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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2001                                 ESTABLISHED 1988. SERVING NELSON & THE WEST KOOTENAY                                                    VOLUME 13, NUMBER 50




Serving time for a cause
                                                                                                                                                       Mayor& otherlocal celebs
                                                                                                                                                       do thejailhouserockfor
                                                                                                                                                       KidneyFoundation's annual
                                                                                                                                                       fund-raiser;morethan
                                                                                                                                                       $15,000collectedin Nelson
                                                                                                                                                          NELSON - Local politicians and
                                                                                                                                                       civic personalities stood behind bars
                                                                                                                                                       last week to help raise funds for the
                                                                                                                                                       Kidney Foundation.
                                                                                                                                                          Mayor Gary Exner was among the
                                                                                                                                                       "jailbirds" who took time out of their
                                                                                                                                                       busy schedules to raise funds for the
                                                                                                                                                       worthy cause. Friends and associates
                                                                                                                                                       helped bail Exner and the other "kid-
                                                                                                                                                       ney crooks" out of the mock-up jail at
                                                                                                                                                       the Chahko-Mika Mall - but not
                                                                                                                                                       before they'd served their time.
                                                                                                                                                          The event was part of BC's "Round
                                                                                                                                                       Up for Research" held last Wednesday
                                                                                                                                                       & Thursday at the Chahko-Mika Mall.
                                                                                                                                                          Used by the Kidney Foundation in
                                                                                                                                                       27 communities around the province,
                                                                                                                                                       this lively western theme is a fundrais-
                                                                                                                                                       ing event bringing local business own-
                                                                                                                                                       ers or "Top Guns" to jail.
                                                                                                                                                          The realtors of Re/Max played the
                                                                                                                                                       important role of Sheriff & Posse by
                                                                                                                                                       rounding up the guilty culprits who
                                                                                                                                                       were then taken to face the "Hanging
                                                                                                                                                       Judge."
                                                                                                                                                          Given a stiff bail sentence, each des-
                                                                                                                                                       perato spent a minimum of one hour
                                                                                                                                                       behind bars phoning all their contacts
                                                                                                                                                       getting the needed pledges.
                                                                                                                                                          Although all the totals are yet to be
                                                                                                                                                       finalized, the two day event raised
                                                                                                                                                       $15,624.
                                                                                                                                                          This came from 33 participants
                                                                                                                                                       making endless calls, often to the same
                                                                                                                                                       business.
                                                                                                                                                          This money will help our local kid-
                                                                                                                                                       ney patients with transportation and
                                                                                                                                                       accommodation costs when traveling,
Retired Judge Stewart Endertonhas heard the word uguilty" more than a few times during his career, but this time he was able to throw the book away,
as they say in courtroomcircles. HangingJudge Endertonsentenced Mayor Gary Exnerto time served for the crime of grabbing too many photo opps and
                                                                                                                                                       as well as funding medical research,
spendingtoo muchtime at City Hall. Exner proved to be a model prisoner,but there's no guarantee he won't be a repeat offender when the Kidney          organ donation and other patient ser-
Foundationholds its annual uget into jail" fundraiser again next year. All for a good cause, and no one gets out of jail for free in this game.        vices.



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