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A new feature coming to a Timmy’s near you

Can you believe it? Tim Hortons turns 50

years old this year.

Yes, they have had about a dozen facelifts

over the years, and dramatically increased

their menu, but this year they have come up

with something completely new.

In February, Tim Hortons coffee shops will be

equipped with TimsTV.

TimsTV is an in-restaurant television chan-

nel that will be installed at 2,200 locations and

aired on Tim Hortons screens.

What a better way to commemorate the tech-

nological advances Tim Hortons coffee shops

have made over these past 50 years than to

launch their very own television channel?

The idea is brilliant in this fast-growing, tech-

nology-forward society.

Glenn Hollis, vice-president of brand strategy

and guest experience at Tim Hortons said their

TIM HORTONS ANNOUNCES

TV CHANNEL

guests “have expressed interest in seeing more

news, more entertainment, more weather and

more Tims.” You can’t get that at Starbucks!

Fans of the upcoming TimsTV launch have

taken to Twitter to voice their opinions. The

feedback has been very positive as well as co-

medic, voicing opinions on the idea as well as

creating clever puns using Tim’s treats.

CBC Vancouver has opened the doors of CBC Canada House at 700

Hamilton St. for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. On Feb. 7,

CBC Radio One’s The Early Edition with Rick Cluff will broadcast

live from 5:30 to 8:30 a.m. Watch the Opening Ceremony on the out-

door screen, spin the CBC prize wheel, grab a coffee from the McCafé

Sampling Team, and pick up a broadcast schedule.

CBC Canada House is open daily for the public from 10 a.m. to 5

p.m. during the Olympic Winter Games and will feature full compre-

hensive coverage of Sochi 2014; a daily pin distribution at noon; the

ability for fans to record and send messages directly to Team Cana-

da athletes; live weather hits with Meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe

weekdays from 3 to 5 p.m.; and take-away broadcast schedules. As

well, on Feb. 12, CBC Radio 2 host, Tom Power, will be at CBC Can-

ada House to meet fans from 12 – 12:30 p.m.

In addition to live viewing at CBC Canada House, CBC is offering

Canadians unprecedented access to the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter

Games, including a responsive website that will act as the resource

for all things Olympics; a CBC Olympic Games app for iOS, android

and Windows 8; and a primetime Olympic second screen experience

called Primetime Plus. Every hour of competition on CBC and offi cial

specialty channel broadcasters (TSN, TSN2, Sportsnet, and Sportsnet

ONE) will be available for Canadians to live stream at cbc.ca/olym-

pics. Mobile streaming of all events will be available on smartphone

devices and tablets through the CBC Olympic Games app.

CBC Vancouver opens doors to CBC Canada House for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games

PUBLIC INVITED TO VIEW OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, WITH A SPECIAL OPENING FEB. 7

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• KAMLOOPS TRACK & FIELD CLUB host the VAN RYSWYK IN-

DOOR TRACK & FIELD INVITATIONAL, Feb. 14 – 16, at the

Tournament Capital Centre, for athletes age 9 & older from B.C. &

Alberta. There will also be Track Rascals (age 6 – 8) events. As well,

the 2014 BC Indoor Masters Championship will take place. In atten-

dance will be Olga Kotelko, the world’s oldest long jump competitor;

and the fi rst Canadian woman to be named the World Masters Athlete

of the Year, Christa Bortignon, will be trying to break more Canadian

and world records. Events begin 5 p.m. Friday. Contact Alwilda van

Ryswyk [email protected] or 250-372-9640.

• Kamloops Art Council’s fourth annual ART EXPOSED at Old Court-

house Cultural Centre, Feb. 14 – 23. An open visual arts exhibit offering

emerging, amateur and professional artists of all ages a platform to build

their CVs, gain exposure, receive valuable feedback & potentially sell

their work. This year, a VIP Preview will allow special invitees, includ-

ing sponsors & patrons, to view artwork prior to opening night. To re-

quest an invitation, email eventsatkamloopsarts.ca or call 250-372-7323.

Circle all the hidden words.

The remaining letters spell an additional word related to friendship.

It was quite a feat squeezing into

my custom-made ski pants from

when I was 18 years old. I had

planned a much anticipated ski

trip with my husband, and then

realized I needed to dig out all my

winter gear and ski equipment.

I don’t know what took more

energy, physically fi nding the

gear and equipment, or mentally

preparing myself for being on the

slopes. It has been 15 years since

I stood on my skis.

I was quite relieved when I re-

membered the velcro straps that

loosened as I pulled up my ski

pants around my wider hips and

“mummy-tummy.” I could stand

in the pants.

Then, my husband told me to

sit down, squat, and fall in them.

Did I have to? They felt so good

in that moment.

I could squat – if I pulled up the

legs to position my curves ac-

cordingly. I could walk around

in them – if I didn’t mind that

“they” (my pants) were strate-

gically working on giving me

an atomic wedgie. I could sit in

them – if I pulled the straps off

my shoulders and the bib down

below my chest. Yep, I sure could

wear my ski pants – for about fi ve

minutes, as long as I didn’t move.

I dug through our chest of draw-

ers pulling out our winter gear. I

could only fi nd one glove, was

missing my toque, and my gog-

gles had lost all the foam from

around the edges.

I couldn’t remember where

my ski equipment was – at fi rst.

It was all stored at my parents’

house – where I imagined a fam-

ily of spiders made my cushy

boots their new home. (Hence,

the reason I requested my mom

vacuum them before I got there!)

I tried to mentally prepare my-

self. It’s like riding a bike; you

never forget.

I also never forget the time I

fl ew into a tree, ran into a parked

snowmobile, the numerous face-

plants, and the night my best

friend tore her ACL joint (in the

knee). Did I mention that I am

accident-prone and my husband

wants me to wear a helmet – not

just for skiing?

It has been 15 years!

But, it still feels like yesterday.

I am so excited to hit the slopes!

HoroscopesFebruary 10 - February 16, 2014

You can have a lot of fun with others if you’re prepared to fi t in with the general consensus. You may become easily annoyed when there’s little interest in what you suggest but this is something you have to accept for now. Pay attention to what’s going on around you because you can see things that you have previously missed.

Being able to progress with your goals involves commitment to others. What needs to be put in place should be obvious. You’re well equipped to deal with all the details in a capable manner. Though on this point the need to go over things again may be pos-sible later. Knowledge gained in the past will be helpful right now.

Your head can be swimming with ideas that encourage you to take a risk or do something quickly before you change your mind. You may easily overlook detail & the amount of work something may become on a daily basis – it’s better to hesitate for now. You need to see how this desire may wane in time.

You may gain some insight into what motivates somebody else, where in the past this has been diffi cult to establish. Resist the feeling to take immediate action to get things established. You need to look at this as a stage, not an end result. Commitments you enjoy need to be considered.

This week may bring personal matters to fruition. There’s strong involvement with others. Your focus needs to be on what you can develop for yourself, not the way you may be able to get someone else to alter their position. Put your ideas forward & see what sort of reaction you get.

There’s a lot building up. Be mindful of details that wouldn’t be fully obvious yet with any decisions you may feel responsible about committing yourself to. Don’t be tempted to pay out or lend money on trust as you may very easily lose it. Carefully consider things you want to buy for their future value in your life.

There can be much to enjoy, making you very busy. Even if it means a lot of work for you, the energy you need to be able to man-age it will be there. Opportunities can present themselves related to a group of people. If you’re looking for some sort of recommenda-tion it’ll be forthcoming. Spending a lot is not necessary.

Obligations or expected commitments that have been building up will reach a head. Be mindful of how you’ll handle this per-sonally. It’s as if you need to operate on two different levels. You need to be able to withdraw in some way to give yourself time to contemplate. Then you’ll know how to establish matters.

A vision of what’s possible to develop in the future can result in a sense of much to look forward to. This’ll likely involve a group of people & much communication that can result in the fl ow of many ideas for you. Even so, the exact position of somebody else may be hard to see. Get into the habit of thinking about things later.

Results somebody else is reaping in their life for good or bad will be obvious to you because of what they’ve done in the past. Don’t lose track of your own priorities & what you need to focus on for your own progress; be mindful of obligations you now have & those you accept to late July.

You’re in a strong position to infl uence somebody else in a way that’ll be benefi cial to your own position or things you need for yourself. In part this may occur because they’re more openly ex-pressive of the goals they have or want to develop in the future. Your test is to remain committed to yourself & your needs.

Anything not quite right with your health will reach a peak & become obvious. If you need more rest, make sure to fi nd the time. It will do wonders. You’ll begin to realise you need to be more organised on a daily basis if you’re to have success in working towards the goals you have & accomplishing them.


Lizsa Bibeau

Mommyisms

Ski trip PART 2

• Can-Ital Ladies Society VALENTINE’S DINNER & DANCE, Sat.

Feb. 8, at the Colombo Lodge, 814 Lorne St. Doors/Cocktails: 6 p.m.

Dinner: 6:30 p.m. Music by AM Entertainment. Door prizes & raffl es.

Tickets: $40 from Danielle’s Silver & Gold (Sahali Mall), 155 – 945 W

Columbia St.; Viva Bridal, 353 Victoria St.; Mary. 250-320-2020; or

Bertha, 250-376-4669.

• LOCARNO in concert, Thurs. Feb. 13, at Calvary Community

Church, 1205 Rogers Way, at 7:30 p.m. Doors: 7 p.m. Locarno is part

Mexican with strong doses of Cuban son, folk music, pop and funk with

threads of Son Jarocho and salsa blended and more edgy and contempo-

rary styles. Tickets are $28/adults, $20/youth from Kamloops Live Box

Offi ce, www.kamloopslive.com, 250-374-5483.

• VALENTINE’S DAY DINNER & DANCE at The Rainbow’s

Roost, Feb. 14. Come out to the Rainbow’s Roost this Valentine’s Day

& enjoy a plated dinner & live entertainment. $80/couple.

• THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION RIO

CARNIVAL GALA at TRU Grand Hall, Feb 15. Cocktails: 6 p.m.

Dinner: 7 p.m. Tickets: $225. To reserve a table or seats, call 250-828-

5264 or www.tru.ca/foundation/gala.

• BROCK CENTRAL LIONS CLUB meets the fi rst & third Wednes-

day of the month (Feb. 5 & 19) at 6:30 p.m. at the Eagles club, 755 Tran-

quille Rd. New members always welcome. Call Victor, 250-554-8031.

• 2014 KEG LECTURE SERIES at TRU Mountain Room at 7 p.m.:

Feb. 20: Back to the Jurassic – Basics of Tomographic Time Ma-

chine Travel by Mitch Mihalynuk.

• Western Canada Theatre presents the world premiere of SILENT

CHAP at the Sagebrush Theatre, Feb. 20 – March 1. An innovative

multi-media production set entirely to music, Silent Chap explores the

relationship between the artist & his creation. Step back into the 1920s

for the story of Charlie Chaplin & his beloved Tramp character, fi lled

with Chaplin’s trademark hilarious physical slapstick.

• Thompson Valley Activity & Social Club (TVASC) presents LET’S

DANCE, Feb. 22, 8 p.m. – midnight, at Kamloops Curling Club, 700

Victoria St. Music by McIvor in Motion DJ Services. Tickets: $10 from

Carole, 250-554-7078, Francoise, 250-372-3782, Zonia, 250-372-0091.

• AT THE BC WILDLIFE PARK: Professional Development/In-

service Day Kids Camp, Feb. 21; Register now for Furs, Feathers

& Talons. Learn about a variety of animals at the park, discover how

furs, feathers & talons help animals survive, and encounter a bird of

prey up close! Call 250-573-3242.

• GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS meetings Thurs, 10 a.m. at Desert Gar-

dens, 540 Seymour St. Call Wally, 250-679-7877, or Sunny, 250-374-9165.

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

Monday of the month (Jan. 20), hosted by Jim Marshall at the Alano

Club, 171 Leigh Rd., 8 – 10:30 p.m. All acoustic musicians are en-

couraged to join in; song selections will rotate. Call 250-376-5115.

• AT THE NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTRE, 730 Cot-

tonwood Ave.: Flea Markets, Sundays, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Admission by

donation. For information or to book a vendor table, call 250-376-4777.

•KAMLOOPS QUIT SMOKING support group meets every Thurs

at Kamloops United Church, 421 St. Paul St. Call Ken, 250-579-8574.

• 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 the fourth

Thurs of each month at Heritage House, 100 Lorne St., 7 to 9 p.m.

Guests & new members welcome. Call 250-579-2078.

• SHAMBHALA MEDITATION GROUP offers medita-

tion 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 medi-

tation instructions. 433B Lansdowne St. Call Liz, 250-376-4224.

• KAMLOOPS OLD TIME FIDDLERS DANCE, March 1, 7:30

– 10:30 p.m. at Heritage House, 100 Lorne St. Members: $6, non-

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• THE BIG LITTLE SCIENCE CENTRE, 655 Holt St. (Happyvale

School), open Tues – Sat, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Daily hands-on fun in the

exploration rooms & interactive science shows Sat. at 11 a.m. & 1:30

p.m. Feb. 8: Magnetism Show, Exciting hands-on construction fun

using Lego, Megablocks & more. Materials will be out in different

locations for children & families to create their own amazing forms.

Robotics Club & Girls only Robotics Club. Call 250-554-2572.

• AT THE BLUE GROTTO, 1 – 319 Victoria St., Feb. 7 – 8: Radio Life-

line; Doors: 8 p.m. Show: 9 p.m. Admission: $5. Feb. 13: Burlesque Show

- ADDICTED TO LOVE SHOW. 19-plus show. Tickets: $5 at the door. VIP tick-

ets: $10 at Instinct Adornment, 319 Victoria St. (for early entrance & ex-

clusive fl oor seating). Doors: 8 p.m. Show: 9:30 p.m. Call 250-372-9901.

• The Kamloops Symphony presents SULTANS OF STRING at Sage-

brush Theatre, Feb. 7 – 8. A global sonic tapestry of Spanish fl amenco,

Arabic folk, Cuban rhythms, foot-stomping Celtic & French Gypsy-

jazz in a celebration of musical fusion & human creativity. Tickets: Ka-

mloops Live! Box Offi ce 250-374-5483, kamloopslive.ca or at the door.

• Sabrina Weeks will be hosting REFLECTIONS OF BOB SEGER, Feb.

8, featuring Renea Denis, Dave Coalmine, Matt Stanley, Mike Hilliard, &

Dodie Goldney. Tickets: $25/show only or $30/show &s an appie. Tickets

from the Plaza or www.sabrinaweeks.com/buy_tickets_bob_seger/.

• BC ICE RACING SERIES at Stake Lake: Feb. 9: Rain Date; Feb

16, at 11 a.m. Call River City Cycle, 250-377-4320, or RTR Perfor-

mance, 250-374-3141.

• Brock Central Lions Club annual COOPERS FOOD LOTTERY.

Eight prizes totalling $2,300 in food certifi cates. Only 4,800 tickets

printed. Tickets are $5/3 from Brock Lions Club members, Coopers

stores or by calling Victor, 250-554-8031.

• LEARN TO ICE FISH DAY with the Freshwater Fisheries Society of

BC, Sat. Feb. 8, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Edith Lake (Highway 5A to Knutsford,

turn right onto Long Lake Road, turn right onto Edith Lake Road). All ice

fi shing equipment is provided. Anglers 16 & older will require a valid BC

Freshwater Fishing Licence; kids 15 & younger can fi sh without a licence.

• CINEPLEX FAMILY FAVOURITES. $2.50 movies (taxes includ-

ed) Saturday mornings: Feb. 8: A Cinderella Story.

• COMEDIAN BRENT BUTT will be at Sagebrush Theatre Sun. Feb. 9,

at 7:30 p.m., for the Almost a Movie Star comedy tour. Tickets at the Ka-

mloops Live box offi ce, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483, kamloopslive.ca.

• The Rotary Club of Kamloops is once again hosting free FAMILY

DINNERS for families & children 17 & under, at NorKam Secondary

school Feb. 12, 25, March 12, 25, April 16, 30, May 14 & 27, from 5 – 7

p.m. To volunteer or donate, call 250-574-0474.

• YOUNG GUNS TOUR featuring Brett Kissel & One More Girl,

Thurs. Feb. 13, at 8 p.m. at Cactus Jacks Night Club, 130 Fifth Ave.

Tickets at the Horse Barn, Kamloops Harley Davidson, online or at

the club during normal business hours. $30/general admission; $40/

early entry plus complimentary beverage (only available online).

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The Kamloops Blazers put in

one of their best home ice efforts

of the season despite a 4-2 loss to

the veteran laden Kelowna Rock-

ets last Friday.

The Rockets scored the game’s

fi rst goal on a long and quick

shot from the blueline that fooled

goaltender Bolton Pouliot to give

the Rockets a 1-0 lead only 1:15

into the game. The Blazers battled

from there, stride for stride with

the CHL’s top team. The Rockets

added another goal late in the pe-

riod on the power play on a tic-tac-

toe play that went into the open net

for a 2-0 Rockets lead after the fi rst

period. The Blazers outshot the

Rockets 12-11 in the period.

The Rockets got an early power

play goal as Pouliot coughed up a

rebound and was tapped in as the

Rockets took a 3-0 lead 2:13 into

the second period. From there,

the Blazers took over and were

dominant at times. Deven Sider-

off, who is a 16-year-old prospect

for the Blazers, was the catalyst

as he had a couple of outstanding

chances that goaltender Jackson

Whistle turned aside. Sideroff

played on a line with 16-year-old

Nick Chyzowski and 17-year-old

Collin Shirley on the night.

The Blazers also had 15-year-

old Jake Kryski in the line-up and

he had a great chance using his

speed to blow past a Rockets de-

fender but put the shot wide. One

of Whistle’s best saves came at

the end of the period as he robbed

Chase Souto of an open net div-

ing across to make a save to pre-

serve a 3-0 Rockets lead headed

into the third period.

The Blazers continued to push in

the third period, but Whistle was

outstanding in making 35 saves

on the night. The Rockets added

another goal on the power play

after a scramble in front of the

Blazers net for a 4-0 Rockets lead.

The Blazers kept it coming in this

one, desperately trying to score.

Souto was robbed by a sprawling

Whistle on a partial break.

Finally, Cole Ully broke the shut-

out with a power play goal with

7:40 left in the game. Ully’s shot

beat Whistle on the blocker side

to make it a 4-1 game. Despite

the score, the Blazers kept it com-

ing as Kryski had another great

chance, but Whistle made the

save. The Blazers made it 4-2 with

1:47 to play as Ully barely got a

puck past a sprawling Whistle.

The play was originally signalled

as no goal and the play carried on.

After a whistle, they reviewed the

play and it was ruled a goal. It was

a great effort by the Blazers as

they never backed down, but they

lost 4-2 to the Rockets.

The future was on display as

Sideroff was outstanding for the

Blazers and was the game’s sec-

ond star while Kryski, who had

some great chances tonight, was

the game’s third star.

The following night, the Blazers

were overmatched in the third peri-

od playing their fourth game in fi ve

nights as the Rockets scored three

times in the third period for a 7-3

win over the Blazers in Kelowna.

It was a poor start for the Blazers

as 16-year-old Cole Kehler made

his third career WHL start. The

fi rst two shots the Rockets had beat

Kehlern giving the Rockets a 2-0

lead only 3:13 into the game. The

Blazers stuck with it and were out-

shooting the Rockets 11-3 midway

through the fi rst period. They fi nal-

ly got a break when Shirley tapped

home a rebound. The assists on the

play were from Chyzowski and

Sideroff. The Rockets made it 3-1

before the period was out.

The Blazers made a goaltend-

ing change for the second period

with Pouliot in goal. Pouliot was

beat early to make it a 4-1 Rockets

lead. The young Blazers continued

to stay with it though and gained

some momentum as the period car-

ried on. Kryski had another great

chance to get his fi rst WHL goal,

but Jordon Cooke denied him in

tight. Shirley tallied his second

goal of the night set up nicely by

Josh Connolly and Sideroff to

make it 4-2. The Blazers then got a

goal from 17-year-old defenseman

Austin Douglas who wired a point

shot past goaltender Jordon Cooke

as the Blazers trailed 4-3 headed

into the third period.

The Rockets made quick work

of the Blazers in the third period

with three goals to take the 7-3

win over the Blazers.

The Blazers had another great

effort from their young players

as 16-year-old call-up Sideroff

fi nished with two assists and

15-year-old Kryski was outstand-

ing for the second straight night.

Kehler started the game stopping

9 of 12 shots in the fi rst period.

Pouliot fi nished the game turning

aside 23 of 27 shots he faced.

The Edmonton Oil Kings showed

why they are in fi rst place in the

WHL’s Eastern conference as

they scored three goals in the third

period to power past the Blazers

4-1 on Wednesday night.

The Blazers had a strong fi rst

period but trailed 1-0. The fi rst

period was full of penalties as the

Blazers were forced to kill off a

full two-minute 5-on-3 power

play for the Oil Kings. Sam Grist

was lost with a fi ve-minute major

for interference and Ryan Rehill

was given a delay of game pen-

alty during the kill. The Blazers

had two early power plays, but

Tyler Santos was terrifi c for the

Oil Kings making 15 saves in the

period to preserve the 1-0 lead.

The penalties continued in the sec-

ond period as the Blazers had three

power plays in the fi rst 10 minutes,

but failed to score. Edson Harlach-

er hit the crossbar on a shot on the

power play and Santos was there to

stop other chances by the Blazers.

The Blazers did fi nd the net though

as Matt Bellerive recorded his fi rst

goal with the Blazers putting home

a rebound off a shot from Carson

Bolduc to tie the game up at 1-1.

The Blazers were strong in the sec-

ond period as Ully was robbed on


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BLAZERS

see page 6

Blazers put forth great effort in three losses

The KIJHL Kamloops Storm are

still sizzling despite a rare loss

last weekend.

With seven games remaining

in the regular season, the Storm

have not only clinched a spot in

the playoffs, which they did be-

fore the Christmas break, they

have now clinched the division

title with 73 points, 24 points

ahead of second-place 100 Mile

House.

The Storm are tied for fi rst spot

in the league with the Neil Mur-

doch division’s Nelson Leafs of

the Kootenay conference, but the

Storm have two games in hand.

Leading the Eddie Mountain divi-

sion are the Creston Valley Thun-

der Cats, with 69 points, while the

Kelowna Chiefs lead the Okana-

gan division with 63 points.

The Storm ended the month of

January with a 7-5 home-ice loss to

the Sicamous Eagles. The Eagles

opened the scoring 1:51 into the

game, but it only took Felix La-

rouche 18 seconds to tie the game

then take the lead with a pair of

back-to-back goals 5:23 apart. The

Eagles tied the game with 1:49 re-

maining in the period, then took the

lead with two seconds remaining in

the period with a power play goal

to take a 3-2 lead after 20 minutes.

The Storm made a goaltender

change for the fi rst period with

Wade Moyls replacing Liam

McLeod between the pipes.

The Eagles made it 4-2 just 24

seconds into the middle period.

Luke Gordon gave the Storm a

bit of momentum with a power

play goal with 3:50 remaining in

the period, but Sicamous scored a

power play goal of their own2:10

later to take a 5-3 lead after 40.

The Eagles made it 6-3 4:12 into

the third period. Josh Rasmussen

scored back-to-back goal 4:54

apart halfway through the pe-

riod to come within one point of

the Eagles. The Storm pulled the

goalie for the extra attacker with

1:21 remaining but the Eagles

were able to score an empty-net

goal with 12 seconds left on the

clock to put the game away and

clinch the 7-5 win over the Storm.

Sat. Feb. 1, saw the Storm travel

down the Trans Canada High-

way to Revelstoke where they

trounced the Grizzlies 9-3.

Rasmussen opened the scoring

with a shorthanded goal 2:43 into

the game after the team took a

too many men on the ice penalty.

Balson scored 1:15 later – on the

same penalty-kill – to give the

Storm a 2-0 lead after 20. The

Storm outshot the Grizzlies 23-5

on the period.

The Grizzlies got on the score-

board 6:19 into the middle frame

but Mitch Friesen regained the

Storm’s two-goal lead just 2:46

later. Stefan Wood scored on the

power play to make it 4-1 just 3:25

later and Spencer Schoech round-

ed out the scoring with a power

play goal of his own with 3:15 left

in the second to take a 5-1 lead af-

ter 40. The Storm led on the score-

clock 26-12 in the second period.

Reade Bentz made it 6-1 on the

power play 2:00 into the third pe-

riod, then 1:44 later Wood scored

his second goal of the night to

make it 7-1. Then 45 seconds later

the Grizzlies got one back but Bob-

by Kashuba extended the Storm’s

lead to 8-2 2:13 later. The Griz-

zlies scored a shorthanded goal

with 4:47 remaining in the period

to make it 8-3 but Gordon scored

with 39 seconds left in the game

to put the game away and give the

Storm the 9-3 win. The Storm out-

shot the Grizzlies 26-9 in the third

period and 75-26 on the game.

The Storm are in Sicamous Fri.

Feb. 7, to face off against the

Eagles. Sat. Feb. 8, the Storm are

at home to the Kelowna Chiefs.

The puck drops at 7 p.m. at the

McArthur Island Sports Centre.

Next weekend, the Storm have

a home-and-home series against

the Grizzlies; they are in Revel-

stoke Fri. Feb. 14, then host the

Grizzlies Sat. Feb. 15. Face off is

at 7 p.m. Then, on Sun. Feb. 16,

the Storm have a rare home game

in another community. This time,

home ice will be at the Lillooet

Rec Centre, where they are up

against the 100 Mile House Wran-

glers. The puck drops at 5 p.m. On

Wed. Feb. 19, the Storm travel to

Sicamous to face off against the

Eagles in their fi nal road game of

the regular season. The Storm’s

fi nal regular season home game

takes place against the Wranglers

on Sat. Feb. 22, at 7 p.m.


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In the third period, the Oil Kings

showed why they are ranked sixth

in the latest CHL rankings. They

were dominant as they owned the

puck and outshot the Blazers 21-6

in the fi nal frame. The Oil Kings

built up a 3-1 lead then iced the

game with an empty net goal as

the Blazers fell 4-1.

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as they play two more home

games, against Victoria on Fri-

day and Calgary Saturday (the

puck drops at 7 p.m. both nights),

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When Nancy Greene went to the

1968 Winter Olympics in Greno-

ble, France, she went knowing —

not hoping, but knowing — that

she would win a gold medal.

In her mind there was a chance

to win three medals.

The then 24-year-old from Ross-

land was competing in her third

Olympics and after a season-long

domination in the giant slalom,

she was the heavy favourite to win

gold in that discipline. Before she

got to that race, however, there

was the downhill and the slalom.

“In downhill I came 10th and it

was a disaster,” she said at Sun

Peaks, where she and husband Al

Raine — her coach in 1968 —

have lived for the last 20 years. “I

was really, really upset because

we messed up. We messed up the

wax and I didn’t adjust. It was a

lot slower than in training and I

didn’t adjust the line.

“The slalom is always a bit of a

gamble because you have to take

a lot of chances and you either

make it or you don’t.”

She made it, kind of, winning

silver behind Marielle Goitschel

of France.

But she knew that “unless I re-

ally messed up” the giant slalom

gold would be hers.

“I knew I would win the gold

because I had won most giant

slaloms for the previous year and

a half,” Greene-Raine, now 70,

recalled.

She had won the women’s

World Cup the previous winter

and when she won the Olympic

giant slalom on a cold Thurs-

day afternoon on the slopes of

Chamrousse she gave Canada its

fi rst gold medal of the Games and

became the fi rst Canadian to win

two medals in Olympic skiing.

She fi nished in 1:51.97, a stun-

ning 2.7 seconds ahead of run-

ner-up and long-time rival Annie

Famose of France.

“I was staggered when I heard

the time,” she said back then. “I

just kept attacking in a bid to get

that gold. I was not in the least bit

nervous after a fi ne night’s sleep

and I felt good before the race.

“I was determined to win or fall

doing it.”

Greene was confi dent, she said

at the time because she had won

nine giant slaloms in the previous

two seasons, “and I would have

been disappointed if I had not

won here.”

One of six children of a skiing

family, Greene said it was proba-

bly the greatest race of her career.

While home-country hero Jean-

Claude Killy swept the three

men’s events — the last time a

skier has won all three Alpine

gold medals in a single Olym-

pics — Greene’s victory was a

launching point for the Canadian

ski program.

Centred in Nelson since 1965,

the national ski team had been

making inroads into the French

and Austrian domination on the

slopes and Greene’s Olympic

performance solidifi ed Canada’s

position as a nation to be watched.

The national team program ul-

timately produced the Crazy Ca-

nucks of Ken Read, Steve Pod-

borski and others, and today’s

current crop of Canadian Cow-

boys led by Eric Guay.

Greene, however, doesn’t take

any credit for the program’s fu-

ture growth after her.

“There were people ahead of

me,” she said. “We always had

good racers. Lucile Wheeler,

winning two bronze medals and

then world championship gold.

And Anne Heggtveit, winning

the gold medal ahead of me so I

had role models.

“When I started as a 16-year-

old and saw Anne Heggtveit win

her gold medal, and she was my

roommate, and I looked at her and

said if she can do it, I can do it.

So that was a big part of it for me.

“I went to three Olympics. The

fi rst was, ‘Wow, this is so excit-

ing,’” she recalled. “ was hearing

foreign languages for the fi rst

time. I couldn’t believe I was

there. The second Olympics I

thought I could win a medal. Best

I did was eighth.

“The third I knew I would win

the giant slalom. I knew I would

win. I thought I had a chance to

win all three but I knew I would

win (GS) unless I messed up. So

I just focused and concentrated

and didn’t make any mistakes.

The rest is history.”

Greene repeated her women’s

overall World Cup championship

in 1968 and was the primary rea-

son the International Ski Federa-

tion awarded its fi rst ever event

to Canada, held that spring in her

hometown of Rossland.

Named Canada’s Female Ath-

lete of the Century by The Cana-

dian Press in 1999, Greene says

there’s no comparison between

the gold and silver medals.

“The satisfaction from winning

a gold medal is huge, it’s enor-

mous, like a million times better

than silver,” she said.

As she watches the Olympics to-

day, the director of skiing at Sun

Peaks rarely refl ects back to her

achievements. Instead, she’s more

interested in current athletes.

“It’s fun to follow them, espe-

cially since 2010 when really

Canada rose up to where it could

claim it’s one of the best winter

sports nations in the world,” she

said. “That made me very proud

because I always thought we

should be there.

“It’s great Canada is saying we

want to own the podium, we want

to be contenders in every sport.”

NANCY GREENE-RAINE holds up her gold and silver ski medals from

the 1968 winter Olympics in Grenoble, France, as she stands in front of

pictures depicting her career. Submitted photo

Nancy Greene knew she would win gold at ‘68 Grenoble Olympics

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