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BMIt’s a great honour and I’m excited about being asked to Chair the “12th Annual Okanagan Family AIDS Walk” presented by Interior Savings Credit Union on Sunday, April 21 at noon at Waterfront Park. What’s even more exciting is that I am delighted to welcome The Honourable Stephen L. Point, OBC, Lieutenant Governor of B.C. as “Honourary Patron” for the Walk. His Honour’s pledge to help raise awareness of this devasting health issue reflects his profound compassion and commitment to improving the lives of the people of our province. The Okanagan Family AIDS Walk is organized by Living Positive Resource Centre, Okanagan (LPRC) and Okanagan Aboriginal AIDS Society (OAAS). Keep tuned for updates or call Karen Alexander, Community Development Coordinator at 862-2437.
Sun Valley FOAM, now located at 191 Asher Road is celebrating 30 years in business, the last 14 under the ownership of Jason Druitt. Besides carrying foam of all types, including cut-to-size, toppers, mattresses (memory foam, natural latex and conventional foam) wedges, bolsters and pillows, they have always had an extensive selection of futons. They have 12 futon mattresses to choose from, futon covers, bedroom furniture and have recently added electric adjustable beds and electric recliner/lift chairs along with European flip sofa sleepers. Call 765-3112
Katja Oldendorf, formerly of Quails Gate Winery and UBC (Aramark) is the new manager of Mickie’s Pub at the Ramada Hotel. Former pub manager, Sherri Solloway is not leaving Mickie’s; she’s just working in a different capacity.
Manager of Horizon Air Maureen Hanak is retiring at the end of June and handing over the reins to the new customer service manager, Douglas Torkelson, formerly of BCAA. Horizon celebrated their 10th Anniversary this year and to keep up with the increasing demand for seats, has increased the flight capacity from the previous 148 seats on four flights per day to 222 seats per day for the summer.
Kelowna is losing a very good man. Eric Frans, Development Director for Kelowna’s Gospel Mission is relocating to Langley, accepting the position of Development Director at Family Life Canada, which is a national organization that deals with issues of marriage and parenting. Eric has been instrumental in the Gospel Mission’s “30K Club Campaign” to build transitional and affordable housing and expand their recovery programs. It’s a great program with a contribution of only $30 per month, just $1 per day to make this happen. Check out 30kclub@kelownagospelmission.ca or call 763-3737
Speaking of the “30K Club” Kudos to Harri Manninen of Petro Canada on Lakeshore who has raised $291 with a recent car wash and his tips. To-date the Gospel Mission has received $597 from Harri.
“rent-a-boat.ca and storage” is a new company that has started up at the right time. The company provides customers with boat rentals and boat storage and has recently expanded their services to being a “Calabria” dealership. Located at 1010 Ellis Street, partners Donald Karimazondo (CEO), Jessica Pierson (CEO), Hillary Schell, Brent Siemens, Mark-David Martin, Amanda Martin, Peter Martin and Angela Martin are hoping to change the expectations of local boat owners by offering them unique storage services that are unlike any other storage facility. The company offers 24 hour on-call delivery service, so you are never rushed to get back to the docks, perfect for events like the fireworks. They also provide full shuttle service to and from the docks and will even go as far as picking you up at your home and then taxiing you back after a day of boating. Along with an on-site mechanic and detailing service boaters can expect a headache-free experience. A concierge service can also provide food and beverages. What could be easier? Paul Proudley is in charge of rentals and operations. Call 469-4102
The City of Kelowna has won the prestigious "Award of Excellence” for its Downtown Sign Plan from the Planning Institute of B.C. This honour recognized the City's initiative in the Physical Plans and Design category, with the bright downtown signs directing tourists to the waterfront and cultural district helping create a more pedestrian-friendly city centre. Pat McCormick is the Urban Design Planner and Signe Bagh the manager of Policy/Research/Strategic Planning.
Had the most enjoyable experience at the new “Shapers Spa” at Shapers Hair Salon & Spa in the Towne Centre Mall on Bernard. Shapers has been in business for over 28 years, being owned and operated by well known stylist and business-woman Donna Choboter for the past eight years. They have just completed a major expansion, adding a brand new 1,800 sq. ft. spa, which now gives the salon and spa a total of 4,000 sq. ft. The spa is incredible, with the most soothing atmosphere, beautiful décor and modern equipment. Right from the time you walk in the door to the time you leave, everything is perfect. They offer a huge range of spa and pamper services, including hand treatments (exclusive manicures using paraffin); nail care (gel & acrylic, gel toes); facials, microdermabrasion, waxing, make-up, aromatherapy massage, hot stone massage, body wraps, body polish and fabulous pedicures using deluxe “La Fleur” massaging pedicure chairs. They even offer steam showers. Along with the Jane Iredale skin care makeup that is exclusive to Shapers, they also offer Xtreme Lashes and many other aesthetic services. You can indulge in one of their beautifying services or select from a customized package and spend the whole day. Call 762-8066
Erwin Shultz, former Supervisor/Employment Standards Officer with the Provincial Government is the new operations manager of CBD Network, replacing Carol Bernard who recently retired. He is well known in the human resource/business community and will be working with the business sector groups and government as they expand their services and programs. Owned by Will Gow, CBD provides career/employment assistance targeted to individuals with workplace skills and professional/post secondary background. Call 717-1821
After over 5 years as manager of First Choice Hair Cutters in the Willow Park Shopping Centre, Natasha Busque has joined the team at Magicuts in the Kelowna Crossing Shopping Centre (next to Jordan’s). Call 860-3035.
The Okanagan Film Commission has a new board for 2008/09. Congrat’s to Chair Bill Baird. Board of Directors is Gerri Logan (vice-chair), Brian Given (Regional District Appointee), Deb Leroux, Paul LaGrange, Andrew Glass, Glenn Mandziuk and Tim Murray. Jon Summerland is the Film Commissioner and Kelly Korpesio the Locations Service Officer. Call 250-717-0087.
Congrat’s to Kasha Lanyon on getting her first hole-in-one on the 16th hole of Gallagher’s Canyon. Along with that Jim and Kasha became grandparents of twins; a girl, Cassandra and a boy Jarad on June 16.
Had the pleasure of hearing the band “Rewind”. They are great! The group consisting of Trevor Erhardt (lead guitar), Bob Caron (vocal/guitar), Kevin Fisk (bass), Bob Levin (drums) and Stacey Haculiak (female vocalist) play rock n roll that you can dance to. Stacey, their newest member, recently moved to the Okanagan and sang rock n roll for the past five years at the local venues in Banff. To book call Bob at 215-2708 or Trevor at 317-2699.
Happy 35th Anniversary Gord and Gwen Franko (G & G Fire Protection) on June 30.
The fund raiser, Wild Woman Wise Woman at Hanna’s Lounge and Grill owned and operated by Rose Sexsmith was a huge success. It started off with a group of women (Mohini Singh, Rose Sexsmith, Linda Nicholson, Sharon Alfke, Tami Rae Bjornson, Theresa Johnston, Marilea Sharpe and Caryl McCabe), who decided to get together and raise money for abandoned children in developing countries. The event raised over $26,000 and the money will go to the East Meets West Orphans Foundation, based in Kelowna. The Foundation plans to send the funds to an orphanage in Kolkata, India to help with medical needs, education and life skills training for abandoned children. eastmeetswestorphansfoundation.org
The Summer Games being held July 24-27 is still recruiting for volunteers. Paper registrations are available at Parkinson Rec Centre, City Hall, Kickstart Office, Sport Kelowna or the Games Office (corner of Richter and 97 – above Quiznos). You can also register on line at www.kelowna2008.ca. What could be easier! They are in need of about 1,000 more bodies and the shifts are mostly for only four hours. The Games are very well run under the directorship of Ron Rubadeau and a great team of many energetic, enthusiastic and organized individuals. Some of the areas you would be needed are food services, medical (first aiders), accommodation (dorm hosts), security at sports venues and ceremonies. You can volunteer as a family, a sports team, or as a workplace. Don’t worry about your age; they have volunteer opportunities for seniors, youth and adults. Let’s all get on the band wagon and help. A little goes a long way! Call 861-2008
In conjunction with the Farmers’ and Crafters Market open on Thursdays from 4-8pm, the Art Ark, several other galleries, the Kelowna Art Gallery and the RCA will be open the first Thursday of each month until 7pm.
TaylorMade Golf Tip of the Week by Mark Lindsay - This time of year really determines how a course will look and play. Moisture and heat equal prime growing weather and conditions of a course are as important as ever. As a golfing fraternity, we need to start to change the way we view course conditions. We have been led to believe that color determines a course’s condition. The greener the grass, the better the playing conditions. Everybody wants the course they play to look like Augusta National. In reality, we should be concerned with the quality of the surface that we play on versus the color. Courses in Europe and some of the top new courses in the US (Bandon Dunes & Whistling Straits) are more brown than green. This in no way diminishes the quality of the courses, as these links courses have some of the best playing surfaces in the world. With awareness of hazardous materials and the carbon footprint becoming more common-place, many courses will have further water restrictions and other constraints put upon them. As a golfer, it is your duty to do the little things to help course conditions stay at a premium. Fixing ball marks and replacing divots are the two most important things you can do to help. If a divot explodes and the course you are playing provides a sand bottle, please use it. These little tips will help us all enjoy our game more, providing smoother putting surfaces and better looking fairways, no matter what color they are. (Mark Lindsay is the Director of Golf at the Okanagan Golf Club (mlindsay@golfbc.com) and Greg Murtland is the Territory Manager for TaylorMade (greg.murtland@tmag.com).
Birthdays of the week –Happy 60th Marlene Trelenberg (July 1); Happy 50th Dr. Ian Leitch (June 18); Happy 50th Kim Elsasser, Kim’s Photography (June 30); Linda Brandon (July 1); Daryl Hauer, Ramada Hotel (June 26); Dr. Fred Froese (June 24); Theresa Leitch (June 24); Laurence East, Willow Park Church (June 24).
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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