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Thursday, September 3, 2015Vol. 11 No. 07
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Bringing the mountain to the people
The only solely owned and operated newspaper on the Kamloops North ShorePublished weekly in Kamloops, B.C.
Phone: 250-819-6272 • Fax: 250-376-6272 • E-mail: [email protected]
Online: http://issuu.com/jmnews • Follow us on FaceBook
Campfi re ban lifted in time for long weekend Effective at noon Mon. Aug.
31, campfi res are once again per-
mitted throughout the Kamloops
Fire Centre.
The campfi re ban was rescinded
due to recent widespread pre-
cipitation, which resulted in a
decreased risk of wildfi res in the
region. The fi re danger rating is
now primarily “low” to “moder-
ate” throughout the fi re centre.
Here’s some important campfi re
safety information:
• Have a shovel or at least eight
litres of water available nearby to
properly extinguish your campfi re.
• Campfi res cannot be larger than
0.5 metres high by 0.5 metres wide.
• Do not light a campfi re or keep
it burning in windy conditions.
Weather can change quickly and
the wind may carry embers to
other combustible material.
• Maintain a one-metre fi reguard
around the campfi re. This is a fu-
el-free area where all fl ammable
materials (grass, kindling, etc.)
have been removed.
• Never leave a campfi re unattended.
• Make sure the campfi re is com-
pletely extinguished and the ashes
are cold to the touch before leav-
ing the area for any length of time.
• People who light campfi res are
legally responsible for making sure
that they don’t escape. They may
be held accountable for damages
and fi re suppression costs if their
negligence results in a wildfi re.
Category 2 and 3 open fi res re-
main prohibited throughout the
Kamloops Fire Centre. These
prohibitions include all open fi res
larger than a half-metre wide by a
half-metre high, fi res with a burn
registration number, industrial
burning, fi reworks, sky lanterns
and burning barrels.
These prohibitions cover all BC
Parks, Crown lands and private lands.
Drivers told to slow down as school starts again With children heading back to school on
Tuesday, Kamloops RCMP are reminding
all motorists that it’s time to be extra aware
on the road.
It’s always hectic during the fi rst few
weeks of a new school year while everyone
tries to adjust to a new routine. And with that
in mind, drivers are asked to be cautious and
remember school speed zones and cross-
walks, as well as loading and unloading ar-
eas for school buses and parent vehicles.
Police recommend following these tips to
make the roads safety as school comes back
into session:
• Be patient and give yourself plenty of time
around schools and playgrounds.
• When backing out of a driveway or leaving
a garage, look for children walking or biking
to school.
• Slow down and scan your surroundings.
• Remove all distractions including talking
on your cell phone or texting.
RCMP urge parents to teach children safe
habits for walking or cycling to school – es-
pecially since bicycles are expected to fol-
low the rules of the road.
Children should walk facing traffi c, and be
especially cautious of vehicles when cross-
ing the street at crosswalks.
School speed zones are in effect from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. while speed zones near play-
grounds are in effect from dawn until dusk.
Anyone found in contravention
of an open burning prohibition
may subject to a $345 fi ne, may
be required to pay an adminis-
trative penalty of $10,000 or, if
convicted in court, fi ned up to
$100,000 and/or sentenced to one
year in jail. If the contravention
causes or contributes to a wild-
fi re, the person responsible may
be ordered to pay all fi refi ghting
and associated costs.
Java Mountain News September 3, 20152
is independently owned and operated and published weekly by Racin’ Mama Productions.
Publishing Editor: Judi DupontReporter/Photographer: Judi Dupont, Lizsa Bibeau
Sales: Judi DupontProduction & Design: Judi Dupont
Deadline for advertising and editorial copy is 12 noon Wednesdays for
publication on Thursday.
Submissions are gratefully accepted but Java Mountain News reserves the
right to edit all material and to refuse any material deemed unsuitable for
this publication.
Articles will run in the newspaper as time and space permit. Letters to the
Editor must be signed and have a phone number (your phone number will
not be printed unless so requested). The opinions expressed herein are those
of the contributors/writers and not necessarily those of the publisher, Java
Mountain News, Racin’ Mama Productions or the staff.
All submissions become the property of Java Mountain News. Any error
that appears in an advertisement will be adjusted as to only the amount of
space in which the error occurred. The content of each advertisement is
the responsibility of the advertiser. No portion of this publication may be
reproduced without written permission from the publisher.
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Class Act Theatre Society (formerly Snowfl akes Theatre Society)
is holding open auditions Fri. Sept. 11, at 7 p.m. and Sat. Sept. 12,
at 2 p.m. at the Centre for Seniors Information (CSI) Brock Activity
Centre, 9A – 1800 Tranquille Rd.
Class Act Theatre is in need of people of all ages, particularly in
their 40s to 70s, as well as people interested in singing.
Also needed are set builders, costumers and backstage help.
For information, email Linda at [email protected].
Open auditions for all ages
Western Canada Theatre launches its 40th Season with the fast paced
and funny MISS CALEDONIA, a musical play by Melody A. John-
son, Sept. 10 to 26 at the Pavilion Theatre,1025 Lorne St.
It’s 1955, and Peggy Ann Douglas is hitching her wagon to the pag-
eant circuit in the hope it’ll steer her from her farm to the bright lights
of a Hollywood movie set. A play packed with baton twirling, song
belting, and some fantastic fi ddle playing. Starring Kamloops’ own
Holly Lewis, accompanied by Christina Cuglietta on the fi ddle and
directed by Rachel Peake, Miss Caledonia is for anyone who knows
what it’s like to dream big and hustle to make it happen.
This season WCT is celebrating its strong roots in Kamloops and
national reach, and Miss Caledonia exhibits both.
Also based in Kamloops are the designers: Ross Nichol as the set
designer; WCT’s head of wardrobe, Cindy Wiebe as the costume de-
signer; and Travis Hatt as the lighting designer.
Following its run at the Pavilion Theatre, Miss Caledonia goes on the
road to play at the Kay Meek Centre in West Vancouver in October.
Tickets are available from the Kamloops Live! Box Offi ce, 1025
Lorne St., kamloopslive.ca, or order by phone at 250-374-5483.
WCT launches 40th season
Java Mountain News September 3, 20153
HoroscopesSeptember 7 - September 13, 2015
Much can go your way quite easily & perhaps unexpectedly. If you see an opportunity, take it. However don’t convince yourself that taking a risk for the sake of it will work – being impulsive or reckless will result in suffering the consequences. Don’t rely on someone else’s decisions – they may change them.
Time spent contemplating the best way to structure something won’t be time wasted. You may come up with an out of the or-dinary approach that’ll allow you to get things organised more quickly. If this means leaving something out that can cause a lot of unnecessary work, do it, even if it displeases somebody else.
Being able to clearly see the best way to cut the unnecessary out of your life can bring peace of mind. But, there can be pressure exerted, based on what somebody else believes you don’t need. You know yourself best – don’t compromise when it comes to important priorities in your life – fi ght for them.
You may feel as though you’re fi ghting an uphill battle when it comes to organising anything that involves others. They can be very resistant to any changes you want to make. This doesn’t mean you won’t eventually succeed but you’ll have to work away at it for the next 2 months. It’ll teach you to overcome the hurdles.
Unexpected future opportunities may open up to you quite sud-denly. Behind it all is likely to be some form of recommendation. Be well balanced in your approach to ensure you don’t enthusi-astically take on more than is really viable for you to handle. The details of any agreements need careful consideration.
Much is going on around you but what to make of it can be rath-er diffi cult. If you suspect restlessness in someone else, you’re right. Be careful that your own position isn’t weakened by what they want to do, esp. if this involves your fi nances in some way. Maintain balance with your own obligations.
However determined you feel about organising things in a cer-tain way right now won’t be fi nal. Save yourself any frustration in trying to make it so. There’ll be reconsiderations over the next 2 months, so leave room to move. Enjoy activities involving friends or any group function – expect surprises.
There’s a lot going on behind the scenes that’ll encourage you to be forthright & stern with what you think. Though this can continue off & on for a couple of months, something’ll change for you from mid-Sept. For the moment apply yourself to more immediate obligations. Changing routines may help.
Others are out for themselves primarily. Keep ideas & future plans to yourself as much as possible. It may be hard to know exactly who your friends are to mid-Sept. After that, any success to undermine you will be thwarted. For the moment, enjoy out of the ordinary activities. Those people will be a pleasure.
Commitments in some way will put you under pressure. There’s no urgency to get it sorted quickly, esp. if you feel there’s inter-ference with important priorities. Focus on those ‘til mid-Sept., so you can move on after that. Someone else may have some helpful suggestions on an alternative way to restructure things.
There can be some interesting conversations between you & someone else this week. If you’re tempted to stir things up a bit, go ahead. The reaction you get will certainly be swift. What the future holds will be diffi cult to determine right now. Keep an open mind to early-Nov. as goals can go through change.
Tension can exist between your own priorities & somebody else’s idea of what they should be. There won’t be much willing-ness to view things from your perspective. It’s best you continue down your own path without engaging too much. Focussing on more regular exercise or a balanced diet is a good thing.
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CFBX, the campus/community radio station at Thompson Rivers
University (TRU), will start its fall volunteer drive Fri. Sept. 11, at
the TRU Back to School Barbecue, through to Fri. Sept. 25.
CFBX is an entirely volunteer run and programmed radio station
and is always looking for energetic and creative volunteers to help
out on air and off air. Volunteers do not need to be TRU students to
get involved.
CFBX programs a wide variety of music and spoken word pro-
gramming with a non-commercial focus. Music programming in-
cludes folk, roots, classical, jazz, funk, blues, punk, metal, hip-hop
and electronic. Spoken word programming ranges from social and
political issues to sports and entertainment.
Also, CFBX is especially in need of volunteers for morning shows,
classical music hosts and anyone interested in programming in a
language other than English.
CFBX is an excellent place to build up job skills in audio editing,
interviewing, writing, organization skills and computer use. There
are numerous ways to get involved at the station on air and off.
Anyone interested in getting involved with CFBX can call the sta-
tion at 250-377-3988, email [email protected] or drop by the station at
House 8, behind the Campus Activity Centre on the TRU campus.
CFBX fall volunteer drive begins Sept. 11
Java Mountain News September 3, 20154
• KAMLOOPS TRACK & FIELD CLUB will hold REGISTRATION for its
2015-2016 indoor programs for athletes ages 9 to 90 at Tournament
Capital Centre Sept. 8 & 9, 4:30 – 6 p.m. or register online at kam-
loopstrackandfi eld.ca/.
• 14TH ANNUAL VW TURTLE RIVER RACE Sun. Sept. 20. 3
prize packages per race to be won! Tickets: $10 each or 3/$25 from
250-374-3000; Save-On-Foods; Cooper’s Foods; Ocean Pacifi c; Pu-
rity Feed Farm & Garden Centre; Home Hardware Building Centre;
Volkswagen of Kamloops; Surplus Herby’s; Andre’s Electronic Ex-
perts; Kamloops Live Box Offi ce, 250-374-5483.
• LET’S DANCE, hosted by THOMPSON VALLEY ACTIVITY & SOCIAL
CLUB (TVASC), Sept. 19, 8 p.m. – midnight, at Kamloops Curling
Club, 700 Victoria St. Music by the band, Strange Brew. Member
appreciation dance & membership drive: Buy a TVASC membership
for $20 & this dance admission is free Tickets: $10, from Zonia, 250-
372-0091, Francoise, 250-372-3782, Ed, 250-374-2774.
• SABRINA WEEKS & SWING CAT BOUNCE: Nov. 6 & 7: RE-
FLECTIONS OF BOB SEGER at Hotel 540. Tickets at www.sabrinaweeks.
com/buy_tickets:_refl ections_of_bob_seger/. Feb. 6: SABRINA’S
BIRTHDAY BASH with multiple bands TBA at Hotel 540.
• BC LIVING ARTS presents THE YOGA RAVE, Oct. 2, 6:30 p.m. at
the Rex, Seymour St. A drug- & alcohol-free event. All ages welcome.
yoga & movement lovers come together to practice yoga in a highly
stimulating environment that blends light, sound & projections into
a complete fl ow of experiences. Cost is $25/session: CALM, PRIMAL
(includes Groove). GROOVE only/$15. Entire evening/$45. Doors: 6:30
p.m. 7 p.m. Calm; 8:30 p.m. Primal; 9:30 Groove. Tickets from www.
eventbrite.ca/e/the-yoga-rave-tickets-6523601267. Info: www.bcliv-
ingarts.ca/the-yoga-rave-schedule/.
• FREE MUSEUM TOURS all summer long. Kamloops Museum &
Archives is offering free drop-in museum tours every Sat., 2 – 2:30 p.m.
• 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. Standard entry fees apply, unless otherwise stated. BIG LITTLE
SCIENCE CENTRE FUNDRAISER: A 17-month calendar (Aug. 2015 – Dec.
2016) full of beautiful & unique wildlife photos taken at the Dunes
Golf Club by Gordon Gore. Calendars are $10 (plus tax), at BLSC,
655 Holt Street. Reserve one at 250-554-2572. Proceeds will help the
BLSC continue to create special, hands on science programs for the
community. 250-554-2572.
• KAMLOOPS FARMERS’ MARKETS SAT. on the 200 block of
St. Paul Street, & WED. on the 400 block of Victoria Street. Fresh local
produce, entertainment, other locally made items, ‘til Oct. 31.
• 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.
• THE LONELY, A TRIBUTE TO ROY ORBISON, Fri. Oct. 2, at
Kelowna Community Theatre, 1375 Water St. Tickets: $34.50 (plus fees)
at the Prospera Place Box Offi ce, 1223 Water St. Charge by phone, 250-
762-5050, or www.selectyourtickets.com. Doors: 7 p.m. Show: 7:30 p.m.
• 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 SYMPHONY 2015-2016 PROGRAM: MASTER-
WORKS: Sibelius’ monumental Violin Concerto, the colourful Pictures at
an Exhibition, & Bizet’s Carmen Suite. KELSON GROUP POPS: Masters in
Motion Pictures, Dancing Queen, Life in the Fast Lane – Music of the
Eagles. NEW GOLD CHAMBER MUSIC: 5 performances at TRU Alumni
Theatre, 2 of which feature the Black Dog String Quartet & Sycamore
String Quartet. Want to hear it all? Subscribe to the PRESTIGE SE-
RIES. Subscriptions at Kamloops Live! Box Offi ce, 250-374-5483.
• CSI Kamloops – Centre for Seniors Information, ANNUAL
CRAFT & BAKE SALE Sat. Nov. 21, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., at the Brock
Activity Centre, 9A – 1800 Tranquille Rd. More than 60 vendors.
Concession. Proceeds to the seniors centre.
• UNPLUGGED ACOUSTIC JAM SESSIONS, on the 1st & 3rd
Monday of the month (July 20), 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.
• BROCK CENTRAL LIONS CLUB meets the 1st & 3rd Thurs. of
the month (Aug. 20, Sept. 3 & 17) at 6:30 p.m. at the Brock Centre for
Seniors Information, 9A – 1800 Tranquille Rd. New members always
welcome. Call Victor, 250-554-8031.
• WESTSYDE ANNUAL HUGE HOME BASED BUSINESS & CRAFT
FAIR, Sat. Nov. 14, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., at Westsyde Fellowship Church,
2833 Westsyde Rd. More than 50 vendors offering everything from
Avon to original wood crafts to tasty treats! Concession. Draws. Ad-
mission by donation. Proceeds to local charities.
• BEATTIE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS CRAFT & HOME BASED BUSI-
NESS FAIR Sat. Nov. 21, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at 492 McGill Rd. (by
Sahali Mall). More than 70 vendors. Concession, draws, & so much
more! Admission by donation. Proceeds to the Beattie School PAC.
• 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.
• 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.
• MOUNT PAUL UNITED CHURCH THRIFT SHOP, 140 Labur-
num St., open Tues & Thurs, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• 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.
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With kids back to their regular routine of school and extracurricular
activities, families often struggle to keep everyone healthy during the
dreaded cough and cold season.
Here are a few tips to keep your kids germ-free:
• Start off with getting a good night’s sleep. Take cues from physical
signs of sleepiness (yawning, diffi culty focusing your eyes, a lack of
concentration), indicating that it’s time to go to bed.
• Be active as often as possible. Make exercise a priority for both you
and your family’s physiological and psychological health. For parents
and children who stay active it’s common, to experience some post
exercise pain or even injury. When injuries or pain occur, try relieving
muscle pain by applying a topical like Arnicare Gel. The gel, which
contains arnica montana and other medicinal ingredients, temporarily
relieves muscle pain and reduces swelling and bruising.
• Adopt healthy eating habits to feel better, naturally. As you get your
children ready for school, make a fresh start with healthy foods to
nourish their brains and help them grow.
• The fall means the start of the cold season. Look for a homeopathic
medicine such as Coryzalia to relieve cold symptoms such as nasal
congestion, runny nose and acute rhinitis in children ages one month
and up and adults alike.
• Nasal and skin irritations often accompany runny noses and conges-
tion. Cicadermine is a homeopathic, antibiotic-free solution, to soothe
skin and facilitate healing of irritations, such as chapped skin, superfi -
cial wounds and redness from constant wiping and blowing.
• When stubborn coughs arise, many parents think that they are out
of treatment options for their younger children. But there is a solution
available to relieve coughs in children under six. Stodal is a homeo-
pathic honey-based cough syrup used to effectively relieve both dry
and wet coughs in children from one to 11 years of age. Keep in mind,
these homeopathic medicines may not be right for everyone, always
read and follow the label.
To help parents survive the cough and cold season, the experts at
Boiron have developed the “Homeopathic Medicine Finder” app,
which helps users quickly and effi ciently fi nd the most appropriate
homeopathic medicines to relieve symptoms from joint pain, insect
bites, stress, colds and fl u. You can fi nd the recommended solution, its
indication and dosage, coupons and store locations. The app is avail-
able at www.boiron.ca/app. – NC
Top tips to avoid coughs and colds at school