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New Life Community seeking Christmas donations

Snowfall warnings issued for highway passes

New Life Community Kam-loops is appealing to the public for donations, to help put on a Christmas dinner for their clients. Every year hundreds of the city’s most needy pack into New Life for the annual Christmas meal, a holiday dinner with all the fixings. Turkey, ham, pota-toes, vegetables, and dessert are served up. New Life is a haven for a hot meal, and more and more people are taking advantage. This year, the shelter has seen a sharp increase in the number of clients, many of them new faces. On Christmas Eve, more than 300 people are expected to walk through the doors, and sit down for turkey dinner. If you would like to donate or volunteer to help out with this year’s holiday dinner, contact

New Life Community Kamloops at 250-372-9898 or visit them on-line at www.newlifekamloops.ca/.

While Kamloops was only a couple of de-grees away from a temperature record Wed. Dec. 9, it’s a far different story on the Coqui-halla Highway. The route from Merritt to Hope has been hit

with a steady snowfall over the past few days. Environment Canada issued a snowfall warning for that section, and according to forecaster Lisa Coldwells, that heavier snow will begin in the early afternoon today, Dec. 10. A moist Pacific frontal system crossing Southern British Columbia Wednesday com-bined with falling freezing levels will contin-ue to give snow to the high elevation passes overnight with the heaviest snow over the Coquihalla Highway – Hope to Merritt – and Highway 3 – Allison Pass. Snow accumulations near 15 cm. are report-ed over these highways since Tuesday night

and an additional amount of 10 cm. was ex-pected by late evening Wednesday, and will taper off overnight. However, yet another frontal system will bring up to 10 cm. of snow Thursday. Highway 3 was closed in both directions through Kootenay Pass Wednesday morning because of a high avalanche hazard. Warm temperatures and heavy rains have combined to create a significant threat to the highway. The road reopened around 9 a.m. Officials are warning motorists to prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions. Visibility may be suddenly re-duced at times in heavy snow.

Happy HoLidayS. New Life Community clients socialize while en-joying a turkey dinner with all the trimmings suring the mission’s annual Christmas dinner. Submitted photo

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Christmas Amalgamated, a clearing house for service groups and individuals that provide ham-pers to people who need them, is now relying on donations from the public to fill the thousands of Christmas food hampers for the needy this year. With Christmas just two weeks away, Christmas Amalgamated is looking for food donations to fill the hampers, made up of every-thing they would need to cook a full Christmas dinner. In order for volunteers to fill the hampers, the agency needs, “Tur-keys, hams, vegetables, types of things you would like for your Christmas dinner like the stuffing, candies, apples, oranges,” accord-ing to Sally Whitson, Christmas Amalgamated co-ordinator. She said there is a freezer and fridge in the building to keep perishable vegetables and fro-zen turkeys, but because apples

and oranges tend to over-ripen or spoil quicker than vegetable, it’s still a little too early to bring them in. Food hampers will be delivered beginning Dec. 20. Christmas Amalgamated is located next to Safeway in the Fortune Shopping Centre in the former Your Dollar Store With More location, and is accepting donations Monday to Saturday. For more information, call 250-376-0777. For 39 years Christmas Amal-gamated has been making the holidays brighter for thousands of families. When it first opened, Christmas Amalgamated served 100 families. Now nearly 2,000 families are turning to the charity, many of them for the first time. For information regarding reg-istering for a hamper, making a donation, adopting a family, or volunteering, call 250-376-0777.

Christmas Amalgamated seeksChristmas food hamper donations

• One turkey or gift certificate ($25 value);• potatoes (3 – 5 lb.);• stuffing (1 – 2 package); • cranberry jelly (1 tin);• vegetables (2 tins, or fresh if delivered immediately);• soup (2 tins);

• juice (1 large tin); • Jell-O or pudding (2 packages); • apples (1 dozen); • oranges (1 dozen mandarins); • Christmas cake; • a mixture of nuts and candy; • tea and/or coffee; and • bread/buns.

The following food items can be included in a basic food hamper, all donations of which are welcomed in the form of a donation at the Christmas Amalgamated depot where they are sorted and com-piled into baskets for each family. All home-baked and canned food items must be prepared in an Food-Safe approved kitchen. There are no refrigerators or freezers in the building, as such, all donations should be non-perishable. If you are adopting a family, ensure there is enough food to feed the entire family for their Christmas dinner. (Extras can be, and are encouraged to be, included.)

Christmas hamper List

In its second weekend of this year’s safe ride home campaign, Op-eration Red Nose in Kamloops provided 236 rides and raised more than $6,000 in donations. On Friday, volunteers provided 91 rides, and raised $2,387 in donations while they provided 145 rides on Saturday night, and raised $3,635 in donations. Did you know that Operation Red Nose can provide your Christ-mas party with ride vouchers? It’s a great way to get your guests home safely at the end of the night. Call Katie at 250-320-0650 for information. ORN is in operation from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. on the weekends, Dec. 11, 12, 18, 19, 26, and on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31. Call 250-372-5110 to get you and your vehicle home safely.

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HoroscopesDecember 14 - December 20, 2015

If you suspect there’s more than meets the eye in a situation, don’t ignore it, look at the outcome you’re expecting or want to see & then put your attention to all the minor things needed to be put into place to fulfil this. Be honest about the degree of influence you can generate.

An important turning point with another person can develop. Consider the sacrifices you make & whether you’ll be happy for this to continue into the longer-term future. There’s the op-portunity to modify things. Maintain mental determination to do so. Focus on priorities.

Someone else may be dominant about the way they expect you to put things in place. It may also mean you may meet resistance if you have certain plans & expect them to go along with them. This may provide a lesson or 2 for you when it comes to the obligations connected to the way you want to move forward.

Another person can be very strong-minded about the position they’re going to take. This doesn’t necessarily present a problem for you. There’s the opportunity to benefit in an enjoyable way. Watch that you don’t then make promises that maay interfere with your routine or daily responsibilities.

Apply restraint when it comes to spending money on presents or things that have an instant appeal. Aim to improve your financial position rather than giving it away unnecessarily. The best way to maintain a balanced position is to keep in mind the cost of maintaining a comfortable existence on a daily basis.

There’ll be a lot going on this week. Be conscious of the way you want to put things in place, esp. when it comes to home or family matters. You may have to learn to deal with the distrac-tions others can easily project into the situations you’re trying to handle. Effective communication will go a long way.

This is more a week to think about where you stand at the moment rather than trying to take action. Put things in order in your mind when you can find some quiet time to yourself. That way you will be open to the right answers. If there are too many things going on around you it will not enable you to tune in as well.

You’re in a good position to weigh up & see clearly the best made decisions. Whatever you decide now will have a very defi-nite element to it. You may find yourself wondering whether it was the right decision up to March. Whatever engages you early in the year will have a way of sorting things out.

Be mindful about commitments you make this week. Rest. Be strong-minded to ensure it happens. Part of this is learning to put some order into the manner in which you structure what needs to be dealt with. This may include situations involving not only work but home & family matters.

You’ll be mentally determined, esp. when it comes to yourself & anything you want to accomplish. There are good opportunities when it comes to networking or anything you need to discuss with friends, siblings or neighbours. You may also meet some interesting people through any involvement with a group.

It’ll pay to keep many of your thoughts or plans to yourself. Even so, there may be circumstances where it’ll be necessary to express some ideas to either keep the peace or be social. Those you’re dealing with will be keeping much to themselves so there’s no reason for you to feel guilty. Think of it as a game.

You should enjoy communication with others. This can involve a group of people or friends. You may see some future promise; esp. if there’s something you’d like to develop further as time goes on. Be mindful of what you’ve learnt when it comes to oth-ers & the commitments they expect from you.

• Dec. 10 – Dec. 24: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. aLmoST CHriSTmaS at the old Courthouse Gallery & Gift Shop, 7 W. Seymour St. Unique gift giving items by local artists. Fine art & craft, pottery, paintings, weaving, textile, stained & fused glass, redux, silver, copper & glass jewellery, photography, sculpture. Handicap accessible; free parking.• Dec. 10: SeNiorS LigHTS Tour at the Sandman Centre. To register, call 250-828-3500 & quote program #245532.• Dec. 12 & 13: CHriSTmaS wiTH THe KSo, Sat., 7:30 p.m. & Sun., 2 p.m. at Sagebrush Theatre, 1300 Ninth Ave. Programme in-cludes new seasonal music & some classic favourite sing-along songs. Special guest, local performer & vocal instructor, Carlene Wiebe, & 4 senior violin students from Kamloops Symphony Music School, sev-eral voice students & the KSO Chorus. Tickets from Kamloops Live! Box Office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483, or www.kamloopslive.ca.• Stuff the CruiSer for Christmas amalGamated, Dec. 13, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Toys ‘R’ Us & Wal-Mart. Help stuff police cruisers with toys, food, & clothing for the community’s less fortunate.• Dec. 12: SaNTa’S aLpiNe ViSiT at Sun Peaks Resort. Festive music, on-site vendors, authentic Maple Taffy made right on the snow, & more! Pictures with Santa: 3 – 5 p.m. Free!• Dec. 12: 1 – 3 p.m. CouNTry CHriSTmaS food Bank fund-raiser at Erin Valley Riding Stable, 8825 Barnhartvale Rd. A Christ-mas party hosted by Erin Valley Riding Stables & Dallas Barnhartvale Baptist Church to raise money for the Kamloops Food Bank. Offering hay rides, pony rides, petting zoo, hot chocolate, carols, bonfire. Bring a donation for the food bank. Bring the family for a fun day at the stables & support a great cause at the same time!• Dec. 13: 4 – 6 p.m. womeN & CHiLdreN CHriSTmaS So-CiaL, New Life Community Kamloops, 181 W Victoria St. Appies; punch; music; prizes; & more. 2 – 4 p.m.: Pre-social: makeup tutorial; hairstyling; free clothing giveaway. Free. To sign up, add your first name only as well as the first name of any children with their gender & age in the comments under the invitation on FaceBook: www.facebook.com/events/711759828959717/.• Dec. 17: 6:30 p.m. LeT THere be LigHT, A Christmas musi-cal production by Kamloops Christian School, 750 Cottonwood Ave. Dress Rehearsal Wed. Dec. 16. 1 p.m. if you’re unable to make it to the Thurs. performance. Come out and enjoy a Christmas musi-cal production performed by KCS students, Kindergarten – Grade 7. An impactful performance about the true meaning of Christmas! An influential way to get your heart & mind in the right place this season! Everyone is welcome! Admission by donation.• Dec. 17: 7 p.m. norkam musiC students CHriSTmaS CoN-Cert, Bake Sale & raffle draw (2 gift certificates each for 2 hours of driving lessons from Eurotech Driving School).• Dec. 17: 5 – 5:45 p.m. Cp HoLiday TraiN behind Sandman Centre, featuring performers Jim Cuddy, Devin Cuddy and Kelly Prescott. Bring a monetary or non-perishable food donation for the Kamloops Food Bank, enjoy bonfires, hot chocolate & sing-a-longs.• Dec. 17 – 21: kamloops heritaGe railway the Spirit of ChriSt-maS. Departures: 7 p.m. Dec. 17, 18, 19 & 21; & 4 p.m. Dec. 19 & 21.• SkatiNG, SkiiNG & BreakfaSt with SaNta at Sun Peaks, Dec. 22: 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. skatinG with santa: at the skating rink; chil-dren 12 & under/free (accompanied by an adult). Games, music, bonfire, & hot chocolate. Dec. 23: 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. skiinG with santa: meet at the top of the Sunburst Chairlift & ski the 5-mile beginner run with Santa. Free with valid lift ticket or pass. Dec. 24: Breakfast with santa: 8 & 9 a.m. at Masa’s Bar & Grill Tickets: $6 at the Village Day Lodge, call 250-578-5542, or e-mail adventures@sunpeakstourism.com.

HoliDay Happenings

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• let’S daNCe, hosted by Thompson Valley Activity & Social Club (TVASC), Dec. 12, 8 p.m. – midnight, at Kamloops Curling Club, 700 Victoria St. Music by the band, Reflections. Tickets: $10 from Zonia, 250-372-0091, Francoise, 250-372-3782, Norma, 250-299-7221.• fuN lauGhter frieNdS. Dec. 10: meet & Greet. Dec. 13: Christmas pot-luCk. Spend time with other adults doing fun activi-ties without discussing our jobs; money; marriage; kids or grandkids, in a tech-free atmosphere. Only participate in the activities you’re in-terested in. When was the last time you met a new friend as an adult – in real life? FMI (time & location): Wendy, laugh2014@shaw.ca.• kamloops art Gallery presents CHromeSTHeSia, a free drop-in zine making, printmaking & drawing & vinyl listenshop with P.A.T. (Portable Art Trailer), Dec. 4, 6 – 9 p.m., at Barnacle Records, 290 Third Ave. All materials provided, no experience necessary, bring friends!• the ukraiNiaN woMeN’S aSSoCiatioN is taking orders for cabbage rolls & perogies. To order or FMI, call Bella, 250-376-9680.• the BiG little SCieNCe CeNtre, 655 Holt St., open for public drop-ins Tues – Sat, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., with daily hands-on fun in the exploration rooms; interactive science shows at 11 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. Sat. Sat. Dec. 12: marvelous maGnetism show. An interactive, fun show that explores magnetism & gives you some magnetic magic tricks to try out at home! Sat. Dec. 19: Christmas sCienCe triCks. Crazy fun science demonstrations are used to try & explain some Christmas mys-teries. How does Santa get down a chimney? & more! Includes some favourite interactive demos. Tues. & Wed. Dec. 22 & 23: ConstruCtion days: LEGO! Megablox, MagNext …Building materials will be out all day for creative constructions. deCemBer holiday Camp: Winter Won-derland Theme. Join in the science fun for 1, 2 or 3 days. Mon. Dec. 21, Tues. Dec. 22 &/or Wed. Dec. 23, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Maximum 15 children: ages 5 – 8 and must be in school. Crystals, snow, cold & heat, frozen bubbles, walk on water & more! Cost: $40/day or $120/3 days ($5 dis-count to BLSC members). Call or drop in to register. Reg. form at blscs.org. Closed deC. 24 – Jan. 4. Reopening Tues. Jan. 5. 250-554-2572.• Class aCt theatre soCiety presents the Gift of the MaGi, a short Christmas Comedy adapted by Jon Jory, at CSI Brock Centre Theatre, 9B – 1800 Tranquille Rd. Dec. 11, 7:30 p.m. ($12) with 2 p.m. matinee Dec. 12 (by donation). Tickets at Kamloops Live Box Office, 250-374-5483, at the CSI Centre, 778-470-6000, or at the door.• lauGhiNG StoCk theatre SoCiety presents Beauty and the Beast – the panto, by Vance Schneider, at Sagebrush Theatre, 1300 Ninth Ave. Dec. 24 – 31. Matinees (1 p.m.): Dec. 24, 26, 28, 30 & 31. Evenings (7 p.m.): Dec. 26 & 29. Tickets: Adult/16. Child (14 & under)/$13. Child (under 5)/free. Family Pack (1 – 2 adults, balance children): $48. April 21 – 23: an eveninG of one aCt plays, by various artists, at Kamloops Conference Centre Theatre, 1250 Rogers Way. Dinner: 6:45 – 7:45 p.m. Curtain: 8 p.m. Tickets: $18/show only; $40/ dinner & show. Kamloops Live Box Office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483, www.kamloopslive.ca.

• laughing stoCk theatre soCiety upComiNg audiTioNS: Jan. 22, 6 – 9 p.m. & Jan. 23, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., at Convention Centre Theatre, for An Evening of One Act Plays.• BroCk CeNtral lioNS CluB meets the 1st & 3rd Thurs. of the month (Nov. 19, Dec. 3 & 17) at 6:30 p.m. at the Brock Centre for Seniors Information, 9A – 1800 Tranquille Rd. New members always welcome. Call Victor, 250-554-8031.• 9th annual Mayor’S Gala for the artS, Sat. Jan. 30, 2016, at the Coast Kamloops Hotel & Conference Centre. Celebrate the Arts in our region at A Mysterious Masquerade with the Kamloops Art Gallery, Kam-loops Symphony, Western Canada Theatre & the City of Kamloops to rec-ognize artists & arts supporters in 3 categories with a Mayor’s Award for the Arts. Enjoy a night of extraordinary entertainment & a gourmet dinner. Tick-ets at Kamloops Live! Box Office. 250-374-5483, www.kamloopslive.ca.• kamloops seniors aCtivity Centre hosts biNgo every Tues at the Brock Seniors Activity Centre, 1800 Tranquille Rd. (by Coopers). Doors: 5 p.m. Games: 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. 19+ event; fully licensed concession.• GaMBlerS aNoNyMouS meetings Thurs, 10 a.m. at Desert Gar-dens, 540 Seymour St. Call Wally, 250-679-7877, or Sunny, 250-374-9165.• drop iN adult BadMiNtoN at the OLPH Gym (rear entrance), 635 Tranquille Rd., every Tues, 7 p.m. Mixed group of players; interme-diates – advanced. Cost: $5. Birds supplied. Call Robert, 250-579-0193.• ruBe BaNd practises most Mondays, 7:30 p.m., at the Old Yacht Club, 1140 Rivers St. New members welcome. Call Bob Eley, 250-377-3209.• kaMloopS faMily hiStory SoCiety meets on the 4th Thurs of the month (Jan. 28), 7 – 9 p.m. at Heritage House in River-side Park (Sept. – May, except Dec.). If you’re interested in geneal-ogy, come out; all are welcome. FMI, call Catherine, 250-579-9108.• ShaMBhala MeditatioN Group offers meditation in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition. Sat, drop-in 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.; Mon, 7 – 8:30 p.m.; Thurs, 7 – 9 p.m. with available meditation instructions. 433B Lansdowne St. Call Liz, 250-376-4224.• uNpluGGed aCouStiC JaM SeSSioNS, on the 1st & 3rd Monday of the month (Dec. 21), at the Alano Club, 171 Leigh Rd., 7 – 10 p.m.; hosted by Perry Tucker & the Good Gravy Band. No cover. All acoustic musicians welcome. Call 250-376-5115.• kaMloopS traVel CluB, an informal group that gets togeth-er regularly for weekly meetings to talk about travel at The Art We Are. Call James, 250-879-0873.• MouNt paul uNited ChurCh thrift Shop, 140 Labur-num St., open Tues & Thurs, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.• JMNewS ClaSSifiedS. Have an item to sell? Looking for an item? Having a craft fair or bake sale? Place your ad in the Java Moun-tain News Classifieds section for only $15/week (up to 30 words). Send your information and payment to Java Mountain News, 273 Nelson Ave. Kamloops, B.C. V2B 1M4 or call 250-819-6272 at least one complete week before the event. Pre-payment is required.

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Christmas at the KamLoops museum• Dec. 12. Games, GatherinGs & toys. Baby, it’s cold outside... come into the KMA for some hot chocolate, play old fashion games with family & friends plus have your picture taken in the Let It Snow photo booth. This all-day event is fun for all ages. Admission by donation. Quote registration #244384 & 244732.• Dec. 19: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. viCtorian Christmas. Before 1837, Christmas as we know it was basically unheard of. The Victorian era transformed the idea of Christmas so it became centred on the family. Join the museum interpreter as you enjoy exploring traditional games, stories and create crafts reminiscent of a bygone era. Fun for all ages. Cost: $4. Quote registration #244383. Contact the Kamloops Museum & Archives, 207 Seymour St.; phone, 250-828-3576; fax 250-828-3760; email museum@kamloops.ca.

• Dec. 12: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. LaST CHaNCe CHriSTmaS mar-KeT, Juniper ridGe elementary, 2540 Qu’Appelle Blvd. Hosted by JRE PAC. Hot lunch concession. Free admission. 50 vendors. Email Junipercraftsale@gmail.com to book a table.• Dec. 12: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. 12 dayS ‘til ChriStMaS, Craft & VeNdor Sale, at a.e perry elementary, 1380 Sherbrooke Ave. Showcasing local home based businesses & crafters. Vendors wanted. Contact Stacey, swillis@sd73.bc.ca, Lisa, sweetme_79@hotmail.com or Mandy, md-fonos@gmail.com.• Dec. 13: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Craft fair & Bake Sale, at Da-vid Thompson Elementary school, 1051 Pine Springs Rd. Coffee/tea, baked goodies, & 35 tables of crafters & home-based businesses. Free admission. To donate home-baked goods for the bake sale table, call Leilani, 250-571-4326.

• at the BC wildlife park: 18th annual WildlighTS FeSTivAl, Dec. 11 – Jan. 3. 5 – 9 p.m. (Last admission: 8:30 pm). Closed Christmas Day. Come to the park for a wonderful holiday cel-ebration! Bring the whole family out to enjoy spectacular light dis-plays; Uncle Chris the Clown; “Elf on the Shelf” story time (6 & 7 p.m. Dec. 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 22 & 23); HH Family Farm; Wildlife Express miniature train – cost: $1 (cash only); Holiday Maze; Laser Light Show; & for one night only: Dec. 13, 6 p.m., listen to the rich sounds of the Tuba Christmas ensemble. Regular admission rates ap-ply. 50% off for annual pass holders. 2nd annual giNgeRbReAd hOuSe CONTeST. Create a gingerbread house of any size or shape! Make it from scratch or from a kit. Visitors attending Wildlights will vote for the winners, from Dec. 11 – 31. Entries will be judged 3 skill categories: Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced. 1st & 2nd place priz-es will be awarded to each skill category. Call 250-573-3242 ext. 259.

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• north shore Business improvement assoCiation first annual norTH sHore Business Spirit of ChriStMaS DecoraTion compeTiTion for North Shore storefront businesses. Entry is free. Sign-up deadline is Dec. 14. Judging will be done by NSBIA board of directors from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Winners will be an-nounced Dec. 18. Log on to www.nsbia.com/#!christmas-decoration-comp/cmgt to register. Submit the completed form to info@nsbia.com or at Wilson House, 115 Tranquille Rd. FMI, call Kelsey Ablett, 250-376-2411.

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The Kamloops Storm are only one point ahead of the 100 Mile House in the Birks division of the KIJHL after suffering a 5-2 loss and a 4-3 overtime loss to the Wranglers over the weekend. The Storm were in the Cariboo city Fri. Dec. 4, and suffered a 5-3 loss in a game that saw the Storm score their only goals in

the first period. Zackari Andru-siak opened the scoring for the Storm 5:16 into the game with a power play goal. The Wranglers answered back to tie the game with 5:39 remaining on the clock. Brendan Lane gave the Storm the lead again just 1:29 later but the Wranglers came back to tie the game again just 36 seconds later to make it 2-2 after the first frame. The Storm outshot the Wranglers 13-8 in the period. The Wranglers scored the only goal of the second period – on the power play – with 6:30 remaining to take a 3-2 lead after 40. The Wranglers scored another power play goal with less than six min-utes remaining in the third period to take a 4-2 lead. The Storm pulled goaltender Liam Hughes for an extra attacker with less

than three minutes remaining, but it was the Wranglers that cap-italized with an empty-net goal with 2:22 remaining in the game to take the 5-2 win. Hughes, an associate player, stopped 13 of 17 shots he faced in the loss. The Storm outshot the Wranglers 32-18 on the night. It was a different story Satur-day night when the Storm were in Chase to take on the Heat. Chase opened the scoring with a pair of back-to-back goals 36 seconds apart at the 12-minute mark of the first period to take an early 2-0 lead. The two quick goals chased starting goaltender Spencer Eschyschyn from the net just 7:53 into the game, being replaced by backup net-minder Hughes, who all but stood on his head, stopping all but one shot he faced, and earning him the Storm star of the game status. Zackari Andrusiak opened the scoring for the Storm 5:57 into

the second frame to make it 2-1 Heat. Sol Seibel tied it up just 3:06 later. The Heat regained the lead six minutes later but Hunter Kero tied the game just 37 sec-onds later to make it 3-3 after 40. Wilson Northey scored the only goal of the third frame – an un-assisted goal – halfway through the final period to give the Storm the 4-3 win. The two teams were virtually identical in shots with the Heat outshooting the Storm 32-31 in the loss. On Sun. Dec. 6, the Wranglers were in town to take on the Storm, who proved to be a bit tougher to defeat this time around as it took them two OT periods to get past the home team. The Wranglers came out with sticks a-blazing, scoring 46 sec-onds into the game to take an

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The Portland Winterhawks scored late to tie the game, and won it in a shootout as they beat the Kamloops Blazers last Friday night. The Blazers got the game’s first goal on a power play. Nick Chyzowski created havoc in front of the net and Matt Revel put a backhand in to make it 1-0 Blazers 6:05 into the game. Cody Glass tied the game up 12 seconds later. He tipped a shot from Jackson Caller underneath goaltender Connor Ingram as it was 1-1 through one period. The two teams traded chances in an entertaining second period. The Blazers outshot the Winterhawks 16-13 in the period, but both goal-tenders stood their ground. Revel gave the Blazers the lead with 4:46 left in the second pe-riod. Defenseman Nolan Kneen made a great play from the point to get the puck to Collin Shirley. Shirley slid a pass over the Revel for his second of the game and a 2-1 lead through two periods.

The Winterhawks came out with a vengeance. They outshot the Blazers 16-3 in the period, but Ingram was sharp in goal. Rihards Bukarts tied the game up on a power play with 55 sec-onds left in the game. His shot slipped through Ingram as the game went to overtime. The Winterhawks had a power play in overtime, but couldn’t score and the game went to a shootout. Bukarts and Jack Dougherty both scored for the Winterhawks to start the shootout. The Blazers got goals from Deven Sideroff and Revel in the third round to keep the shootout going. Rodrigo Abols ended the game in the fifth round with a goal, as the Winterhawks beat the Blazers 3-2. The Blazers finished 1-for-3 on the power play, while the Winter-hawks were 1-for-5 on the night. The Blazers hosted Medicine Hat last Saturday night but could get past the Tigers in their annual Teddy Bear Toss game. In fact, the Blazers suffered their first home ice regulation loss since Oct. 23 as they fell 5-4 to the Tigers. The Tigers opened the scoring on a power play off a shot from Cole Sanford. He snapped the puck past goaltender Ingram un-der the glove for a 1-0 Tigers lead 6:38 into the game. Max Gerlach gave the Tigers a 2-0 lead on a great tip 8:08 into the period. He got a piece of a

shot from David Quenneville that went off the post and in. The Blazers put together a couple of good shifts in the late stages of the period and were re-warded with a goal. Dallas Valentine’s point shot was deflected by Matt Needham and hit Jermaine Loewen before entering the net for the Blazers first goal of the game with 25.6 seconds left in the period. For Loewen, it was his third goal of the season and also the Teddy Bear goal, as the bears came raining down from the stands. The game took a break as volunteers collected the more than 2,200 stuffed toys and 650 winter accessories; the final 25.6 seconds of the first period were played prior to the second period. The Blazers started to gain some momentum in the second period. Gage Quinney made a terrific in-dividual effort on the penalty kill and fed an open Sideroff for a goal to tie the game up at 2-2 just over five minutes into the second frame. Sideroff gave the Blazers the lead on a power play with seven and a half minutes left in the period. Needham worked hard to re-cover a puck and Collin Shirley fed Sideroff for the open net and a 3-2 Blazers lead. The Tigers picked up the pace in the final few minutes of the sec-ond period. Max Gerlach took a pass from Mason Shaw and snapped home

his second of the game to tie the game at 3-3 with just over two minutes left in the period. Mark Rassell then gave the Ti-gers the lead on an odd man rush with 1:09 to play and the Tigers held a 4-3 lead going into the third period. Rassell made it 5-3 for the Ti-gers on another rush early in the third period. The Blazers battled back in the final 10 minutes of the period. Shirley scored a power play goal with 5:31 to play to cut the Tigers lead to 5-4. The Blazers had pressure and a power play in the late stages of the game, but didn’t score as they lost 5-4 on home ice. The Blazers were 2-for-8 on the power play, while the Tigers fin-ished 1-for-7. The Blazers are on the road for the next six games from Dec. 11 to 19. The Blazers are back at home on Dec. 27 against the Kelowna Rockets.

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early 1-0 lead. They lengthened their lead 8:32 later to make it 2-0. Andrusiak opened the scor-ing for the Storm on the power play with less than three minutes on the period clock to make it 2-1 Heat after the first. The Wranglers made it 3-1 just 1:11 into the middle frame with a power play goal. Wilson Northey answered back with a power play goal of his own with six minutes remaining on the clock. Keaton Gordon tied it up for the Storm 4:51 later to make it 3-3 after 40. After a scoreless third period, the game went into OT. The first over-time period solved nothing. But with 2:46 remaining in the sec-ond extra period, the Wranglers were able to get passed Hughes with their only shot in OT to take

the 4-3 win and to get to within one point of the division leading Storm. Hughes stopped 25 of 29 shots he faced. The Storm outshot the Wranglers 39-25 in the loss. The Storm are on the road to begin the weekend, facing off against the Steam in Summerland Fri. Dec. 11, then taking on the Grizzlies in Revelstoke Sat. Dec. 12. The Storm return home for the second part of their home-and-home series against the Grizzlies in a 5 p.m. matinee game at the Sports Centre Sun. Dec. 13. The Storm finish off the first half of the season before the Christmas break at home. They host the Heat Fri. Dec. 18 and the Kelowna Chiefs Sat. Dec. 19. The puck drops at 7 p.m. both nights.

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The Blazers collected 2,215 stuffed toys, 653 winter accessories (gloves, scarves, toques, etc.), 2,500 pounds of food and raised $1,400 during their two games over the weekend. Everything collected from the weekend will be donated locally. The food and money collected during Friday night’s game will all go to the Kamloops Food Bank to help families in need in our community. The stuffed toys will be distributed among a number of charitable organizations including Christmas Amalgamated; as well, the Blazers will be visiting RIH to hand out teddy bears to patients that have to stay in hospital over the Christmas holidays. The winter accessories will be distributed to social agencies such a ASK Wellness and the New Life Mission to be given to the homeless and needy.

blazers Teddy bear Toss Night collects 2,200 stuffies

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It’s the holiday season, which likely means that you’re spending a lot of money. As lists continue to grow and requests from friends and family get more intricate, follow these tips to help stay on budget for the holidays:• Give a group gift: For your child’s teacher buy one meaningful gift with a group of other parents. There are many thoughtful ideas from the World Vision Gift Catalogue (worldvision.ca/gifts).• Use coupons: Do a quick online search. Use your smartphone to find couponing apps to help your holiday budget stretch further.• Do a secret Santa: Instead of buying for everyone, draw names with your colleagues and adult family members from a hat so everyone buys a gift for just one other person. – NC