Jmnews nov 21, 2014

Friday, November 21, 2014Vol. 10 No. 21

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It’s a sure sign the Christmas season is just

around the corner – the launch of the annual

Operation Red Nose campaign, which was

held at the Interior Savings Centre Parkside

Lounge on Thuesday.

This year marks the 18th year the safe ride

home campaign that drives partiers and their

vehicles home has been in operation in Kam-

loops.

Last year the Kamloops campaign provided

almost 1,129 rides over the 11 nights of service

and raised $27,817 in donations, fi nishing fi rst

in the province by providing the most rides out

of all 13 host communities! The busiest night

was New Year’s Eve, when 19 three-person

volunteer teams provided 142 safe rides and

raised $3,814.10 in donations. And organisers

anticipate an even more successful campaign

this year.

The success of the campaign would have not

been possible without the support of the volun-

teers, according to Mayor Peter Milobar.

“Kamloops has proven to be a social and so-

cially responsible city. And it’s the volunteers

that truly make a difference,” he related. “By

providing this service – that’s what makes it

such a success, especially when you consider

that Kamloops has been taking on a city the

size of Surrey and has been topping them each

year – and it’s all because of the volunteers.”

Ted Ockenden, spokesman for ICBC, which

sponsors Operation Red Nose province-wide,

echoed Milobar’s thoughts, stating that when

ORN started 18 years ago they never antici-

pated the campaign would be so successful.

“It’s an awesome and inspiring operation

to be part of,” he stated. “It saves lives and it

saves costs. It’s a win-win all around.”

ORN program co-ordinator, Katie Klassen,

recognised not only the volunteers but the

many sponsors that help keep the campaign

going night after night, year after year.

“It takes many different groups to make ORN

a big success,” she expressed. “Kamloops em-

braces the spirit of the campaign every year –

and that’s what makes it such a success. It’s

such a great service.”

All donations go to Pacifi cSport, which cel-

ebrates its 20th anniversary Nov 29. Over the

last 18 years ORN has supported 571 amateur

athletes and coaches in the Kamloops region.

“A little help from Red Nose goes a long

way,” she related, stating the program has

given $262,000 in funding to athletes and

$41,000 towards coaching. Local athletes who

have benefi ted from ORN donations include

Dillon Anderson, who will be receiving his

bronze medal for his performance at the Bei-

jing Olympics; Olympic speed skater Jessica

Hewitt who helped her women’s 3,000-me-

tre relay team take home the silver medal at

the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia,

in February; curler, Corrine Brown; and Erin

Barnett.

ORN is in operation Nov. 28, 29, Dec. 5, 6,

12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27, and New Year’s Eve,

Dec. 31, from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. Call 250-372-

5110 to have you and your vehicle driven

home after your holiday parties.

If you are interested in volunteering, contact

Klassen at 250-320-6050.

ORN kicks off 18th season

TYING ONE ON FOR A GOOD CAUSE. Emcees Cheryl Blackwell and Steve Ayers show their

holiday spirit with ORN mascot, Rudy, and Carolynn Boomer, Pacifi cSport general manager. Judi Dupont photo

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• PEROGIE SALES. The Ukrainian Women’s Association is taking

orders for cabbage rolls & perogies. Call Bella, 250-376-9680.

• CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR at Parkcrest Elementary School, 2170

Parkcrest Ave., Fri. Nov. 21, 4 – 8 p.m. pm. Christmas goodies, home-

made crafts, & home based businesses. Silent auction. Admission by

donation of non-perishable foodstuffs.

• PINE GROVE CRAFT SALE, 313 McGowan Ave., Nov. 21 – 22,

2 – 4 p.m.

• South Sahali Elementary school HOLIDAY BAZAAR, Fri. Nov. 21,

4 – 9 p.m. & Sat. Nov. 22, 10 – 2 p.m. Crafts, home-based businesses,

& quality used goods, & school fundraising tables of baked goods

& crafts. Free admission. Concession. [email protected].

• CHRISTMAS IN THE SQUARE at St. Andrews on the Square,

hosted by the Kamloops Heritage Society, Nov. 21 – 22, Fri. 11 a.m. –

7 p.m. & Sat. 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. A wide range of quality artisan wares.

Admission by donation.

• BEATTIE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS BIG CRAFT & HOME

BASED BUSINESS FAIR, Sat. Nov. 22, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., at 492

McGill Rd. 60 vendors. Concession, draws, & more. Admission by

donation. Extra parking at Sahali Mall. Call Jacki, 250-579-0195. Pro-

ceeds to Beattie School of the Arts PAC.

• ST. ANN’S ANNUAL BAZAAR, 205 Columbia St. Sat. Nov. 22,

12 – 3 p.m. Games & crafts, prizes, tea & bake sale, home-based busi-

nesses. Fun for the whole family! For table rentals/info, call Anita

Mori, 250-374-6694 or [email protected].

• HOLIDAY BAZAAR, Sat. Nov. 22, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., at Chartwell

Renaissance Retirement Residence, 628 Tranquille Rd. Everyone wel-

come. To rent a table, call Linda, 250-312-3264.

• CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR at Pine Grove Care Centre, 313 Mc-

Gowan Ave. Nov. 22, 2 – 4 p.m.

• RIVERBEND & MAYFAIR CHRISTMAS BAZAAR & TEA,

760 Mayfair St., Sat. Nov. 22, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Home baking, sew-

ing & knitting & Christmas items, silent auction, tea room (serving

sandwiches & homemade goodies). Everyone welcome. Call Mary,

250-376-5873, or Wendy, 778-470-8310.

• MOUSTACHE BAKE SALE. TRU’s Moustache Movement hosts a

bake sale in the TRU Old Main Building, Tues. Nov. 25, 10:30 a.m. – 3

p.m. All proceeds to PCMA-TRU’s (Professional Convention Manage-

ment Association – Thompson Rivers University) Movember Campaign.

• Active Care Senior Services CHRISTMAS BAZAAR, 1607 Green-

fi eld Ave. Nov. 29, 1 – 4 p.m.

• The Kamloops Arts & Crafts Club annual CHRISTMAS TEA &

ARTISAN SALE, Nov. 29, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Heritage House. Beau-

tiful, handmade and affordable pottery, paintings, sculptures & weav-

ing. Door prizes, tea & snacks for sale. Free admission.

• SK’ELEP SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE PAC CHRISTMAS

CRAFT FAIR & BAKE SALE Sat. Nov. 29, at Sk’elep School 365

Powwow Trail (off the Yellowhead Highway behind Tk’emlups Petro

Gas Station & Near the Kamloopa Powwow Arbour), 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Kids’ crafts area; concession; loonie auction; 50/50. Admission by do-

nation. To book a table, call Vanessa, 250-852-2362, email vedgar3@

hotmail.com, or Valerie, 250-372-9151.

• PACIFIC WAY HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR, Sat. Nov. 29, 12 – 4 p.m.

at Pacifi c Way Elementary School, 2330 Pacifi c Way. Homemade &

craft items, baked goods, home-based businesses, draws, concession.

• SPCA CRAFT FAIR, Sun. Nov. 30, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Coast

Kamloops Hotel & Conference Centre, 1250 Rodgers Way. More than

120 vendors; games & prizes! Proceeds support the animals at the

Kamloops shelter. Admission: $2. Call 250-376-7722.

• CSI Seniors Activity Centre second annual CRAFT & BAKE SALE,

Sat. Dec. 6, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Brock Activity Centre (Brock Shop-

ping Centre), 9A – 1800 Tranquille Rd. To book a table, call 778-470-

6000. Limited space available!

• RIDGEPOINT CHRISTMAS BAZAAR CRAFT SALE, Sat.

Dec. 6, 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. at Ridgepointe Retirement Residence, 1789

Primrose Court. Come get stockings to hang by the fi re!

• Kamloops Seniors Village CRAFT FAIR, Hugh Allen Dr. Dec 6,

10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

• Celebrate everything Christmas at the HEFFLEY CREEK

CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR at the Heffl ey Creek Hall Sat. Dec.

6, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Concession. Admission by donation. Vendor tables

available. Call 250-578-7525.

• CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR Sat. Dec. 6, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Duf-

ferin Elementary. Vendor tables available.

• LAST CHANCE CHRISTMAS MARKET, crafts & home-based

business fair, Dec. 6, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Sahali Mall. Admission by

donation. Raffl es. Proceeds to the SPCA & other area animal rescue

organisations. To book a table, contact t Suzan Jarisz, skjarz@gmail.

com, or 778-471-1957.

• COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS CRAFT & HOME-BASED

BUSINESS SALE, Sat. Dec. 13, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at St. Andrews on

the Square, 159 Seymour St. Great items for stocking stuffers – every

item will be $20 or less at this cash & carry event! Admission by dona-

tion to Kamloops Heritage Society. Call 250-377-4232.

Christmas Craft Fairs Bake Sales

HoroscopesNovember 24 - November 30, 2014

There can be much to enjoy including surprises or sudden ways things can come to pass. Be cautious about making any perma-nent commitments, esp. if put under pressure from others be-cause there’s also a lot that will be unclear just yet. Your attitude will be more whatever goes while theirs can be very serious.

If you have a feeling that something isn’t as it’s being presented by somebody else, you’re likely right. Be sure anything you en-ter into isn’t more for the benefi t of others. The best way to sort this out is to make it clear that you can’t be relied upon in the circumstances & may change your mind.

Others can be full of surprises. Meeting new people through friends or group involvement is possible & may prove excit-ing. Whether longevity & reliability goes with it is another thing & for this reason you shouldn’t have huge expectations. Give things time to see what they really think of you.

You may be tempted to take up some sort of fad diet or exercise regime. If it doesn’t fall into this category then it may be some-thing you’ll be keen on now but lose interest in quickly. You have obligations you’d prefer to escape. The better solution is to get them out of the way to free up more pleasure time for you.

Before you jump into out-of-the-ordinary things to do that have great appeal, consider how this will interfere with matters you should be dealing with on a daily basis. Regular things need to be seen to fi rst otherwise you may end up with so much to do & little time to be able to handle them as they should be.

Your focus on things will be serious but whether this is getting through to someone else may be a mystery. Your skill is to analyse the patterns of behaviour people display. What you need to be look-ing for is why they may want to rebel or have a mindset against following normal procedure. Then you can work around this.

There can be some interesting thought provoking conversations take place with someone out of the ordinary. You may wonder about the detail but this may not be of great importance if it won’t be bringing any serious change into your life. Your ap-proach to your fi nances needs to be practical & without risk.

You’re in the fi nal stages of gathering your thoughts on all the change you’ve had to consider since early Sept. There should be the opportunity to come to a fi nal decision this week so you can move onto the next stage. Be cautious about spending money on impulse. You may lose interest in the item quickly.

This is an anything-can-happen week that may actually bring some pleasant surprises. There’s nothing wrong with going along with pleasures of the moment if they’re not going to unduly un-settle normal routines or whatever provides a basis of security. You can feel the time is coming to be able to fi nalise decisions.

Something is stirring behind the scene that has an unusual aspect attached to it. You may also feel strongly about making dramatic changes to the way life’s been structured for a while. Your natu-rally cautious nature will have some uncertainties & if others are involved it’s wise to realise they can be unpredictable

Involvement with friends or any situation with a group of people should generate some interesting conversations. You may also bump into somebody you haven’t seen in a long while. There are commitments that can’t be put to one side but perhaps can be fi nalised at last. Don’t be tempted to buy something on a whim.

There may be something you need to learn about the demands of certain obligations. You may also feel it’s time to be prepared to commit yourself to something you want to learn, esp. if it’ll allow you to earn income in a very different way. Avoid spur of the moment spending ideas.


The Christmas Amalgamated depot is located in the old Light Your

World store at 279 Tranquille Rd., for the Christmas holiday season.

Christmas Amalgamated is open Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 3

p.m. for registrations (registration must be done in person and cannot

be done online or for a third party – you must register for yourself/

your family).

Christmas Amalgamated relies on donations for the hampers and a

gift for each registered child.

Donations can be dropped off at the depot between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Monday through Friday.

The depot accepts donations of new clothing, gifts, food and mon-

etary donations. As usual, Christmas Amalgamated is in need of gifts

for teen boys and babies. The public is asked to not donate second

hand items except winter coats.

When it comes to donations of foodstuffs, people are asked to “think

Christmas” and give food items that would traditionally be served for

Christmas dinner.

Christmas Amalgamated says the following food items can be includ-

ed in a basic Christmas dinner hamper. 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 included.)

• One turkey or turkey certifi cate ($25 value);

• potatoes (3 – 5 lb.);

• stuffi ng (1 – 2 package);

• vegetables (2 tins, or fresh if delivered immediately);

• soup (2 tins);

• juice (1 large tin);

• Jell-O or pudding (2 packages);

• cranberry jelly (1 tin);

• oranges (1 dozen);

• apples (1 dozen);

• Christmas cake;

• a mixture of nuts and candy;

• tea and/or coffee; and

• bread/buns.

For information regarding registering for a hamper, making a dona-

tion, adopting a family, or volunteering, call 250-376-0777.

Christmas Amalgamated gears up for busy

holiday season

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DONATIONS OF TOYS, GIFTS, CLOTHING

AND FOOD BEING ACCEPTED NOW

Every weekday morning, it

doesn’t matter what time I get up at,

I am always in a rush scrambling to

get myself ready for work, and the

kids ready for school and/or day-

care. Everything is a little manic.

Today was one of those mornings.

The fi rst bump started when I

was awoken at 4 a.m. when my

son came running into my room

because he had a nightmare. I

tossed and turned to go back to

sleep for another hour and a half,

only to fi nally fall asleep about 10

minutes before my alarm went off.

There is plenty of room in my

king size bed to snuggle with

my kidlets, as I sleep alone these

days while my husband is out of

town, at school (Although, it is

piled with a giant teddy bear –

my snuggle buddy – and a couple

loads of unfolded laundry).

I got myself up, showered, and

ready for work to fi nd that Au-

brielle was not yet dressed. I had

forgotten to lay out her clothes

the night before (we usually

choose her outfi t together).

Aubrielle wanted to wear her

Elsa dress, which I had already

told her she couldn’t. Then, there

was a debate over a blue skirt,

the pink skirt, and a grey heart

dress, until she fi nally settled on

the red Minnie Mouse dress with

pink tights. I ran to fi nd a work-

appropriate shirt to wear – while

the kids went downstairs to pack

their backpacks.

The lunches were ready to go

in the fridge and just needed to

be put in their backpacks. I for-

got that Aubrielle had preschool

and crawled underneath the din-

ing room table to grab her pink

Hello Kitty backpack – just for

preschool – and threw some wa-

ter and a snack in it.

I forgot to make coffee. GREAT!

I had to warm up the car – while

Zachary ran upstairs to brush his

teeth, and I was mentally checking

things off my morning checklist.

I grabbed the backpacks and

was ready to head to the door

when I noticed Aubrielle’s hair

looked like a bird’s nest on top of

her head. The hair elastics were

on the table and I went to wrap

her hair in a quick ponytail. But,

Aubrielle wanted an Elsa-style

braid. I brushed her hair and she

whined and cried as I brushed

through the knots. I was still

going for the ponytail and she

squealed for the Elsa braid. (Usu-

ally when Aubrielle whines, I ig-

nore it or just walk away until she

uses her manners. This morning,

was not the morning for this.)

Time to get our coats, boots,

mitts, toques, and scarves on! It’s

cold out and Aubrielle squealed

that her hands were cold. She

didn’t want the brown mitts, or

the red mitts. She wanted the yel-

low Minion mitts (that her Baba

made her) that were upstairs. I

kicked off the boots and ran up the

stairs, and crawled on my hands

and knees on the kitchen fl oor

to fi nd the elusive Minion mitts.

Then, her jacket zipper was stuck.

I grabbed my coat, made sure I

had all my keys, and work secu-

rity passes and jumped into my

boots . . . and they felt funny on

my feet. I put my big, comfort-

able, Ugg-styled boots on the

wrong feet! What adult puts on

her boots on the wrong feet? I do!

And that wasn’t the last of it . . .

Zachary stepped in dog poop

and was in the process of scrap-

ing it off his shoes while telling

me his mitts didn’t fi t and his

jacket zipper was not done up. (I

was really missing my caffeine,

right about then!)

Finally, we all piled in the car,

buckled in and I was enroute to

drop the kids of at daycare before

school.

I thought I fi nally had my rou-

tine down. It’s a good thing Dad

comes home this weekend– even

if it’s only for 36 hours. Mommy

needs to sleep in and maybe get

some coffee in bed!

In operation from

9 p.m. – 3 a.m.

Nov. 28, 29, Dec. 5, 6, 12, 13,

19, 20, 26, 27,

& New Year’s Eve Dec. 31

Make this your last call

before you hit the road:

250-372-5110Call from anywhere in the city

of Kamloops

and we’ll drive you and your

vehicle safely home.


Thank you Kamloops!I am incredibly honoured to have been re-elected to your City Council. If you would like to talk about anyissue, idea, or concern, please feel free to contact me at

250-377-1797 or [email protected].

A special thanks to all those who worked on my campaign.

ARJUN SINGH

Manic mornings

Lizsa Bibeau

MommyismsMORNING MADNESS. Aubrielle and Zachary make silly faces while

snuggling in their mom’s bed fi rst thing in the morning. Lizsa Bibeau photo


Chance of

fl urries

1° | -3°

POP 30%

Thursday

November 20

Friday

November 21

Saturday

November 22

Sunday

November 23

Tuesday

November 25

Monday

November 24

Cloudy

0° | -5°

Periods of

snow

6° | -1°

A mix of

sun & cloud

2° | -5°

Cloudy

4° | -1°

Cloudy

3° | 0°

In operation from

9 p.m. – 3 a.m.

Nov. 28, 29, Dec. 5, 6, 12, 13,

19, 20, 26, 27,

& 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

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When you wantsomething covered.

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If you are last-minute purchasers with shipping needs this holiday

season, you’ll want to make a note of some important dates during the

busiest time of the year.

Canada Post has issued its mailing deadlines for local, provincial,

national and international cards and packages to ensure they arrive at

their destinations by Christmas Day.

Canada Post’s mailing deadlines for Christmas cards are: Dec. 19, for

local addresses; Dec. 18, within the province; Dec. 17, within Canada.

Parcel delivery deadlines are Dec. 11, regular parcel post; Dec. 22,

fast Xpresspost; and Dec. 23 for rush Priority mail.

Mailing deadlines to the USA are: Dec. 12, letter post; Dec. 8, Ex-

pedited parcel post; Dec. 16, Xpresspost; and Dec. 22, rush Priority

Worldwide.

European and other overseas mailing deadlines are: Dec. 5, letter

post; Dec. 1, air parcel/packages (regular parcel post); Dec. 8, Xpress-

post; and Dec. 19, rush Priority Worldwide.

Other courier companies also have shipping deadlines, which vary

from company to company, but use these dates as a guide to make sure

your packages will be where they need to be by Dec. 25:

• To anywhere in Canada, next-day delivery (where available), by

Dec. 23;

• To the United States, next-day delivery (where available), by Dec.

22;

• To the United States via ground delivery, as well as to other interna-

tional destinations (for example, Eastern Europe, Africa, South Asia

and the Middle East), by Dec. 12

• To Mexico, Caribbean, South and Central America, as well as to the

Far East, including China, Japan and Thailand, by Dec. 17;

• To Western Europe, including the United Kingdom, France and Ger-

many, and Australia, by Dec. 18;

Remember to choose a reliable shipper and select one that will give

you an option to use online services or schedule a pickup. A great

way to locate and keep track of your package is through a shipping

company’s online tracking. Of course, a customer service agent can

recommend the best shipping solution to help you get your package

there in time.

Holiday mailing/shipping deadlines near

Sat. Dec. 6, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.at CSI Seniors Activity Centre

9A - 1800 Tranquille Rd. (Brock Shopping Centre)

Centre for Seniors Information

2nd annual

Craft & Bake Sale

To book a table or donate baked goods/crafts,

Call Pat: 778-470-6000

email: [email protected]

← Air quality advisory and open burning restrictions in effect →


• TRU Actors Workshop Theatre presents, THE BEST OF EVERY-

THING, adapted from the novel by Rona Jaffe by Julie Kramer, Nov. 20

– 22 & Nov. 27 – 29, 7:30 p.m. Matinee, Fri. Nov. 28, 11:30 a.m. at TRU’s

Blackbox Theatre, Old Main, 900 McGill Rd. Tickets: $14 at Kamloops

Live Box Offi ce, 250-374-5483, or kamloopslive.ca. Call 250-377-6100.

• BC Living Arts presents the music of Edith Piaf in DRAGGING

PIAF on Nov. 21 & 22 at the Stagehouse Theatre on Tranquille Rd.

Tenor Frederik Robert, dressed as Edith, will lead us into the musical

world that is reminiscent of smoky concert halls and an era past. Tick-

ets at Kamloops Live Box Offi ce.or at the door.

• AT THE BC WILDLIFE PARK: 17th annual WILDLIGHTS

FESTIVAL, Dec. 12 – Jan. 4, 5 – 9 p.m. (except Christmas Day). More

than 600,000 lights & 360 rope-light sculptures, Wildlife Express min-

iature train, animal encounters, Uncle Chris the Clown, lazer light show,

& more. Adults/$11, seniors/$9, Kids (3 – 17)/$7, Kids 2 & under/free.

• CIRQUE DU SOLEIL presents DRALION at ISC Dec. 24 – 28:

Dec. 24, 4 p.m.; Dec. 26, 4 & 7 p.m.; Dec. 27, 4 & 7:30 p.m.; Dec.

28, 1:30 & 5 p.m. Tickets at ISC Box Offi ce, 300 Lorne St., www.

cirquedusoleil.com/dralion, www.ticketmaster.ca or 1-855-985-5000.

• FUN LAUGHTER FRIENDS: Sun. Nov. 23: CHRISTMAS GATHERING

(wear a “tacky” Christmas sweater/shirt or festive hat or both). RSVP by

10 a.m. Nov. 22. Sat. Nov. 29: KAMLOOPS SANTA PARADE/BONFIRE WIENER

ROAST. Come to the marshalling area (Second & St. Paul) at 10:15 a.m.;

take notes/pictures to help us prepare for next year’s fl oat & stay to enjoy

the parade. Post-parade bonfi re & wiener roast. Bring a roasting stick; wie-

ners/smokies; buns. S’mores fi xin’s, coffee, tea & hot chocolate supplied.

RSVP by 10 a.m. Fri. Nov. 28. RSVP for locations to [email protected].

• 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 Sat. at 11 a.m. &

1:30 p.m. Nov. 22: Static Electricity Show at 130 p.m. only. Sat. Nov.

22: Nature Studies from a Golf Cart: photos & talk by Gordon Gore.

ROBOTICS CLUB FOR KIDS aged 10 years and older. Design program & test

your own Mindstorms Lego robot. Fall session (Thurs. or Fri.) 2:45 – 4

p.m.: Nov. 6/7 Nov. 13/14, Nov. 20/21, Nov. 27/28, Dec. 11/12. Call

Gord, 250-554-2572, [email protected]. FUNDRAISING DINNER at

the Fox ‘n’ Hounds Pub, Sun. Dec. 7. Dinner includes a choice of two

meals. Bring your group & have a Christmas party. 50/50 draw. (Must

be 18 or older to participate.) Tickets: $15 at the BLSC offi ce or from a

BLSC director. Call 250-554-2572 or email [email protected].

AROUND TOWN• POKOTILLO UKRAINIAN DANCERS PYROHY DINNER

FUNDRAISER, Fri. Nov. 28, 6 – 8 p.m. at Odd Fellows & Rebekahs

Hall, 423 Tranquille Rd. Dinner includes pyrohy, Kobasa, salad,

beverage & dessert. Prices: $8/small dinner, $12/large dinner, which

includes borscht. For tickets, call 250-374-5734, email hoyabyrd@

gmail.com, or at the door. Everyone is welcome!

• KAMLOOPS SYMPHONY: BARB’S USED BOOK & MUSIC SALE, Nov.

15 – 29, at Sahali Mall. Gently used books, sheet music, movies, records &

CDs; most only $2. JUST CRUISIN’ RAFFLE: Win a Holland America cruise!

Tickets at each KSO performance, & #6 – 510 Lorne St. (Station Plaza).

• THE NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTRE, 730 Cotton-

wood Ave. DESSERT & DANCE NIGHT (formerly Pie Night), Tues. Nov.

25, 6:30 p.m. Dessert, coffee, & ice cream for only $3. Open dance

fl oor with live entertainment. Last dance of the year. Volunteers wanted:

NSCC is seeking volunteers to man the front desk & the coffee room for

a 3- hour shift a week, or as an on-call fi ll-in sub. Call 250-376-4777.

• ART SHOW at the Old Courthouse Gallery: THE VINTAGE SEA, Ka-

mloops artist Solange Belleforte’s fi rst solo art show, fi nal weekend

Nov. 21 – 22. Artist talk: Nov. 22, 2 – 3 p.m. Gallery hours: Tues. –

Fri.: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sat.: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

• 13th annual HOMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS tour, Nov. 22 – 23, Sat.

12 – 4 p.m. & 5 – 9 p.m. Sun.: 12 – 4 p.m. Tour 5 private homes & the

Old Courthouse decked out for the holidays; holiday reception at the Old

Kamloops Courthouse. Tickets: $40 at any Kamloops or Merritt Royal

Bank or http://homesfortheholidayskamloops.ca/purchase_online.php.

• PERRY TUCKER & THE GOOD GRAVY BAND will perform

at Chances Barside Lounge Fri. Nov. 28, 7 – 10 p.m.

• SANTA CLAUS PARADE, Nov. 29, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. WAKE UP SAN-

TA at Kamloops Square, 10:30 a.m. Celebrating its 30th year, the city’s big-

gest outdoor winter celebration features decorated fl oats, live music, carol-

ing, & fun entertainment for the whole family, in downtown Kamloops.

• THE SALVATION ARMY CHRISTMAS KETTLE CAM-

PAIGN is underway. To volunteer, for as little as one 2-hour shift, call

Audrey, 250 819-0017.

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

Monday of the month (Dec. 1 & 15), 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 Players presents one of Noel Coward’s best known com-

edy/farces, BLITHE SPIRIT, at the Stage House, 422 Tranquille Rd.,

Dec. 5, 6, 11, 12 & 13. Showtime: is 7:30 p.m. with 1 p.m. matinees

Dec. 7 & 14. Tickets: $18/adults, $17/seniors & students; $10/matinees

from Kamloops Love! Box Offi ce, 250-374-5483, or kamloopslive.ca.

• Western Canada Theatre presents the swashbuckling prequel to Pe-

ter Pan, PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, Nov. 27 – Dec. 6,

at Sagebrush Theatre, 1300 Ninth Ave. Tickets: Kamloops Live! Box

Offi ce, 250-374-5483, kamloopslive.ca.

Holiday Craft &Home Based Business Fair

Sat. Nov. 22 • 10 AM to 3 PMAT BEATTY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, 492 MCGILL RD. (across from Sahali Mall)

Over 60 vendors selling everything from

“fresh baking” to Regal to quilts, & more!

Concession, draws, & more!

To book a table for $30, email [email protected]

Admission by donationAll proceeds to the Beattie School of the Arts PAC

Thank youKamloops!

ank you for your support.

I will continue to work to

improve our beautiful city in

the following four years . . .

A special thanks to all those

who worked on my campaign.

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250-320-6693

The Kamloops Blazers allowed

three fi rst-period goals in a 4-2

loss to the Spokane Chiefs last

Friday night.

The Blazers let the game get

away early as Spokane scored

1:33 into the fi rst period. It was on

a play where the puck was stolen

off stick of Matt Revel, and fi red

past a helpless Cole Kehler to

make it 1-0 Chiefs.

The Chiefs made it 2-0 at the

tail end of a power play as a shot

beat Kehler high on the blocker

side before Kehler had a chance

to react.

The 2-0 Chiefs lead was only

3:57 into the game.

The Chiefs made it 3-0 on the

power play on a quick shot that

beat Kehler before he was set.

Despite the 3-0 defi cit, the Blaz-

ers outshot the Chiefs 11-10 in the

fi rst period.

Connor Ingram replaced Kehler

in the second period, but the

Chiefs tallied an early power play

goal as a point shot found a hole

through the melee of players to

made it 4-0 Chiefs 1:10 into the

second period.

The Blazers responded 14 sec-

onds later as Jake Kryski pounced

on a loose puck and scored his

sixth goal of the season. Kryski

was back in the Blazers line-up

after missing the last fi ve games

while competing with Canada at

the U-17 World Hockey Chal-

lenge.

The Blazers had a bit of fi re un-

der them in the second period and

played well, but couldn’t score.

They hit two posts in the period as

the game stayed 4-1 going into the

fi nal frame.

Again, the Blazers had some life

as they tallied early in the third

period. Travis Verveda’s shot

was defl ected by Matt Revel and

snuck past goaltender Tyson Ver-

helst to cut the Chiefs lead to 4-2.

For Verveda, it was his fi rst career

WHL point.

The Blazers had a few chances in

the fi nal period to get back into it,

but did not bare down as they lost

4-2 to the Chiefs.

The Chiefs power play was suc-

cessful going 2-for-5 on the night,

while the Blazers were 0-for-4.

The Blazers outshot the Chiefs

31-20, as Cole Kehler took the

loss making 8 saves on 11 shots.

Connor Ingram stopped 9 of 10

shots in the fi nal 40 minutes.

The Blazers were back on the

road last Saturday as they headed

to Everett where it took 15 rounds

and 30 players for the Silvertips to

win 3-2 in a shootout.

The Blazers rallied in the third

period to tie the game with 1-sec-

ond left before falling in a shoot-

out to the Everett Silvertips.

The Silvertips scored on their

fi rst chance of the game on a

power play in the fi rst period, as a

‘Tips shot was tipped in past goal-

tender Ingram to make it 1-0 for

the Silvertips.

The ‘Tips took a two-goal lead

with 1:25 to play in the fi rst pe-

riod on a terrifi c pass that was slid

under Ingram for a 2-0 ‘Tips lead

after the fi rst period.

The Blazers didn’t let the two-

goal defi cit faze them as they

played a strong second period.

Austin Lotz was having another

strong game for the ‘Tips in goal.

He denied Mike Winther in tight

on a 2-on-1 break and also had a

big stop on Jesse Shynkaruk.

The Blazers outshot the ‘Tips

10-6 in the second period.

The third period was the Blaz-

ers’ strongest. They controlled

the play as they outshot the ‘Tips

17-3 and had them on their heels

all period.

Winther broke Lotz’s shutout bid

with a power play goal with just

over eight minutes remaining. He

was able to slide a rebound past

Lotz to make it a 2-1 game.

The Blazers continued to push,

but were unsuccessful as time was

winding down. They hemmed the

‘Tips in their zone for the last few

minutes of the game.

The Blazers fi nally scored the

equalizer with 1.0 seconds left on

the clock. Josh Connolly’s shot

found its way to the net and De-

ven Sideroff was able to push it

past Lotz to tie the game at 2-2.

In overtime, the Blazers thought

they had won it as a puck went off

Cole Ully and in. Referee Sean

Raphael was quick to wave it off.

After a lengthy video review, the

call on the ice stood and a shoot-

out was needed.

Ingram and Lotz were unbeat-

able in the shootout as the fi rst 12

shooters aside were stopped. Mi-

chael Fora scored the fi rst goal of

the shootout for the Blazers, but

Carter Cochrane replied for the

Silvertips.

Two shooters later, Kevin Davis

iced it with a shot beating Ingram

high on the glove side as the Sil-

vertips escaped with a 3-2 win.

Ingram stopped 21 of 23 shots

and 13 of 15 shooters in the shoot-

out, while Lotz turned aside 30 of

32 shots and 14 of 15 shooters.

The Silvertips were 1-for-6 on

the power play, while the Blazers

were 1-for-3.

The Blazers hosted the Portland

Winterhawks Wed. Nov. 19, at the

ISC. Results were not available by

press time.


Blazers’ losing streak continues

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Regular Season Home Games

this weekend. . .

Sat. Nov. 22 • 7 p.m.

vs Chase Heat

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Fri. Nov. 21:

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Sun. Nov. 23:

@ Chase Heat

The Kamloops Storm have re-

taken the division lead in KIJHL

action after three straight road

wins last weekend. The Storm

now sit atop the Birks division in

the Okanagan Shuswap confer-

ence with 30 points, three points

ahead of the Sicamous Eagles

and four points ahead of the 100

Mile House Wranglers. The Rev-

elstoke Grizzles are eight points

behind the Storm while the Chase

Heat are 10 points behind.

The weekend began in Castlegar

where the Storm took a 3-2 over-

time win over the Rebels last Fri-

day night. After what looked like

it would be a scoreless fi rst pe-

riod Addison Bazian opened the

scoring with 19 seconds remain-

ing in the period with a power

play goal to make it 1-0 Storm

after 20 minutes.

Mark O’shaughnessy scored

just 42 seconds into the second

frame with another power play

goal to give the Storm a 2-0 lead.

The Rebels got that one back

with 5:03 remaining in the period

to make it 2-1 Storm after 40.

Again, it looked like it would be

another scoreless period but the

Rebels wound up tying it up with

a short-handed goal with only 42

seconds remaining to send the

game to overtime. Ian Chrystal

proved the hero of the game scor-

ing on the fi rst shot of OT just 10

seconds into the extra period to

give the Storm the 3-2 overtime

win.

Jason Sandhu was stellar in

goal for the Storm, stopping 21

of 23 shots in the win. The Storm

outshot the Rebels 37-23 on the

game.

The following night, Nov. 15,

the Storm were in Fruitvale

where they defeated the Beaver

Valley Nitehawks 4-3.

Keaton Gordon was the Storm’s

star of the game as he had a hand

in all four Kamloops goals, scor-

ing two goals and getting two as-

sists in the win. Gordon opened

the scoring 4:37 into the fi rst pe-

riod to take an early 1-0 lead. The

Nitehawks tied it up less than fi ve

minutes later with a power play

goal to make it 1-1 after 20.

The Nitehawks took the lead

with a short-handed goal1:46

into the middle frame to take a

2-1 lead. Ryan Keis answered

back 6:20 later to take a 2-2 tie to

the dressing rooms after 40.

The Nitehawks, once again took

the lead, this tie with a power

play goal 1:25 into the third pe-

riod. Felix Larouche tied it up for

the Storm just two minutes later,

then Gordon put the game away

for the Storm 10 minutes later to

give Kamloops the 4-3 win.

The Storm were in Grand Forks

Nov. 16 for an early Sunday mat-

inee game and came away with

a 4-3 OT win over the Border

Bruins.

The Bruins’ second goal in a

span of 62 seconds chased start-

ing goaltender Bailey De Palma

from the pipes in favour of Sand-

hu, who stopped all seven shots

he faced. De Palma stopped fi ve

of eight shots he faced.

Dexter Robinson opened the

scoring for the Storm 1:24 into

the game to take an early lead but

the Bruins came back and tied

the game less than three minutes

later to make it 1-1 after the fi rst

period.

The Bruins scored two unan-

swered goals in the latter half of

the middle frame to make it 3-1

Grand Forks after 40.

Bazian got the Storm to within

one goal in the latter half of the

third period, then Gordon tied the

game with just fi ve seconds re-

maining on the clock to send the

game to overtime.

Kyle Lohmann scored halfway

through the second OT period to

give the Storm the 4-3 win. The

Storm outshot the Border Bruins

58-15 in the win.

The Storm are at Princeton to

take on the Posse Fri. Nov. 21.

They return home Sat. Nov. 22,

for the fi rst half of a home-and-

home series with the Heat. Game

time is 7 p.m. The second half of

the series takes place Sun. Nov.

23, at Art Holding Memorial

Arena in Chase. The puck drops

at 5 p.m.

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

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

• 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.

• LAUGHING STOCK THEATRE SOCIETY: SNOW WHITE – THE PAN-

TO! Dec. 24 – 31, matinees & evening shows, at Sagebrush Theatre,

821 Munro St. Tickets at Kamloops Live Box Offi ce. Contact Vance

Schneider, 250-299-7325, [email protected].

• NEW YEAR’S EVE BULLARAMA at Barriere Fall Fair Grounds.

Wed. Dec. 31. Food vendors on site. Beer garden, & the Bullarama

followed by a New Year’s Eve Dance. Round trip shuttle service from

Kamloops! Tickets: $30/Bullarama only; $50/Bullarama & dance;

$80/Bullarama, dance & shuttle service, at the Horse Barn, Mount

Paul Way, the North Thompson Star Journal, & www.farmkidsfund.

ca. Proceeds support the Farm Kids Scholarship Fund.

• 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.

• TIPPIN’ POINT TOUR 2015: DALLAS SMITH with special guest,

CHARLIE WORSHAM, Tues. Feb. 10, at Sagebrush Theatre. Tickets: Kamloops

Live Box Offi ce, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483, www.kamloopslive.ca.

• 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 QUIT SMOKING support group meets every Thurs

at Kamloops United Church, 421 St. Paul St.

• LET’S DANCE, hosted by Thompson Valley Activity & Social Club

(TVASC), MEMBERS APPRECIATION/CHRISTMAS DINNER & DANCE, Dec.

13. Cocktails: 5:30; Dinner: 6:30; Dance: 8 p.m. – midnight (doors

for dance: 7:45), at Kamloops Curling Club, 700 Victoria St. Music

by DJ Alan Bruce. Tickets: $20/members, non-members/$30 (dinner

& dance); $10/dance only; reserve tickets by Dec. 8 from Zonia, 250-

372-0091, or Francoise, 250-372-3782.

• MOUNT PAUL UNITED CHURCH THRIFT SHOP, 140 Labur-

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

• BROCK CENTRAL LIONS CLUB meets the 1st & 3rd Thurs. of

the month (Dec. 4 & 18) 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.

• 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.

• KAMLOOPS FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY meets on the 4th

Thurs of each month (Nov. 27) (excluding Dec.), 7 – 9 p.m., at Heri-

tage House (Riverside Park). All welcome. Call 250-372-5679.

AROUND TOWN

The Kamloops Blazers got 41

saves from 17-year-old goal-

tender Connor Ingram and won

4-1 over the Portland Winter-

hawks Wednesday night.

The Blazers had struggled in

fi rst periods lately, giving up

at least a goal in the past seven

games.

The hockey club was engaged

off the puck drop as they played

a good fi rst period.

Cole Ully eventually opened

the scoring 11:42 into the pe-

riod. Matt Needham and Quinn

Benjafi eld won a puck battle

and Ully took the puck to the

net snapping home his 10th

goal of the season for a 1-0

Blazers lead.

Shots were 10-10 in the period

as the Blazers took a 1-0 lead

into the second period.

The Blazers started the second

period with a 5-on-3 power play

and converted off the rush. Ully

set up Mike Winther as he slid a

shot fi ve-hole only 16 seconds

in to make it 2-0 Blazers.

Luke Harrison made it 3-0 as

he posted up in the high slot

and took a feed from Logan

McVeigh to score his fourth

goal of the season.

The Winterhawks took a time

out and had a strong second

half of the period. Connor In-

gram was solid in goal for the

Blazers making diffi cult saves

look routine.

The Winterhawks got a goal

on a delayed penalty call. Chase

De Leo fed Keoni Texiera in the

high slot and he scored to cut

the Blazers lead to 3-1.

The Blazers added to their lead

in the third period Jake Kryski

scored his seventh goal of the

season on a rebound to make it

4-1 Blazers.

From there, it was Ingram who

held his ground and was solid

in goal making 41 stops on the

night to help the Blazers to a

4-1 win.

The Blazers were 1-for-3 on

the power play and 5-for-5 on

the penalty kill.

The Blazers will host the

Prince George Cougars Friday

night (the puck drops at 7 p.m.),

and will conclude the week in

Spokane on Sunday evening.

Blazers defeat Winterhawks at home


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The BC Wildlife Park is hosting

an exciting gingerbread house

contest!

Contestants are asked to create

a gingerbread house of any size

and shape. The house can be cre-

ated from a kit or homemade.

Voting on the gingerbread houses

will be done by visitors that attend

the park’s 17th Annual Wildlights

Festival from Dec. 12 to 31.

Gingerbread houses must be de-

livered to the park with the con-

test registration form below by

Wed. Dec. 10. Only one entry per

family is permitted.

First place prize is a one-year

family pass to the BC Wildlife

Park and a VIP bear experience

valued at $150.

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receive a family day pass to the

park and a private animal en-

counter (value: $100).

Third place will receive a family

day pass to the park (value $50).

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In one Edmonton neighbourhood

in the south side of town, it’s not

uncommon to hear the sound of

the tuba through the streets.

Two local tuba players have been

marching up and down the streets

in Ottewell preparing for the big

stage — the Macy’s Thanksgiving

Day Parade in New York City.

Matt Laird and Dennie Hirsch

are part of the special alumni

Madison Scouts drum and bugle

corps that has been invited to

march in the parade on Nov. 27.

It’s by far the largest event these

two men have ever participated in.

Are they nervous?

“Of course!” said Laird with a

laugh. “What if you fall? What if

you drop the tuba?”

“There is YouTube now and Twit-

ter,” added Hirsch. “You can’t es-

cape the instant humiliation.”

“You can march, but you can’t

hide,” Laird said.

There’s even more pressure, con-

sidering the marching band was

awarded the coveted position of

playing before the guest of honour

— Santa Claus, of course.

The two men have spent months

preparing for their Broadway de-

but. Laird now lives in Sylvan

Lake but drives up to Edmonton

on weekends to practice. When

the pair isn’t marching up and

down the street, they are rehears-

ing in Hersch’s garage.

They say training is much harder

than it looks.

“There are different muscles

involved with the marching,”

Hirsch said. “Getting the toes up,

rolling the feet, keeping the legs

crisp. That comes into play with

marching.”

“My body is more sore from

marching than playing around,”

Laird said.

But the men say they are ready,

and are looking forward to the

“once in a lifetime” event.

“We’ll try to experience it all and

take it all in, take every moment

and don’t let it go by too fast,”

Hirsch said.

Edmonton tuba players get ready for the Macy’s

Thanksgiving Day Parade

NEW YORK-BOUND. Dennie Hirsch and Matt Laird, who have known each other for more than 18 years, will perform in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.

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