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Diversity allows us

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Along the road from Anar- chy Summit to Osoyoos, you would have seen -so many pines looking like lepers.

The damage of the pine bee- tle was raw and visible. That was last year.

Now, you notice the sur- vivors. Most of the pines are still there.

Strong individual and groups of fit-looking trees grace those dry _ grassy foothills. All the pines that have survived the infestation may be — in ways we have yet to understand — more resis- tant to future forms of tor- ment.

In addition, there were firs sparsely scattered among the pines. They were not suscepti- ble.

Fortunately for the charac- ter of those hills, there was

flourish

Radical Times

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But if we always did that, where would be the survivors? Those individuals who stayed there and lived, who were not chopped down. Those are the ones who had a chance to fortify themselves (and their genetic memory), against this kind of threat. The same dynamic may op-

‘Those of us who are HIV positive are on the front lines against a powerful immunological threat.’

some diversity there.

Reducing the slopes to grassland would have meant more soil loss and more mud in the waters.

All the life forms progress by diversifying.

Individuals will differ from each other. Some learn to adapt and survive by “winging it” with their various talents.

Those who live longer bene- fit from experience.

Challenges are offered from the other life forms. Both predators and parasites force us to get smart... on a cellular level and on a cosmic level.

Infestations, like bark bee- tles, are a frightful threat toa population. One thinks there will be a lot of waste.

Often humans are allowed to cut a whole area free of the threatened trees, harvesting them before they are gone.

erate among human popula- tions.

Those of us who are HIV positive are on the front lines against a powerful immuno- logical threat.

The persons who survive, who live a full, long, positive life will be among the strongest of our human popu- lation.

These folk, who now we shun, may produce the strongest, most well-protected offspring.

The natural diversity in our human communities makes us strong against attack, at- tacks from cellular to cosmic levels.

Diversity among the plant and animal communities around us contribute to a gen- eral life-fitness on the planet.

Tolerating and fostering di- versity makes us all grow strong.

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Darlene Gail Shumay, of Lawrence Walter Evdoki- Sask., and_ moff, of Robson, were joined

Yorkton,

Darlene Gail Shumay and Lawrence Walter Evdokimoft

in marriage June 20 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in a ceremony officiated by Fa- ther Len Ratusniak.

Shumay was given in marriage by both parents — Olga and Steve Shumay and Laura and Walter Evdoki- moff.

The bride looked stunning in her traditional white silk gown with a five-foot train.

Donna Berrns, of Yorkton, acted as maid of honor and Jane Vanjoff, of Vancouver, was the bridesmaid, while Katelynn and Brook Lynn Berrns were flower girls.

Mark Gabournay, of Win- nipeg, was best man at the ceremony and Jim Vanjoff, of Vancouver, acted as usher.

Guests enjoyed a two-lay- er traditional white cake adorned with red flowers around the edges at the re- ception held at St. Mary’s Ukrainian Cultural Centre. Dennis Biblow, of Regina, acted as master of cere- monies for the event.

After honeymooning in Montreal, Ottawa and Nia- gara Falls, the newlyweds have made their home in Robson.

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Rockettes pocket Blue and Gold title

News photo by Jonathan Green

With KLO Cougars all around her, Rockette Jan Holden puts one up in Blue and Gold final action Saturday. Holden and the rest of the Stanley Humphries Rockettes overcame a sluggish start to the fourth quarter and rolled to a 43-37 win.

@ Rockers come up short in Kelowna Secondary School tournament final

Jonathan Green SPORTS REPORTER

The Stanley Humphries senior girls bas- ketball team made the most out of being the host over the weekend.

Entertaining five teams at their annual Blue and Gold Tournament, the Rockettes weren't expected to stand atop the winner’s

um.

“I don’t see us winning the tournament, we're too young,” coach Jack Closkey said a day before the tourney opened.

But what the coach didn’t see is what the Rockettes must have seen, as they shook off some inconsistent play to defeat Kelowna’s KLO Cougars in Saturday's final, 43-37.

Trailing 36-30 early in the fourth quarter, the Rockettes shifted into high gear, scoring 13 of the next 14 points en route to victory.

Closkey said his squad was able to win by forcing the pace on KLO.

“We don’t play well when we play slow,” he said. “We got into our tempo and they couldn’t keep up with us.”

Closkey said one of the keys to the victory was the play of six-foot forward Rhonda Dawes.

“Rhonda plays really well late in the game,” he said. “She wears the other team out.”

Despite being the pre-tournament favorite, Cougars coach Rod Belinski wasn’t disap- pointed with being runner-up.

“I was quite happy,” he said. “The fact is Salmo and Castlegar have pretty good teams so I didn’t feel too bad.”

Acknowledging the play of both the Rock- ettes and Falcons, Belinski said things could have been better for the Cougars.

He said that being coach of the senior boys volleyball team left him only a week of prac- tice time with the basketball team.

As well, two starters stayed home because of prior commitments but, Belinski admitted, it all came down to who was the better team.

“We're not making excuses,” he said,“be- cause those were good teams we played.”

Meanwhile, Closkey said the Rockettes’ ag- gressiveness has helped them so far, and will continue to do so as the year goes on.

“We’re starting to develop a bit of a style,” he said. “The kids’ aggressiveness is going to make up for a lack of experience.”

Rockettes Wendy Closkey and Stephanie Rezansoff were named to the tournament all- star team, while Tamara Rezansoff was the Blue and Gold’s outstanding player.

The Rockettes next action is this weekend at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technol- ogy tournament in Calgary where they are two-time defending champs.

At their first tournament of the season in

Kelowna, the senior boys got past a pair of Okanagan teams for a date in the final of the Kelowna Secondary School tournament with the hosts.

But unfortunately for the Rockers, the hosts were anything but gracious, winning 73- 47

Coach John Ritchie wasn’t unhappy with second place.

“I think we lacked a bit of experience in a big game like that,” he said. “Other than that, it wasn’t too too bad for the first tournament.”

The Rockers opened the tournament witha 104-60 over the KSS AA squad Friday, then followed it up with a 64-43 Saturday win over Enderby to advance to the final.

Ritchie said the match with KSS’s AAA team in the final was an uphill battle, espe- cially in the late going.

He said the Rockers reduced a 10-point halftime deficit to six in the third quarter, but that was as close as they would get.

“We lost it in the last quarter,” he said.

And though they lost to the hosts, Ritchie said he was happy just to have met them.

“I hoped we would get a chance (to play KSS’s AAA team),” he said. “I didn’t think it would be in the final.”

Ryan Vatkin and Marcel Dusseault were each named to the tournament all-star team.

Next action for the Rockers is this weekend at a tournament in Oliver.

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