Jmnews dec 22, 2015

Wednesday, December 23, 2015Vol. 11 No. 22

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As it has done for the past

59 years, the North American

Aerospace Defense Command

(NORAD) will be tracking Santa

Claus on his annual Christmas

Eve fl ight as he delivers pres-

ents to boys and girls around the

world.

The moment radar detects

Santa’s lift off, NORAD begins

tracking him using satellites

22,300 miles above the Earth.

The satellites can detect Ru-

dolph’s bright red nose, which

gives off an infrared signal, with

practically no problem.

Once Santa is detected fl ying

over North American airspace,

Canadian NORAD fi ghter pi-

lots, fl ying CF-18, take off out of

Newfoundland to intercept and

welcome Santa to North America.

Then at numerous locations in

Canada other CF-18 fi ghter pilots

escort Santa while he makes his

deliveries throughout Canada.

The tradition began in 1955 after

a Colorado Springs-based Sears

Roebuck & Co. advertisement for

children to call Santa misprinted

the telephone number. Instead

of reaching Santa, the phone

number put kids through to the

CONAD commander-in-chief’s

operations “hotline.” The director

of operations at the time, Colonel

Harry Shoup, had his staff check

radar for indications of Santa

making his way south from the

North Pole. Children who called

were given updates on his loca-

tion, and a tradition was born.

Since 1958, NORAD staff, fam-

ily and friends have volunteered

their time to personally respond

to Christmas Eve phone calls and

emails from children.

In addition, NORAD now tracks

Santa using the Internet. Last year,

millions of people who wanted to

know Santa’s whereabouts visited

the NORAD Tracks Santa website.

Live updates start at 1 a.m.

Christmas Eve. To track Santa

with NORAD, log onto the web-

site at www.noradsanta.org.

NORAD tracks Santa on Christmas Eve

NORAD staff volunteers will be tracking Santa’s Christmas Eve fl ight around the

world. Track Santa’s progress at www.noradsanta.org.

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• NEW YEAR’S EVE DINNER & LIVE BAND AT COAST KAMLOOPS CON-

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• NEW YEAR’S EVE AT THE BARNHARTVALE COMMUNITY HALL. Tickets:

$15 at Happy Valley Foods. Includes party favours, midnight snack &

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• NEW YEAR’S EVE ‘80S DANCE PARTY AT THE KAMLOOPS CURLING

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• NEW YEAR’S EVE AT SHARK CLUB. Ring in the New Year with Shark

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FAMILY FRIENDLY NEW YEAR’S EVE

• NEW YEAR’S EVE AT HARPER MOUNTAIN. Night skiing &/or tubing!

Slide into the New Year 2016! Night ski & ride, 5 – 9 p.m. or just hang

out by the fi re in the lodge & enjoy hot food & beverages. Regular

night skiing rates & times apply. Snow Town Tube Park: Choose ei-

ther 5 – 7 p.m. or 7 – 9 p.m. Fireworks just after 9 p.m. Pre purchase

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• NEW YEAR’S EVE PROFESSIONAL BULLRIDING & DANCE AT THE NORTH

THOMPSON AGRIPLEX. Buck in the New Year with bulls, cowboys &

country music at the 4th annual Professional Bullriding & Dance, at

the North Thompson Agriplex.

• NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATIONS AT SUN PEAKS RESORT. The festivi-

ties kick off with the First Flight Big Air Invitational in the Rockstar

Energy Terrain Park, followed by the Kids Glowstick Parade on the

village platter learning area. After the Glowstick Parade, Sundance ski

run will be alive with an iridescent red glow as skiers & boarders de-

scend the mountain with lit torches in hand for the famous Torchlight

Parade. The grand fi nale is a spectacular fi reworks show against the

mountain backdrop! FMI: 250-578-5474.

New Year’s Eve events in & around town


• The fi rst recorded date of Christmas being celebrated on

Dec. 25 was in 336AD, during the time of the Roman

Emperor Constantine. A few years later, Pope Julius I

offi cially declared that the birth of Jesus would be cel-

ebrated on Dec. 25.

• No one knows the real birthday

of Jesus! No date is given in the Bible.

There are many different traditions and theories

as to why Christmas is celebrated on Dec. 25.

A very early Christian tradition said that the

day when Mary was told she would have a very

special baby, Jesus was on March 25, and nine

months after that is Dec. 25!

Dec. 25 might have also been chosen because

the Winter Solstice and the ancient pagan Ro-

man midwinter festivals called “Saturnalia” and

“Dies Natalis Solis Invicti” took place in De-

cember around this date – so it was a time when

people already celebrated things.

• Christmas had also been celebrated by the ear-

ly Church on Jan. 6, when they also celebrated the Epiphany and the

baptism of Jesus. Now the Epiphany mainly celebrates the visit of the

Wise Men to the baby Jesus, but back then it celebrated both things!

Jesus’ baptism was originally seen as more important than his birth,

as this was when he started his ministry. But soon people wanted a

separate day to celebrate his birth.

• The Christmas candy cane originated in Germany about 250 years ago.

They started as straight white sugar sticks. A story says that a choirmaster

was worried about the children sitting quietly all through the long Christ-

mas nativity service. So he gave them something to eat to keep them quiet!

As he wanted to remind them of Christmas, he made them into a ‘J’ shape

like a shepherd’s crook, to remind them of the shepherds that visited the

baby Jesus at the fi rst Christmas. Sometime around 1900 the red stripes

were added and they were fl avoured with peppermint or wintergreen.

• Carols were fi rst sung in Europe thousands of years ago, but these

were not Christmas carols. They were pagan songs, sung at the Winter

Solstice celebrations as people danced round stone circles (The word

carol originally meant to dance to something).

• One of the main reasons we have the

custom of giving and receiving presents

at Christmas, is to remind us of the pres-

ents given to Jesus by the Wise Men:

frankincense, gold and myrrh. Frankin-

cense was a perfume used

in Jewish worship. Gold

was associated with kings, and myrrh was a

perfume that was put on dead bodies to make

them smell nice.

• All over the world, families and friends give

presents to each other. Most children around

the world believe in a Christmas gift bringer.

It’s often St. Nicholas, Santa Claus or Father

Christmas, but in Germany it’s the Christ Kind,

in Spain it’s the Wise Men, and in Italy it’s an

old lady called Befana.

• St. Nicholas was a bishop who lived in the

fourth century AD in what is now Turkey.

He was a very rich and kind man who had a

reputation for helping the poor and giving secret gifts to people who

needed it. Because of his kindness Nicholas was made a Saint. St.

Nicholas is not only the saint of children but also of sailors. Many

countries, especially ones in Europe, celebrate St. Nicholas’ Day on

Dec. 6. In Holland and some other European countries, children leave

clogs or shoes out to be fi lled with presents. They also believe that if

they leave some hay and carrots in their shoes for Sinterklaas’s horse,

they will be left some sweets.

• By the 16th century in Europe, the stories and traditions about St. Nicho-

las had become very unpopular. But someone had to deliver presents to

children at Christmas, so in the UK, he became Father Christmas, a charac-

ter from old children’s stories; in France, he’s known as Père Nöel; in Ger-

many, the Christ Kind. In the early USA his name was Kris Kringle. Later,

Dutch settlers in the US took the old stories of St. Nicholas with them and

Kris Kringle became Sinterklaas or as we now know him, Santa Claus.

The history of Christmas traditions

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• 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.

• DEC. 23 – 24: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. ALMOST CHRISTMAS at the old

Courthouse Gallery & Gift Shop, 7 W. Seymour St. Unique gift giv-

ing 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.

• 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, bonfi re,

& 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].

• 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 (Jan. 7 & 21) at 6:30 p.m. at the Brock Centre for Seniors

Information, 9A – 1800 Tranquille Rd. New members always wel-

come. Call Victor, 250-554-8031.

• 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.

Tues. & Wed. Dec. 22 & 23: CONSTRUCTION DAYS: LEGO! Megablox,

MagNext …Building materials will be out all day for creative construc-

tions. DECEMBER HOLIDAY CAMP: Winter Wonderland Theme. Join in

the science fun 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 Offi ce, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483, www.kamloopslive.ca.

• 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 Offi ce. 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.

• 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.

• UNPLUGGED ACOUSTIC JAM SESSIONS, on the 1st & 3rd

Monday of the month (Jan. 4 & 18), 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.

• 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.

• MOUNT PAUL UNITED CHURCH THRIFT SHOP, 140 Labur-

num St., open Tues & Thurs, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

• 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.

AROUND TOWN

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Tuesday Nights

Doors open 5pm

Games start 6pm

Bring your friends and your appetite!

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Must be over 19 to play

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You shall ! nd the babe wrapped in

swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.Luke 2:12

Happy Birthday

Baby Jesus

. . .

Congratulations

on the

Birth of Christ

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The Kamloops Storm came

back from a 2-1 loss to the Chase

Heat last Friday night to end

their fi rst half of the KIJHL sea-

son with a 4-0 shut-out win over

the Kelowna Chiefs last Saturday

night at home.

Kole Comin scored the Storm’s

only goal of the game halfway

through the fi rst period Friday

night to take an early 1-0 lead.

Chase answered back 1:16 later

to make it a 1-1 tie game after the

fi rst period.

There was no scoring in the

second period but there was

some action as a fi ght broke out

between Dario Piva and Chase’s

Nolan Parr 13:28 into the frame.

The scuffl e resulted in both play-

ers receiving fi ve-minute majors

and game misconducts.

The Heat scored what turned

out to be the winning goal 1:17

into the third frame to take the

2-1 win.

Sat. Dec. 19, saw the Storm

host the Chiefs at the Sports

Centre with far better results as

Max Gaudet stopped all 30 shots

he faced while backstopping

the Storm to a 4-0 shut-out win.

Zackari Andrusiak scored twice

while Wilson Northey scored

once and recorded an assist in

Jackson Ross’ goal in the win.

The Storm go into their Christ-

mas break on top of the Birks di-

vision with 50 points, four points

ahead of the second-place 100

Mile House Wranglers.

The Heat sit in third spot 10

points behind the Storm while

the Revelstoke Grizzlies sit in

fourth place 19 points behind the

leaders. The Sicamous Eagles are

in the basement with 18 points,

32 points behind the Storm.

The Storm return to the ice after

an extended Christmas break on

Fri. Jan. 8, when they travel to

Sicamous to take on the Eagles.

The Storm’s fi rst home game of

the new year is Sat. Jan. 9, when

they face off against the Princeton

Posse. The puck drops at 7 p.m.

In a rare mid-week game, Tues.

Jan. 12, the Storm will be in Rev-

elstoke to play the Grizzlies.


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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.

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• FUN LAUGHTER FRIENDS. Spend time with other adults with-

out discussing our jobs; money; marriage; kids or grandkids while

having fun doing activities such as cards/game night; watching/par-

ticipating in sporting events; camping; seasonal & themed parties;

pub night; potlucks; etc. in a tech-free atmosphere. Only participate

in the activities you’re interested in. When was the last time you met

a new friend as an adult – in real life? FMI (time & location): Wendy,

[email protected].

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HoroscopesYou enter the last days of 2015 with a lot of impressive ideas for how to address a protracted stalemate, looming trouble-spot, or messy complication at the heart of some shared responsibility, though another central player may have a hard time hearing what you’ve got to say. Fight back against any relational interferences. You’ll score the victory – & will consciously serve as ‘inspirer’ &

‘vision-holder’ for all carrying out these critical operations in the weeks to come. This ‘fi ght’ is only the beginning. Your momentous breakthrough is ripe for the taking, over these long months ahead.

Spend plenty of loving quality-time with your favourite people as ‘15 winds down. Proactively put forth upbeat visions for how you’d like your joint new-years to unfold together. You may face some annoyance. There’s nothing you can do about the jarring interjection of current reality, so try not to let that harsh your otherwise optimistic mindset. Life seems to get a whole lot more

complicated come the start of 2016. You’ll likely encounter an increase in interpersonal friction during these fi rst weeks of Jan. – another good reason to enjoy your ‘loving quality-time’ now.

The concluding days of 2015 are tailor-made for ‘getting your house in order’ both literally (domestic-space deep-cleans) & metaphorically (clearing up disarrayed projects & paperwork, etc. &/or arranging your list of most-timely-or-pressing priorities for the fi rst weeks of ‘16). Devote a few hours to one of your ‘house-ordering’ assignments; then, celebrate (don’t party so much, that

you’ll be too exhausted for the next day’s job). If all goes well, come the new year, you’ll be ready to begin a phase of ratcheted-up work demands with a relatively clean slate – & to establish or deepen a relationship with someone you’d been making merry with.

Your end-of-year looks to be a lot of fun, provided you’re ame-nable to accepting others’ invitations, recommendations, & en-couragements to let loose. Let this be a beginning of your more markedly taking the social lead once ‘16 rolls around. In these fi nal days of ‘15, you may still be wrestling with your inner party guy trying to convince you to bunker down at home – that’s a

misguided self-defeating defense mechanism of any emotional unrest you’re experiencing. Join the good-timers rather than trying to ‘beat’ them. You can be moody & yet still choose to socialize; the exposure’s likelier to shift your mood than exacerbate it.

Think energy conservation during these madness-making holiday-season days ahead. Your concentration is apt to become scrambled by what may be legitimately described as ‘trifl es & trivialities’. Padding your bank-account, &/or achieving noticeable strides in your workload will depend on how thoughtfully you plan your schedule in advance – use this time wisely. Don’t fear that you’ll

be ‘missing out’ on end-of-year revelry by hunkering down, snuggling in, & resting up. You’ll notice a shift back towards more marked social interaction by Dec. 30, just as ‘16 is getting going. Be careful not to spoil any fun by impulsively lashing out at the wrong target(s).

Have unfl inching candidness in your externalizations of intention, desire, preference, & interest, esp. during this Christmas week. There’s a side of you that doesn’t wish to be so frank but this is a tension that you’ll be working out for some time – it’ll help to have as many ‘impractical’ considerations out in the open. The ensuing conversation will likely extend through the fi rst weeks of

‘16. Do yourself a favour & don’t hold back now. That way, you’ll all have plenty to talk about.

Utilize the last throes of your energy-boost on items of wholly personal importance – maintaining an independent attitude will provide you a more satisfying atmosphere than forcing yourself into obligatory social positions, then wondering whether to hold your tongue or express your true feelings. Rather than you focus-ing on showy customs to fete the impending year ahead, concen-

trate on putting this past year to bed, refl ecting back on what you’ve learned about your inner makeup, about what brings you great satisfaction, & what causes you nagging irritation or searing hurt. Your ‘new year’ really gets going in Sept.

Throughout pretty much the remainder of ‘15, concentrate on gliding through the holidays, as more ‘participant’ than ‘leader’ without trying to make much of anything signifi cant happen. However, you may still end up at communicative odds with some-one. Such potential frictions remain in effect into the fi rst week of Jan. Any unaired grievances, suspicious insinuations, &/or veiled

threats are best cleared up then.

Bearing in mind the fi nancial plan for 2016 you may have made, there’s really not much else on the productive front you need to concern yourself with for the remainder of ‘15. Continue putting the fi nishing touches on those calculations, while allowing your-self to optimistically envision your career (&/or outside-world po-sition) growing in those very calculated directions best suited to

meeting your economic aims. Be aware that the clearer you get with how to meet your self-defi ned objectives, the likelier you are to notice you’ve fallen out of step with certain peers or colleagues who are less realistic, practically grounded, or fi nancially secure. As this year seeps into the next, you’ll be do-ing a lot of smiling & exuding charm & collecting others’ good-favour. In the weeks ahead, you’ll receive ever-more-glaring glimpses of who genuinely supports you in becoming your strongest self – &who’s a (not-so-) secret adversary.

The fi rst week or so of 2016 will be more about you demonstrating your competent solidity-of-self under the high-likelihood of fac-ing annoying do-overs, temporarily inconclusive results, &/or an irksome agitator or two disrupting the group-fl ow. Pre-emptively rally your own enthusiasms for a much-bigger-picture visionary overview of what all of ‘16 may promise, readying yourself for

a relatively unimpressive takeoff straight out of the gate, thinking a couple steps ahead. The reassuring presence, companionship, & loyalty of like-minded friends will serve as a reminder of who your ‘kind of people’ are, which may come in handy early in Jan.

Cruise through the remainder of the year on the positive defi ning power of your existing reputation. You won’t weaken your dedi-cation to the overriding issue with a conscious decision to simply listen, watch, take note, and maybe even learn from others bat-ting around their ideas… esp. now. Being truly committed to the cause-at-hand means knowing when not to speak up. There’s great

potency in reserving energy for use at the proper time. Once we’re into the new year, you still won’t be in the best spot for clear connected communica-tion for another few weeks. However, you’ll be super-ready to decisively launch into an ambitious climb on the career/community front – a chance to show the world just what you can achieve over the next several months.

Keep yourself accordingly allied & aligned with people who re-ally get where you’re coming from. Through these last days of ‘15, you’re socially favourable, particularly amongst companions or communities that fuel your worldview enthusiasms. Revel in their company, knowing you can safely let your hair down around these proven pals, without necessarily having to defend a passion-

ate opinion; but there may be a certain individual that may deliberately try to disrupt the overall social fl ow &/or strong-arm you to pay more attention to them; respond in a tone that matches the comfortable matter-of-factness which permeates the group you’re part of. Your 2016 opens on a professional (or public-sector) high-note: Allow yourself to be proudly recognized for your accomplishments.

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The Brandon Wheat Kings

showed why they are the best

team in the East Division with a

5-3 win over the Kamloops Blaz-

ers last Wednesday night.

The Blazers opened the scoring

on the power play. Gage Quinney

snapped a wrist shot over the pad

and under the glove of goalten-

der Jordan Papirny for a 1-0 lead

13:46 into the game.

The Wheat Kings tied it up with

1:36 to go in the period. Reid

Duke scored on a rebound off the

rush as the two teams were tied at

1-1 through one period.

Ty Lewis gave the Wheat Kings

the lead midway through the sec-

ond period. It was a similar play

as the Wheat Kings fi rst goal.

Lewis put home a rebound off the

rush to make it 2-1.

The Blazers tied it up a minute

later as Nick Chyzowski scored

his ninth goal of the season off a

broken to play make it 2-2.

Erik Miller then gave the Blaz-

ers a lead shortly after Chyzows-

ki’s goal. Spencer Bast got him

the puck and Miller had an open

net for his fi rst career WHL goal.

The Wheat Kings came right

back to score two goals in the fi nal

six minutes of the period to take a

4-3 lead through two periods.

In the third period, the Blazers

had some terrifi c chances to tie

the game, but goaltender Jordan

Papirny was at his best when the

game mattered the most.

Papirny robbed Matt Needham

on a cross-ice one-timer on the

power play. He also stopped Jake

Kryski and Quinney on point

blank shots in the third period.

The Wheat Kings added a late

goal to close out the scoring and

beat the Blazers 5-3.

The Blazers were 1-for-2 on

the power play, while the Wheat

Kings fi nished 0-for-1. Final

shots on goal were 42-22 in fa-

vour of the Wheat Kings.

Dallas Valentine haunted his

old team scoring the game win-

ning goal with 5:10 to play as the

Blazers beat the Moose Jaw War-

riors last Friday night.

The fi rst period was back and

forth as both teams had their

chances in the period.

The Warriors scored the game’s

fi rst goal. Landon Quinney stole a

puck from behind the Blazers’ net

and centred it to Tyler Jeannot for

his fourth goal of the season.

The Blazers outshot the War-

riors 15-13 in the period, but

trailed 2-1.

Deven Sideroff tied the game

up 44 seconds into the second

period. He made a nice play

off the rush and snapped a shot

past goaltender Brody Willms to

make it 1-1.

The Blazers had some great

chances to tie the game, but No-

lan Kneen hit the post and Matt

Revel missed on a couple of

close chances.

Connor Ingram faced 11 shots

in the second period and stopped

all of them, including robbing

Nikita Popugaev with his glove.

The Blazers played a strong

third period allowing only three

shots on goal.

They got a break late in the pe-

riod as Valentine put a shot on

goal and it glanced off the goal-

tender’s mask and behind him to

give the Blazers a 2-1 lead with

5:10 to play.

The Blazers were forced to kill

a penalty late in the game, and

Needham and Ryan Rehill both

came up with some big shot

blocks to preserve the win.

With the victory, the Blazers

improved to 4-1-0-0 on their six-

game east division road trip.

Both teams fi nished 0-for-2 on

the power play, while the Blazers

outshot the Warriors 34-27 on the

night.

Ingram was the game’s fi rst star

with 26 saves.

The Blazers got 33 saves from

Ingram in a 3-0 shutout win over

the Broncos in Swift Current last

Saturday night.

The win gave the Blazers a 5-1-

0-0 record on their six-game East

division trip.

The two teams played to a

scoreless fi rst period. Ingram had

to be sharp as he made 17 saves

with the Blazers outshot 17-8 in

the period.

The fi rst period intermission

occurred at the 7:01 mark of the

fi rst period after a puck struck

and broke glass in a luxury suite.

The two teams broke for an in-

termission, played the fi nal 7:01

of the fi rst period on clean ice

and switched ends for the second

period.

Just like the fi rst period, the

Blazers and Broncos were dead-

locked in the second period.

Jake Kryski got the game’s fi rst

goal with 3:48 left in the period.

He dumped a puck into the Bron-

cos zone, won a race to the puck

and scored his fi fth goal of the

season.

Rehill followed Kryski’s goal

up with a blast from the point

with 50 seconds left to give the

Blazers a 2-0 lead through two

periods.

The Blazers have played well

with leads, and had a sound third

period. The Blazers scored an

empty net goal to make it a 3-0

fi nal.

The Blazers were 0-for-1 on the

power play, while the Broncos

fi nished 0-for-2. Final shots on

goal were 33-31 for the Broncos.

After an 0-6-0-0 start, the Blaz-

ers fi nished the fi rst half winning

17 of 26 games for a record of

17-11-3-1 and in sixth place in

the WHL’s Western Conference.

The Blazers are 5-1-0-0 on a six-

game road trip with wins in Sas-

katoon, Prince Albert, Regina,

Moose Jaw, and Swift Current.

The Blazers lone loss was 5-3 in

Brandon last Wednesday.

The Blazers’ schedule will pick

up in the second half as they play

14 games in January and 14 more

in February.

The Blazers are now on their

Christmas break. They will re-

turn after the Christmas break

with a home-and-home series

starting at home against Kelowna

on Dec. 27. Game time is 6 p.m.

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