capable of taking on. For a group that is, essentially, youth-led and -organized they do an amazing job with their projects and resources. Even more important is that they are community minded. So many positive relationships have been fostered through participation. I have long known the group more as friends than as an organization. Respect and co-operation seem to play key roles as the group functions through countless projects, both large and small. Some of the funds raised have allowed members to receive additional training through camps and workshops. It’s a www.ilovecreston.com September 2011 15 Install weather stripping or caulking around windows and doors. Heating Systems Replace the filter in your furnace, Fall Maintenance Tips clean your ducts, clean your www.aroundthehouse44805.com debris. Be sure water is not coming thermostat’s heat sensor, contact t’s important to prepare for the down behind gutters and that all points, and contacts. Iwinter months to prevent costly support brackets are securely in Plumbing damage later on. place. To prevent pipes freezing and Gutters and Downspouts Windows and Doors bursting, ensure that the pipes, as Clean gutters and downspouts to Inspect and repair any loose or well as the wall cavities where they prevent build up of leaves and other damaged window or door frames. reside, are well insulated.  DON’T FORGET THE BACK TO SCHOOL ESSENTIALS Beautiful

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arvest Share is running in go to waste and make it available Hthe valley for a third year. to the less fortunate. Several The program, operated by the local charity and social service Creston Valley Food Action organizations have partnered with Coalition, focuses on gleaning and the program to make the produce redistributing fresh garden produce available to those who need it: (fruit, vegetables and nuts) that Gleaners Food Bank; Therapeutic would otherwise go to waste. Activation Program for Seniors (TAPS); New Life Christian Church; Our abundant blessings are Creston and District Community manifest during the harvest season Resource Centre Society; Kootenai and we are fortunate to live where Community Centre Society the growing conditions are so (through the New Life Furniture favourable. The extended growing Unable to harvest? store); Wednesday lunch program at season is supported by the land We volunteer to do it for you! Trinity United Church; St. Stephen’s and the fresh water we have access Harvest Share is a program that brings Presbyterian Church; Seventh-day to. This abundance is an immense together those with excess fruit and those Adventist Church; Lower Kootenay who need it. Many people in the valley privilege but it can also become Band Social Development/Help have more fruit than they can use, overwhelming when we are trying to Program; College of the Rockies; sometimes more than they are able to pick. keep up to the crop. Harvest Share organizes teams of Erickson Elementary School; and, volunteers who harvest the crop. It is amazing how much fruit a tree Canyon-Lister Elementary School. or a plant can yield and how fast This is free of charge and the harvested To reach its goals, Harvest Share produce will be separated three ways: that produce can go bad. Often too educates the public to encourage the tUIFUSFFPXOFST much for personal compost, this population to donate excess produce, tUIFWPMVOUFFSQJDLFST fruit becomes a bear attractant, adds recruits volunteers and offers support tBTPDJBMPSDIBSJUZPSHBOJ[BUJPO pressure to our landfill or simply for the harvest. Volunteer Pickers Needed! rots on the ground. If you are interested in volunteering Meanwhile, for with the program please contact: families and Alexandra Dansereau individuals with Harvest Share Program Coordinator limited incomes, Creston Valley Food Action Coalition this fresh, local, 121 North West Boulevard, Creston nutritious food is (Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce) sometimes hard Phone: 250.402.3291 [email protected] or impossible to afford. Harvest Share

This project has been made possible thanks to the nancial is designed assistance of the Columbia Basin Trust, the Province of British to rescue the Columbia, and the Town of Creston and the Columbia Brewery for providing boxes to transport the produce. produce that Thanks also to the Columbia Brewery for providing boxes. would otherwise Volunteering can be a family affair. 18 September 2011 www.ilovecreston.com agriculture One easy way to participate is to Originally designed to assist seniors the Columbia Brewery for harvest one’s own extra produce and people with physical limitations providing boxes to transport the and donate it to the social service in their harvesting activities, the produce and a special thanks to the agencies that accept drop-offs by the program has also been supporting Columbia Basin Trust, Province public. people who simply need help of British Columbia and Town of harvesting Creston for their financial their crop. In support.  those cases For more information about Harvest Share the harvested use the e-mail address and phone number produce is above or visit us online at split three www.crestonfoodaction.ca ways between the tree/ garden owners, volunteer TOP DOLLAR pickers and FOR YOUR GOLD charity/social • Buying & crafting old gold organizations. • One of a kind pieces • Affordable Citizens desiring help MASTER GOLDSMITH The fruit of one pick last fall: Tomatoes, sweet are encouraged to call ahead of time. peppers, and hot peppers. 1022 Canyon St., Creston (Cresteramics) Thanks to everyone who is making Phone: 250.428.5538 this project possible. Thanks to Visit me online at www.ilovecreston.com/ “Our abundant ronhurrymastergoldsmith blessings are manifest during the Get ready for the harvest season” The following agencies will be pleased to receive fresh quality Start making produce as long as they are called Featuring your Champagne RJ Spagnols before drop-off: Gleaners Food and wines now Orchard Breezin Bank (250-428-4166); TAPS (250- Fruit Wines and Holidasfor the holiday Coolers 428-5585); New Life Christian season. Church (250-428-5975); New Life Furniture (250-402-0098); and, Mention this ad for a Lower Kootenay Band help program FREE GIFT! (250-428-4428, extension 227). In order to support tree/garden owners with the harvest, the program provides volunteer help. U-BrewC sto Vey People who are interested in 3116 Hwy 3, volunteering with the program are Creston invited to contact co-ordinator 250.428.8969 Alexandra Dansereau by e-mail at Hours: Wednesday to Friday 9am-5:30pm, [email protected] or Saturday 9am-3pm, Sunday & Tuesday-Closed www.crestonubrew.com by phone at (250) 402-3291. www.ilovecreston.com/ubrew www.ilovecreston.com September 2011 19 history Where have all the apples gone? Story by: Tammy Hardwick Manager - Creston & District Museum & Archives he Creston Valley was built on Tfruit. I’m sure I’ll hear about that statement from some of the local sawmill people, and there are those who would argue that mining was just as important in Creston’s early years as either fruit or forestry. To be fair, they would have some justification for their claims. But when the mining boom came to nothing, as it did pretty quickly, agriculture – more specifically in Front and back of the orchard survey the early years, fruit ranching – for James Compton, one of the largest continued to serve as a solid basis for and oldest orchards in the Valley. the local economy. And the owners of the sawmills would have had very prosperity, we need to look few customers for their lumber were at what those fruit ranchers it not for the people building homes, A couple of businessmen (Alan Speers and really intended to produce, not at Ken Parsons) picking apples in 1972 or 1973. barns and other buildings on their what they did while waiting for the fruit ranches. go one step further with my original proverbial ship to come in. And what At first, the valley was known for statement: the Creston Valley was those ranchers intended to produce, its production of strawberries and built on apples. overwhelmingly, was apples. other small fruits, with only a few Yes, there were a lot of mixed-fruit The archives collection includes tree fruits being grown. A sale of orchards – almost all of them, in orchard surveys, done every five years, provincial lands in October 1908, fact, produced more than one kind which list all the fruit trees in all the though, triggered a population orchards. The earliest year for which explosion and a tree-fruit boom, we have these surveys is 1920, when a with large numbers of new settlers “At first, the valley total of 24,208 trees over 10 years old arriving, lured by the prospect of rich was known for are listed. Most of those would have fruit lands. its production of been planted immediately following By the end of the year there were strawberries and the 1908 land sale. 4,800 fruit trees in the Creston Ninety percent of them – 21,972 – Valley, whereas in 1903 there had other small fruits” were apple trees. That’s a pretty good only been a few hundred, and the indication that people came to the Creston Valley was transformed from of fruit. And yes, it is certainly true Creston Valley to grow apples. a few scattered subsistence farms into that small fruits and vegetable crops This trend continued for decades. provided an income for the tree-fruit the fruit-growing district we know In 1930, for example, there were today. ranchers in the years before their fruit 300,000 apple trees in the Creston trees began producing. With all due respect to Wynndel, Valley, and that summer the which was known as the “Strawberry But if we’re looking at the reasons for anticipated crop was 148,000 crates Capital of the World” by 1912, I’ll Creston’s establishment, growth and compared to only an estimated 20 September 2011 www.ilovecreston.com history 6,000 crates of cherries. In 1947-48 with so many varieties to deal with, Jonathan breakdown, meant it didn’t more than 385,000 crates of apples would not have been easy even in the keep for much more than a month. were shipped early years when everything was done These factors, as well as the compared by hand and a lot of it done right in preferences of the purchasing public, to less than the orchards. led to many historic varieties being 13,000 crates of With increasing mechanization and abandoned until by 1980 most of the plums. the resulting trend toward bringing apples produced in the Creston Valley What’s even crates into the packing sheds to be were McIntosh, Red Delicious and more amazing sorted by machines, this would only Spartan. is the number of have gotten worse. As late as 1991, according to one different types of Secondly, each variety had its own document I’ve come across, the apples that were particular set of problems that Creston packing shed was shipping produced here; 53 only apples and pears – no cherries, different varieties “53 different due to Little Cherry Disease. were shipped out of Twenty years later, cherries are the the packing sheds in varieties were predominant crop and there is hardly 1947-48, everything shipped out of the an apple orchard to be seen. from McIntoshes (184,767 boxes) to packing sheds” Environmental conditions and Maiden’s Blush (two market prices have both played a part boxes). the orchardist would have to deal in the swinging of that pendulum, with; Baldwin spot and corky core and it has swung from apples to So what happened to in McIntoshes and water core in them all? There are nowhere near cherries and back again a few times in Delicious are among the challenges Creston’s history. that many apples being produced I’ve come across in archival in the Creston Valley today, and documents. For a closer look at the history of certainly nowhere near 53 varieties. Creston’s apple industry, or to share Instead of trying to apply a dozen your stories about it, be sure to check This is not an easy question to answer. different treatments to one or two Many different factors have combined out the museum’s display at the trees of each of a dozen different Creston Valley Fall Fair on Sept. 9 to change the local apple industry. varieties, most growers would quickly and 10.  opt for an orchard full of only one or First of all, 53 varieties would have For more information contact the Creston and created all sorts of headaches for the two varieties. One variety – Jonathans District Museum and Archives by phone at local packing sheds. Sorting and – has been virtually eliminated (250) 428-9262, e-mail at [email protected]. packing that many crates of apples, because its particular problem, bc.ca or at www.creston.museum.bc.ca.

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22 September 2011 www.ilovecreston.com health Hands-on approach restores range of motion

Story by Jesse Moreton, well-researched. Here are some main stroke. However, the most recent BSc DC points: research found that patients who visit a chiropractor are no more likely to his column I’d like to discuss – relief of musculoskeletal pain experience a stroke than are patients something central but not well (muscle and joint pain) T who visit their family physician. In understood in the treatment of joint – shortened time to recover from essence, stroke symptoms begin, disorders: manipulation. If you’ve acute back sprains patients seek care from their doctor or been to a chiropractor, chances – increase in range of motion chiropractor and then stroke occurs. are you’ve had an “adjustment” or (movement) manipulation. This type of evidence serves to – physiological effects on the central disprove any causal relationship What is manipulation? nervous system between manipulation and stroke A manipulation is a controlled, How does it work? as most family physicians do not high-velocity, low-amplitude impulse Although the above effects have been routinely practise manipulation. applied primarily to synovial joints. well-researched and documented, There you have it. Now you know In other words, it’s a highly skilled how manipulation produces those more about manipulation than you and precise movement applied results is still not clearly understood. probably ever wanted to know. Next by hand to a joint of the body. As research continues, specific time you see your chiropractor, you’ll Manipulation loosens the joint mechanisms are becoming more be the expert.  to restore proper range of motion apparent. For more information call Moreton Chiropractic (movement) and optimizes function. at 250-428-3535 or visit the Web site at There are several explanations as to moretonchiropractic.blogspot.com. What’s the sound? how a manipulation works. Without To dispel a common misconception, getting into too much biomechanical it is not the sound of bones cracking. or physiological detail, here some of The audible click or pop is the result the theories: of a process called cavitation, which is – release of synovial folds and plica the formation of empty cavities in a (structures which inhibit movement liquid and the immediate implosion within a joint) of those cavities. The cavities are – relaxation of tight muscles and formed in the lower-pressure regions release of joint pressure from sudden of the liquid when the liquid is stretching subjected to rapid changes of pressure. – rise in beta endorphin (an analgesic produced in the body) In the case of joint manipulation the liquid is synovial fluid. Synovial fluid – disruption of soft-tissue adhesions is the viscous fluid inside joints that surrounding the joint capsule allows for near-frictionless movement. – inhibition of pain pathways through The cavities formed in joints are gas mechanoreceptor activation bubbles made up mainly of carbon What are the risks? dioxide. Studies have demonstrated that Thus, in short, the sound is caused manipulation is a safe and effective from a gas bubble collapsing inside procedure. Complications are rare the joint when manipulation is and side effects, such as temporary applied. soreness, are usually minor. What does it do? One extremely remote risk that has The effects of manipulation have been caught the attention of media is www.ilovecreston.com September 2011 23 sports Ex-Rebels coach brings winning record to town Story by: Creston Valley Thunder Cats Hockey League, where teams are he Creston Valley Thunder Cats built by careful recruiting and player Tare excited for the upcoming development to bring the best out 2011-12 season which brings many of the young men who play junior B changes, including a remodeled arena, hockey. the hiring of Brent Heaven as the Heaven was co-coach of the Kootenay new head coach/general manager Ice major midget team last season, and the addition of two more teams and his hockey resume also includes New head coach/general manager Brent Heaven. in the ( and being head coach for the IDT player and worked as the general manager of ). development program offered by the a sporting goods store. Heaven makes his way to Creston Okanagan Hockey Academy. He has “The business background, combined from the , where he also worked for Inside Edge Hockey with his experience, will be a very boasted a staggering record of 99-51- Development and many other hockey valuable asset to this organization,” 2-10 for a .611 winning percentage schools and power skating clinics. says team president Joanne Endicott. during three seasons ending in 2010. His years as a player included stints Heaven has been working on Heaven was named 2009-10 coach- with both the Quesnel Millionaires recruiting and team marketing since of-the-year in the Neil Murdoch and Powell River Kings of the B.C. the beginning of July, contacting Division. This is no small feat in Hockey League. He finished his returning players and confirming the Kootenay International Junior junior hockey career in the KIJHL, players for main camp early this playing for the former Osoyoos Heat month in Trail (due to delays in and going out with a bang as most renovations at the Johnny Bucyk valuable player, most inspirational Arena). We are looking forward to the player for the regular season and most team Heaven will build and develop. valuable player for the playoffs. He has already committed to a few He also played senior men’s AAA players and has spoken with some Come out hockey for the Seattle Indians before potential returning players from last stepping behind the Rebels bench season. We anticipate seeing Scott and cheer on as the assistant coach and eventually Swiston and Brock Ward return, both your local Junior B Team! assuming the role of head coach. of whom are familiar faces to Thunder When Heaven isn’t working as a Cats fans. September Home Games coach? He spends his off-season Assistant coach Garth Ludwar will Tue 13 ...... BV (Exh) ...... 7:30pm attending coaching clinics, keeping up also be back to give Heaven a hand. Fri 16 ...... Kimberley ...... 7:30pm to date on new coaching strategies and Heaven, who was recently married, Fri 23 ...... Golden ...... 7:30pm ideas, and networking with others. says, “My wife is a hockey nut so she Friday 30 ...... Fernie ...... 7:30pm “You never stop learning about supports this move for us.” coaching hockey,” he says. Join the Thunder Cats for exhibition Creston Heaven comes to the Thunder action Sept. 13 against the Beaver Cats as a complete package; besides Valley Nitehawks. The home opener Valley his hockey background he has an will be Friday, Sept. 16, against the education in business, marketing and Kimberley Dynamiters. 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24 September 2011 www.ilovecreston.com martial arts Autumn the yin to summer’s yang

Story by: In the fall it is time for us to begin chi class and take good care of your Shifu Neil Ripski to slow down from our summer bones. and gather inward for the coming For your reference, here is a listing all begins slowly, with the leaves winter. In training terms for qigong of each of the elements and their Fbeginning to turn and the and martial arts practise, this is the corresponding seasons, organs and mornings becoming more crisp. It time of year to pay attention to directions of the compass. is generally a time for us in the West the element of metal, the energy to prepare for winter and, of course, or tendency to compress inward or Wood is linked to the spring, the begin new courses and education. downward and become more dense. liver (yin wood), the gall bladder It is time for strengthening the bones (yang wood), the east and wind. In tai chi, kung fu and Chinese through exercises. medicine there is a prevalent theory Fire is linked to the summer, the about the five elements (metal, water, A great way to work on the density heart (yin fire), the small intestine wood, fire and earth), each of which of the bones is tai chi practise. As we (yang fire), the south and heat. Earth is linked to late summer, the “In the fall it is time for us to begin to slow spleen (yin earth), the stomach down from our summer and gather inward (yang earth), the centre and for the coming winter” dampness. Metal is linked to the fall, the lungs grow older and begin to lose bone (yin metal), the large intestine (yang corresponds to a specific time of the metal), the west and dryness. Water is year. Some people in the arts actually density, falls that were once a small linked to the winter, the kidneys (yin change their training in the various bruise become breaks and really water), the bladder (yang water), the seasons according to this theory, problematic to us. Through the soft, north and cold. which is an old tradition mostly slow and gentle movements of tai chi unheard of in the West. we can reprogram the body to create Have a great fall. See you in tai chi more bone mass and density.  Fall is the descending tie of yang class. energy and the beginning of yin. (In It is a long process that requires Neil Ripski teaches kung fu and tai chi at a nutshell, yang is positive, hot and practise but the tai chi form has it all Red Jade Martial Arts in Creston. expanding while yin is negative, cool within it from the very beginning. It’s He can be reached at 250-866-5263 or at www.redjademartialarts.com. and contracting.) a good time of the year to start a tai

www.ilovecreston.com September 2011 25 wellness Preparing for 2012 and beyond – with love not fear, with hope not hopelessness! Story by: Annette Agabob Owner – Annette’s Health Action he Hopi have said: “Now is the It all starts within you and within you cannot give what you do not Ttime. We are the ones we have me, and I appreciate your willingness have inside of you. We cannot spread been waiting for.” to show up today, with a brave heart, joy if we are sad within. You cannot because that is what is being asked of spread wealth if you are broke. We Are you feeling and hearing your us. To have a brave heart enables you cannot spread love if we feel fear inner calling? It is time to become to see the possibility of a peaceful, within. aware and stay centred during this loving world and begin to co-create time of the great shift into oneness I trust this makes sense to you, it today. A brave heart also enables here on Earth. and yet in our daily lives we have us to begin letting go of what is not created a world where taking time You are here for a reason, and reading serving us anymore as we grow into for peace within has been devalued. this inspiring information today is this higher vibration. Instead, rushing through life has your confirmation that you are ready You are seeing the Earth shift right become normal and our mind to put up your hand and step up before your eyes. There is no denying goes crazy when we attempt to stop to fulfilling your own inner heart’s there are people struggling. It is the rush and sit still. Is this true calling. important to remember to stay in for you? Step 1 is take time for you. You “The time is now to shift into oneness, deserve it. love, joy and grace and open our hearts” Remember what you like to do, what brings your heart joy, what feels good Today is the day, and tomorrow is the vibration of love and not in fear, in your body and then stop long built on your willingness to stay regret or hopelessness. enough to feel it and enjoy it. This is how you fill up your own energy centred, hopeful, inspired and The time is now to shift into oneness, resources. trusting that we are co-creating a love, joy and grace and open our beautiful, peaceful world to live in. hearts with trust in the divine When you run on empty, your family, friends and co-workers can There have been prophecies from wisdom available to all. feel this shortage within you, and the Hopi and the Maya that you Love not fear; hope not hopelessness. energy speaks louder than anything may be familiar with, and the main Are you ready to take inspired action else. It’s the trump card, and when point is this: we are being given the toward your inner calling? you remember to fill up your own opportunity to shift vibrationally into Let’s begin with Step 1: it all begins energy stores first, you can use that divine human beings, into a being with you. trump card to help others and that, that remembers how to live with love my friends, is the gem in Step 1. and light. One of the most difficult concepts we have today is the idea that it is Enjoy feeling fulfilled – with love not It is time to take off our armour, OK to spend time taking care of  remove the walls around our hearts fear, hope not hopelessness! yourself. Many people immediately and begin to allow the grace of Annette Agabob has been serving the Creston have a belief that pops up saying Valley as an iridologist, chartered herbalist love into our hearts. It is only “selfishness, I feel selfish when I take and whole food nutritionist since 1997. For once we have opened our hearts to care of myself.” information on Annette’s Health Action or remembering the love, trust and joy products, phone 250-866-5737, e-mail info@ within us that we can spread this So herein lies your first challenge, annetteshealthaction.com or visit www. light externally. hurdle or lesson to awaken within: annetteshealthaction.com.

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