Jmnews dec 17, 2015

Thursday, December 17, 2015Vol. 11 No. 21

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Vehicle drives through NS restaurant doors

The Subway restaurant at For-tune Drive and Seventh Street got some unwanted traffic through its front door Monday afternoon (Dec. 14). At about 2:45 p.m., a car crashed through the plate glass doors in what Cpl. Cheryl Bush of Kam-loops RCMP said was a parking attempt gone wrong. “The driver was attempting

to park when the collision oc-curred,” said Bush, adding there were customers in the restaurant but no one was injured in the in-cident. Bush said the restaurant re-ceived “substantial damages.” The incident is still under in-vestigation, and police have yet to determine whether tickets or charges will be issued.

Subway driVe-Thru. A driver drover her vehicle through the doors of the Fortune Drive Subway restaurant in a failed parking attempt Mon-day afternoon. No one was injured in the crash. (Above) The vehicle blocks the sidewalk after crashing through the Subway’s doors. (Right) A sign situated inside near the door opening was pushed from its place and its stand fell against the car where it rested inside. Submitted photos

• One turkey or gift cer-tificate ( $ 2 5 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. 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 en- couraged to be, in-cluded.)

Christmas hamper List

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Christmas Amalgamated seeks hamper donations

Christmas Amalgamated seeking donations from the public to fill the thousands of Christmas food hampers for the needy this year. With Christmas just one week away, Christmas Amalgamated is look-ing for food donations to fill the hampers, made up of everything they would need to cook a full Christmas dinner. In order for volunteers to fill the hampers, the agency needs turkeys, hams, vegetables, stuffing, candies, apples, oranges – all the things that are traditionally part of your Christmas dinner. There is a freezer and fridge in the building to keep perishable veg-etables and frozen turkeys as well as apples and oranges. 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 information regarding registering for a hamper, making a dona-tion, adopting a family, or volunteering, call 250-376-0777.


HoroscopesDecember 21 - December 27, 2015

Be cautious about making decisions on the spur of the moment. Whatever seems urgent or necessary can go through many al-ternations to late Jan. If other people are involved they may be changing their mind about something they previously wanted. Focus on your own commitments.

The opportunity for involvement in pleasant interactions & social occasions with others should arise this week. You may also re-ceive some nice presents. Avoid involvement in family gossip on Christmas Day – it can lead to problems. Over indulgence may be uncomfortable, esp. anything out of the ordinary.

If you have to get things in order at home this week you may end up wondering whether it’s all worth it. It may encourage you to get rid of things that aren’t really necessary. Most of Christmas Day will see you busy – plan something more relaxing in the eve-ning & watch spending.

Christmas evening may either prove very fulfilling to you person-ally or it may bring a family grievance to a head. The week should be generally busy with much running around that may involve social events & interaction. Expect the unexpected from others – don’t get uptight.

Involvement with family will be most pleasant though you may spend more money than initially planned. There may be a lot for you to take care of – be well-planned with the details. It may force you to alter the way you’d normally do things. Get as much rest as you can manage.

Focus mostly on the things important to you. Don’t be afraid to make decisions that suit you best. Someone else may demand an-other way when it comes to entertainment & pleasure but this is more about you than them. Ignore anybody who attempts to stir things up, no matter how much it aggravates you.

Limit the degree of obligation you take on for Christmas Day – esp. in the evening. The more low key things are, the better you’ll enjoy them & the better your energy level will be. Don’t attempt to finalise any agreements or plans with another person. This may go through a lot of change up to late Jan.

There can be much to enjoy all week, esp. when it comes to any involvement with groups of people. This may interfere with other things you feel you should get on with but it’s best to let them go for the moment. Keep what’s best for your health in mind. Don’t undo any good progress of late.

Don’t attempt to do too much or you’ll wear yourself out. If you haven’t got the time to physically get around & catch up with ev-erybody you’d like to, find other ways of getting in touch. You’ll gain a lot by having some quiet time to yourself & a break from obligations. Before you spend, think twice.

There’ll be a lot involving you this week, esp. when it comes to friends or groups of people – it should be enjoyable. Don’t feel compelled to make final decisions on the way something should be put in place. There can be many changes to late Jan. Clear vi-sion of somebody else may occur from Christmas night.

Take the lead when it comes to the way you want to enjoy things. You can get the response you’d like though even then, you may not know what someone else really wanted or thought. It doesn’t matter, as long as you’re happy. Merriment on Christmas Day can see you needing your rest by the evening.

There can be future prospects with those you connect with this week. People may also travel from a distance. You can have greater involvement with groups of people or friends than you normally would. Don’t feel pressured to spend more than you can really afford. Christmas night can be more relaxing than the day.

• Dec. 17 – 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. 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 ChriSTmaS. Departures: 7 p.m. Dec. 17, 18, 19 & 21; & 4 p.m. Dec. 19 & 21.• Dec. 19: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. ViCtoriaN Christmas at the museum, 207 Seymour St. Before 1837, Christmas as we know it was basically un-heard of. The Victorian era transformed the idea of Christmas so it be-came 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. Call 250-828-3576; fax 250-828-3760; email [email protected],• 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 [email protected].• 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. 18, 19, 20, 22 & 23); HH Family Farm; Wildlife Express miniature train – cost: $1 (cash only); Holiday Maze; Laser Light Show. Regular admission rates apply. 50% off for annual pass hold-ers. 2nd annual gingerbreAd house Contest. Create a gin-gerbread 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, Intermedi-ate or Advanced. 1st & 2nd place prizes will be awarded to each skill category. Call 250-573-3242 ext. 259.

hoLiday happenings


• 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. Dec. 19: Christmas sCieNCe triCKs. Crazy fun science demonstra-tions are used to try & explain some Christmas mysteries. How does Santa get down a chimney? & more! Includes some favourite interac-tive demos. Tues. & Wed. Dec. 22 & 23: CoNstruCtioN days: LEGO! Megablox, MagNext …Building materials will be out all day for cre-ative constructions. deCemBer holiday Camp: Winter Wonderland 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.• 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.• 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.

• 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.• 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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In operation from9 p.m. – 3 a.m.

Nov. 27, 28, Dec. 4, 5,11, 12, 18, 19, 26,

& New Year’s Eve Dec. 31volunteers needed

Applications to Volunteer Kamloops,Tournament Capital Centre, Kamloops RCMP

and Desert Gardens Community Centre.For information or to volunteer, call

250-320-0650

Brock Activity Centre

Tuesday Nights

Doors open 5pm

Games start 6pm

Bring your friends and your appetite!

BCLC License # 70136

Must be over 19 to play

Concession

Drinks

Snacks

Coffee/Tea

Sandwiches

Goodies

Weekly Dinner options

Brock Shopping Centre

778-470-6000

The third weekend of Operation Red Nose (ORN) in Kamloops was busy for the 139 volunteers that helped drive people and their vehicles home. ORN was able to provide 147 rides on Friday night and 169 rides on Saturday night for a total of 693 rides in the first three weeks of the campaign. The weekend brought in more than $6,500 in donations for Pacific-Sport Interior BC. Kamloops is first in the province out of 13 host communities for providing the most rides home and 10th in Can-ada out of 104 host communities. Kamloops has had many busi-

nesses and groups volunteer for Operation Red Nose including HUB Barton Insurance, Kam-loops Daybreak Rotary, Rotaract Club of Kamloops, Beta Sigma Phi and Kamloops Dragon Boat Club. If you are interested in vol-unteering please contact Katie Klassen at 250-320-0650 or email [email protected] for information. Volunteer application forms are available at the RCMP office on Battle Street. Please complete applica-tion forms at the RCMP office and bring two pieces of photo ID.

Kamloops operation red nose provides most rides in b.C.


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The Kamloops Blazers scored four second-period goals in a 6-2 win over the Saskatoon Blades last Friday night. The Blades scored the game’s first goal as Cameron Hebig bat-ted a puck out of midair 10:46 into the game as the Blades led 1-0. The Blazers had a slow start, but tied the game up on an odd man rush. Collin Shirley ripped a shot off goaltender Brock Hamm’s left pad and Gage Quinney went to the net and scored his 13th goal of the season. The Blades outshot the Blazers 17-10 in the first period. Goal-tender Connor Ingram had an outstanding period as he stopped 16 shots and the game was tied at 1-1. Shirley gave the Blazers the lead on a breakaway 5:41 into the second period. He blocked a shot and snapped a puck past Hamm on the blocker side. The line of Spencer Bast, Matt Campese and Garrett Pilon had

a great shift midway through the period. Bast won a race to a puck and centred a pass to Garrett Pi-lon as he netted his seventh of the season. Nick Chyzowski then added a power play goal as he tipped a shot from Pilon. Shirley rounded out the scoring in the second period finishing off an odd man rush as the Blazers held a 5-1 lead going into the third period. In the third frame, Ondrej Vala scored on a long shot 17 seconds into the period for a 6-1 Blazers lead. The Blazers gave up a late goal as they cruised to a 6-2 victory over the Blades. Ingram was terrific in goal for the Blazers with 33 saves includ-ing a highlight reel diving glove save. The Blazers were 1-for-5 on the power play and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill. Final shots on goal were 36-35 in favour of the Blaz-ers. It was a homecoming for for-wards Shirley and Pilon, who both got the opportunity to play in their hometown. Shirley was the game’s third star with two goals and an assist and Pilon was the game’s first star with a goal and an assist. The Blazers played Saturday night in Prince Albert as they continued their six-game East di-vision road trip.

The Blazers scored three goals in the third period to go on to a 5-2 win over the Raiders. The Blazers had a good start in this one, but the Raiders got on the scoreboard first. Jesse Lees skated to the middle of the ice and snapped a shot through traffic by Ingram on the glove side for a 1-0 Raiders lead. Pilon tied the game for the Blaz-ers late in the period. Quinn Ben-jafield made a great play to Matt Needham in the high slot. Pilon was there to clean up the rebound for his eighth goal of the season. The Blazers looked great early in the second period as they car-ried the play, but the Raiders took the lead back. Reid Gardner beat Ingram with a great shot to the blocker side for his 20th goal of the season 6:42 into the second period. The Blazers tied the game up with 2:07 left in the period on a power play. Needham fed Deven Sideroff on the rush and Sideroff tucked a puck by goaltender Rylan Paren-teau to tie the game at 2-2. The Blazers held a 16-8 shot advantage in a strong second pe-riod. The momentum carried on for the Blazers as they took their first lead of the game 1:19 into the third period. Needham fed Sideroff on the back door as he had his second goal of the game and eighth of

the season. The Raiders had some chances to tie it up in the middle of the third period, but Ingram was sol-id between the pipes. Matt Revel scored a big goal for the Blazers with just over five minutes to play to give the Blaz-ers a 4-2 lead. Needham picked up his fourth assist of the night on Revel’s goal. Shirley scored his 20th goal into an empty net as the Blazers won their second straight road game 5-2 over the Raiders. The Blazers were good on spe-cial teams going 2-for-5 on the power play and 4-for-4 on the penalty kill. Needham had a four-point night with four assists and Sideroff had two goals and an assist. After two days off, the Blazers returned to action Tues. Dec. 15, as built up a 4-1 lead through two periods and hung on for a 4-3 win over the Pats in Regina. The Blazers had a terrific first period. They didn’t allow a shot in the first 10 minutes of the game and built of a 2-0 lead. Quinney had an outstanding individual effort, as he took the puck to the net and roofed a backhand past goaltender Tyler Brown to make it 1-0 Blazers only 3:02 into the game.

Blazers go 3-0-0-0 in first half of Prairie road trip

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The Kamloops Storm managed to stay atop the Birks division in KIJHL action last weekend taking five of six points on the weekend. The Storm were in Summerland to take on the Steam Fri. Dec. 11, and managed to eke out a 3-2 OT win. The two teams were scoreless for the first 36:49 of the game before Wilson Northey

opened the scoring for the Storm with 3:11 remaining in the sec-ond frame. The Steam came back and tied the game just 22 seconds later to make it 1-1 after 40 min-utes. Zackari Andrusiak gave the Storm a 2-1 lead halfway through the third frame but the Steam an-swered back to tie the game 1:55 later to send the game into over-time. Northey proved the hero, scoring with 0:02 remaining in the second OT period to give the Storm the 3-2 win. Jacob Mullen stopped 31 of 34 shots he faced as Northey was the Storm’s star of the game with a pair of goals and an assist in the win. Sat. Dec. 12, saw the Storm in Revelstoke where they had to go to an extra frame to determine a winner. This time, the Storm

came out on the losing end of the 3-2 score. The Grizzlies owned the first period, scoring twice in 5:22l halfway through the period to take a 2-0 lead into the dress-ing room after 20 minutes. Dario Piva got the Storm on the score-board 3:53 into the second frame to make it 2-1. Keaton Gordon tied it up on the power play to make it 2-2 after 40. The third period proved nothing as neither team was able to score, sending the game to OT. The Grizzlies were able to capitalize 1:37 into the extra period to give Revel-stoke the 3-2 win. Eschyschyn stopped 25 of 28 shots he faced in the loss. Sun. Dec. 13, saw the two teams in Kamloops to play the second game of their home-and-home series with better results for the home team. Kole Comin opened the scoring 11:53 into the first period on the power play to take a 1-0 lead into the first intermis-

sion. The Grizzlies got on the scoreboard 6:32 into the second period – with a power play goal – to tie the game at one. Andru-siak answered back with another power play goal 1:12 later to make it 2-1 Storm. Levi Johnson got what proved to be the game-winner with 3:02 remaining in the second period. There was no scoring in the third. Eschyschyn stopped 20 of 21 shots he faced. The Storm outshot the Grizzlies 36-21 in the win. The Storm wrap up the first half of the regular season this weekend at home. The host the Chase Heat Fri. Dec. 18, then the Kelowna Chiefs Sat. Dec. 19. The puck drops at 7 p.m. both nights. The Storm return to regular sea-son action Fri, Jan. 8, when they are in Sicamous to take on the Eagles. Sat. Jan. 9, the Storm will be at home to host the Princeton Posse. The puck drops at 7 p.m.


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Storm remain on top of the Birks division

Regular Season Home Games

this week. . .

Fri. Dec. 18 • 7 p.m. vs Chase HeatSat. Dec. 19 • 7 p.m. vs Kelowna Chiefs


Dec. 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 26,& New Year’s Eve Dec. 31

Make this your last call before you hit the road:

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of Kamloopsand we’ll drive you and your

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It’s easy to lose control of your spending during the holidays. But you don’t have to feel a shock when you open your credit card bills. Here are some money man-agement tips to keep your credit card bill in check:• If you carry a balance on your credit card, pay as much as you can and as soon as you can since in-terest is charged daily. Try to pay more than the mini-mum payment. Credit card interest rates can quickly eat up any savings from a discount price on a big-

ticket purchase. The Gov-ernment of Canada’s credit card payment calculator at ItPaysToKnow.gc.ca will show you how long it will take to pay off your credit card balance if you only make the minimum pay-ment each month.• Set a budget for gift spend-ing before you start shop-ping – a budget for each person on your list as well as a total limit for all gifts, and stick to your budget.• Don’t take cash advanc-es on your credit card, as you will be charged inter-est immediately.

• Allow enough time for payments to reach your credit card company. If you don’t, you may end up making a late payment, which could mean pay-ing more interest. It could also negatively affect your credit rating.• When your statement ar-rives, check it carefully.

Report any unauthorized transactions immediately. This is especially im-portant during this time of year since credit card fraud often occurs during the holiday season.• If you can’t pay off your entire balance by the due date, pay as much as you can. – NC

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Needham made it 2-0 with 3:41 to play in the first period. Pilon drove wide and centred a pass to Needham as he added to the lead. The Pats battled back with a power play goal late in the period. Aaron Macklin centered a pass to Sam Steel off the rush with 7.4 seconds left for a goal to cut the lead to 2-1 for the Blazers through two periods. The second period was scoreless for the first half, but the Blazers added to the lead with 7:40 left in the period. Shirley found Pilon for a shorthanded breakaway. He went in alone and made a great move to score his ninth goal of the season. Shirley added a goal shortly later as he collected a rebound after a shot from Cam Reagan to make it 4-1 with the Blazers through two periods. It looked like the Blazers were in full control, but the Pats were mo-tivated in the third period. Chase Harrison cut the Blazers lead to 4-2 as he snuck in from the point and one-timed a puck over the shoulder of Ingram. Adam Brooks then made it 4-3 with 8:20 to go as he tipped a puck from the side of the net past Ingram. The Pats continued to press, but Ingram made some great saves in the final 10 minutes for the Blazers. The Blazers hung on for the 4-3 win as they moved to 3-0-0-0 on their six-game East division road trip. Ingram had a great game with 39 saves in goal, including 30 saves over the final two periods. Shirley and Pilon were both named game stars as they finished with a goal and an assist. The Blazers were 0-for-2 on the power play, while the Pats finished 1-for-3. The Blazers headed to Brandon for a game Wednesday night against the Wheat Kings. Results of the game were not available at press time. The Blazers continue their Prairie road-swing in Moose Jaw Friday night to take on the Warriors and Swift Current Saturday night to face off against the Broncos before they take a break for the holidays. They will return to the ice after Christmas on Dec. 27 when they host the Kelowna Rockets. Game time is 6 p.m. Both team then travel to Kelowna for the second half of their home-and-home series Dec. 28. The Blazers wrap up the year at home to the Victoria Royals Dec. 30. The puck drops at 7 p.m.

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