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November 2011 Senior Connector www.seniorconnector.com Page 13Voting on election day made easyCariboo Manor has annual pie marathonWith the municipalelections on SaturdayNovember 19, here is someuseful information to know.First, bring two piecesof identification with youto the poll. One shouldhave your signature on it,the other your address.These include governmentissued id, utility bills,credit card bills or a swornaffidavit. You can vote ifyou’re 18 years or older,a Canadian citizen, havelived in BC for at leastsix months, and havelived or owned propertyin Kamloops for 30 daysprior to election day. Takeyour grandchildren who areeligible to vote, as youngpeople vote far less thanseniors.Second, if you requireassistance to vote, you cantake someone else into thepolling booth with you. IfEnglish is not your firstlanguage, you may bringyour own translator toassist you. Ask the electionofficials at the poll forfurther instructions.Third, because ofthe work of the Mayor’sAdvisory Committee onDisability and especially itschair Todd Harding, peopleCity TalkCouncillor Nancy Bepplewith visual impairmentswill be able to vote usinga touch-sensitive ballot.Previously, someoneelse would have markedtheir ballot for them in amunicipal election.Fourth, there will bespecial polls at manyseniors’ residences. Askyour building managerif there will be a poll atyour building and the dateand time of voting. Therewill also be a poll at thehospital. You may voteat the advanced polls onNovember 9, 10, or 16,2011 at Heritage House,100 Lorne Street from 8am to 8 pm. Mail ballotvoting is only available tothose electors who have aphysical disability, illness orinjury that prevents themfrom voting at anothervoting opportunity, orpersons who expect to beabsent from the city onNovember 9, 10, 16, or 19.On Election Day,November 19, you canvote at any poll. All pollsare in schools and arefully accessible. Theseinclude the followingelementary schools:Stuart Wood; LloydGeorge; Arthur Hatton;Parkcrest; Westmount;Beattie; Aberdeen; SouthSahali; Dufferin; MarionSchilling; Dallas; RobertL. Clemitson; ArthurStevenson; Rayleigh;Heffley Creek. You canalso vote at the followingsecondary schoolsand centres: NorKamSecondary School; TwinRivers Education Centre;Valleyview SecondarySchool; WestsydeSecondary School.For further informationgo to www.kamloops.ca orcontact Legislative ServicesDivision at 250-828 3483,email legislate@kamloops.ca.Nancy Bepple is one ofyour city councillors. She canbe reached at 250-372-1925or nbepple@kamloops.ca.Submitted by Janet SchneiderDay One of our annual piemaking marathon … andI’m pleasantly surprisedand relieved at how wellthings went … so far. Withvaluable help from some ofour residents and staff, somegood friends andour favouritesororitysisters, ourboard ofdirectorspumpedout 125 applepies! Tomorrow’sgoal is another 75 pies.We were honoured toprovide the venue for asurprise birthday celebrationfor our very own superman,Verne. It was such a pleasuremeeting Verne’s family. Philand Lise did a phenomenaljob with the decorationsand refreshments and thepictures on display werepriceless! Congratulations,Verne. You are truly onein-a-million,your humouris infectious, your caringis heart-warming, andyour willingness to helpappreciated. But thosepictures … who knew?Frank, our own littleveteran, is currently inthe hospital, doing wellI am told. He will be inthere for a while, but weare all looking forward tohis return to the Manor.Everyone misses hisgentlemanly manners andsmiles.Picking apples recently,I couldn’t help but noticehow peaceful it was out inthe back yard and howbeautiful. The new treeswill provide a certainamount of privacyand a lot of visualinterest over the years.I was drawn to the pavedwalkway completed thisyear by Pronto Enterprisesand the Rotary Clubs.Our residents have beenspending more time outside,enjoying the flowers andwatching the birds. Theyfeel secure and comfortablemoving around in theiryard. We can’t thank theRotary Clubs enough, orPronto Enterprises, forall their hard work onthe ramp and walkwayprojects. Undoubtedly,their generosity has greatlyimproved our resident’squality of life by increasingtheir options and providingsafety and peace of mind.Sometimes the simplethings mean the most.electrictree yarns• yarns • crochet supplies • knitting • spinning290 3rd Ave, Kamloops, V2C 3M3 • 778•471•6073Mon- Thurs10 am - 5 pmSTore HourS:Friday10 am - 9 pmSaturday10 am - 5 pmA student fell into a cycle of classes,studying, working and sleeping anddidn’t realize how long he had neglectedwriting home until he received thefollowing note:Dear Son,Your mother and I enjoyed your lastletter. Of course, we were much youngerthen, and more impressionable.Love, Dad.Lawyer: I have some good news andsome bad news.Client: Well, give me the bad news first.Lawyer: The bad news is that the DNAtests showed that it was your blood theyfound all over the crime sceneClient: Oh no! I’m ruined! What’s thegood news?Lawyer: The good news is yourcholesterol is down to 130!Nancy Bepple for Kamloops City CouncillorRe-electNancyBepple• Expand transit & HandiDartservice• Focus on seniors, disabled,children & youth• Support high tech &manufacturingA community that meets theneeds of seniors, children,youth and people withdisabilities is a communitywhich is liveable for everyone.✘for council250.372.1925 • nancy.bepple@gmail.comCaring • Committed • Connected