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M & M Meat Shops in the Mission is celebrating their 10th Anniversary this year. In saying that, Gerry Mitzel and the Mitzel family have sold the shop in the Mission Park Mall. Gerry is trying to wind down, although they still have the Harvey Avenue M & M Meats. The new owners of the Mission franchise are Brett and Carol Irving. Brett was formerly with Interior Savings Credit Union for six years in the commercial insurance department and Carol is still with Interior Health. Call 861-8818.
After 20 years as a Notary Public, John Stringer has retired and apparently has been golfing ever since. Linda Caisley, who relocated from the lower mainland has taken over the business located at 1449 Ellis Street under the business name “Linda Caisley Notary Public.” Call 762-0318.
Brian Wall, former general manager of Cintas for 23 years is the new director of corporate services for Troika Developments. Call 979-8866
Personal congratulations to two special people and friends, Mohini Singh, journalist, activist and community leader and Herb Capozzi, a leader in sports, tourism and business who were awarded B.C.’s highest honour “The Order of B.C.”
Jennifer Taylor relocating from Vancouver is the new retail sales manager, replacing Dallas Gray, for Astral Media Radio, encompassing 99.9 SUN FM; 101-5 SILK FM and 1150 AM News Talk Sports. Jennifer also formerly owned a small ad agency in Vancouver called Taylor Made Ideas. Call 860-8600 or taylor@radio.astral.com
Debra Parsons has just introduced “Facial Dynamics by Debra” located above the Marmalade Cat Caf頡t 2903 Pandosy St. Her “Finer Face” micro current non surgical face lifting unit uses painless low-level electrical impulses to re-program the muscles back into shape, which in turn supports the facial skin. The process was introduced and is trademarked and owned by an Australian, Joy Kingston, who personally trained Debra. She specializes in pigmentation, acne, spider veins and mainly works with the face and neck areas. Call 808-2232 or check-out www.finerface.com
Stepping Stones Counselling Group has two new therapists. Jody Bekhuys M. Ed. and Susan Van Gasbeck MSW work with children, teens and families. Jody specializes in play therapy, trauma and attachment, while Susan is skilled at supporting younger children with special needs. Call 763-7414. www.steppingstoneskelowna.ca
Kelowna’s Maeganne Martell of Rutland Senior High (Grade 11) has been granted the title of Miss Teen, British Columbia 2008. Chosen from 70 applicants, Maeganne will appear at various events and charity fundraisers.
Kudos to Okanagan College apprentice, Tyler Selzler on winning another gold medal for top honours in the Autobody Repair Competition at the National Skills Canada Competition. Tyler, who works at Springfield Auto Body, was joined by his instructor Jeff Francis at the two day event in Calgary. He now qualifies for the World Skills Championship, but being 23 years old, he will not meet the age requirement which cuts off above 22.
Katherine Heisler, owner of Wine Central at 102-3699 Highway 97 N. has been awarded three silver awards at the 2008 WineMaker International Amateur Wine Competition. Her winning wines were Winexpert Selection Limited Edition German Gewurztraminer 2006, Winexpert Selection Limited Edition South African Shiraz and Winexpert Selection Estate Series Castellina Supertuscan di Siena. There were 4,321 entries. Call 765-5353.
Had an amazing experience at the new “Cabana Bar and Grille” at Lakeshore and Cook in Playa Del Sol. Owned and operated by the cabana boys, Ned Bell (celebrated Canadian Chef and Food Network Host) and experienced restaurateur Jay Blackford, the restaurant has a casual but elegant atmosphere with a separate bar/lounge and pizza bar, along with the main dining area. The large patio also has a comfortable bar/lounge section and the opposite side has tables for dining. They also offer a great take-out menu with a huge selection including desserts. There is plenty of covered parking allotted for the restaurant located right in Playa Del Sol. Just drive through the white garage doors off Cook (the doors open automatically-no code needed) and find a spot. Our table shared a variety of beautifully presented menu items so that we could taste a little bit of everything. All were superb, including appies of pan seared Dungeness crab cakes, forno baked cheese flatbread and pan seared jumbo prawns. My main course of West Coast Paella was exceptional and my sister Tracy (who’s a salmon fanatic) said her West Coast steelhead salmon was the best she had ever tasted. If that wasn’t enough the creamsicle semi-freddo dessert was delicious. Do I have to say more? Call 763-1955.
Since 9/11 the demand for highly skilled security providers has gone way up worldwide and the Okanagan is not immune to this trend. Brian Garvie, Director of Operations for Commissionaires BC has just received the Certified Protection Professional designation (CPP). The CPP designation is awarded by the world's largest organization for security professionals, The American Society of Industrial Security (ASIS). This designation is accepted worldwide as the highest recognition awarded a security practitioner and conveys professional expertise, demonstrated competency, validated knowledge and proven skills. Call 979-4774 or garvie@commissionaires.bc.ca
MaxWell Realty originated in Calgary over eight years ago. David Donaldson is the master franchisor for the entire province of B.C. and has set up offices in Kelowna as the B.C. head office. He is also the owner of MaxWell Realty Kelowna and David Chapman is the managing broker. They have six licensed realtors and one time share specialist. Opening two years ago in Rutland in the Willow Park Mall, they have since moved to a larger and more central location at 1546 Harvey Avenue to accommodate their new property management division. Call 860-5111
Ron Botterill has created a family friendly entertainment/educational website for young children "ogiesfunclub.com.” He is using characters that he created and have had published in various local magazines since 1989. His goal was to create a fun site for kids to visit, which will also be used to educate them about certain issues such as environmental protection, the world around them, respect for others and manners. The site has a message page for parents that explains his intentions and features coloring pages, activities, comics and other items interesting to children. He now has several pages ready for preview with the whole site up by July 1. Take a look. Call 860-3042 or ronb3@telus.net
The Kelowna Farmers & Crafters Market is moving downtown on Thursday evenings from 4pm to 8pm until September 4 at the Waterfront Parking Lot next to the Dolphins. They will have 60 vendors selling farm produce, fish, fruit body products, crafts, ethnic foods, homemade breads and more.
It’s all about time…yours! “A 2 Z Concierge Services” is a new company formed by Andrew Slater. It’s like renting your own personal assistant. If your day off consists of housework, yard work, shopping, chauffeuring kids, running errands or all of the above, why not treat yourself to a real day off. A personal assistant can help with all of that. They can organize your corporate outings; provide chauffeur service or courier important documents. They also help in relocation, event planning for business or home and provide an absentee home owner service. Call 808-1963.
Congratulations to Adeeb Ali Shoranick and Shawna Lynne Hill on their upcoming marriage this weekend on June 7.
The fun starts today, Wednesday, June 4th at Freddy’s Brewpub on McCurdy Road. Their renovations are complete to kick-off the summer and the “year round patio” with three HD TV’s and two fireplaces is now open. It’s cozy with sliding glass doors that open in the summer for that outdoor feeling and close in the winter. To celebrate they will have Karaoke hosted by Michael and Trivia hosted by Jex. Friday and Saturday features dinner and dancing with live music by Steve Todd. They are open 11:30am until midnight and 1:00am on the weekends. Call 765-8956
KelownaParents.com has undergone a face lift with a new look, new features, more events, resources, product reviews and parenting news. This is a one-stop place for local parents. In addition to the website it has introduced a regular e-mail newsletter. The site includes local events, including scheduled playgroups and story times, links to local businesses and attractions, products, contests, resources, list of summer camps and programs and fun and informative parenting blogs written by local parents. Call Michelle Collie at 769-9124????
The Laughing Moon Gift Gallery at 4600 Lakeshore Road owned by Brenda Brown is celebrating their 12 Anniversary in business. The shop has undergone a major expansion and offers home d飯r, unique giftware, ladies fashions, accessories and jewellery, featuring three local jewellery designers. Call 764-0664.??
Last week I wrote about Mervin and Lynn Watson who take small groups on tour to South Africa and also share their experiences. Their new web-site is now up and running. Check out www.watson-tours.com
Around Our Town…
The Outdoor Quilt and Antique Tractor and Machinery Fair is at Father Pandosy Mission on Benvoulin Road from 8am-5pm this Saturday and Sunday. Admission is $5, children under 12 are free. There is so much going on that you should make sure you have enough time to spend taking in all the activities.
Father’s Day Walk/Run for Prostate Cancer is Sun., June 15 at the Mission Creek Regional Park at 10am. Registration and donation forms can be picked up at the Centre at #210A-3001 Tutt Street, Mon. – Thurs. Call Bren Witt at 712-2002.
The Kelowna & District Safety Council Society’s 2nd Annual Harley Davidson Raffle is June 15th with a 105th Anniversary Edition 2008 Harley Davidson Dyna Low Rider and a 35 hour KDSC Learn to Ride course, valued at $20,195. Only 3,500 tickets are being sold for $20 or 3/$50. For tickets call 765-3163.
TaylorMade Golf Tip of the Week by Mark Lindsay - Early season putting woes! The short game is always the last part of your game to return to midseason form. Most amateur players really struggle with speed when they putt. They “almost” go in, but are either hit too hard or too short. The next putt is usually missed again and the ball is putted back and forth. Worrying about aim when putting is not as important if you are always short or long. Concentrating on speed instead of direction will enable you to putt more consistently and reading greens will be easier. The amount of break that a putt has is determined by how hard the putt is struck. If you want to play more break you need to hit the putt softer, harder will reduce break. Practice this. Stand in the middle of the green. Hit putts facing in different directions, trying to putt as close to the fringe as possible. You will have some up hill, down hill and side hill putts. Concentrate on the speed, not making the putts. Your putting will improve immediately. (Mark Lindsay is the Director of Golf at the Okanagan Golf Club (lindsay@golfbc.com) and Greg Murtland is the Territory Manager for TaylorMade (greg.murtland@tmag.com).??
P.S. to Westside Mayor Rosalind Neis – Thanks for being such a good sport about the “cake.”
Birthdays of the week – Diane Lazauskas, Diane’s Fine Jewellery in the Ramada Hotel (June 9); Jeanne Crandall (June 10); Ron Mattiussi, City of Kelowna (May 25).???
Maxine DeHart is a Kelowna hotelier. Phone her at 979-4546, fax 860-3173, E-mail maxdehart@telus.net and web-site www.welcometokelowna.com (click on Business)
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