Jmnews jan 08, 2015

City crews continue to slave behind the wheels of heavy equipment

today to clear the impact of the biggest snowfall Kamloops has re-

ceived in 88 years.

Public Works and Utilities director Jen Fretzn said the windrows are

defi nitely crowding major roads within the city. Crews have begun to

tackle side roads and residential streets but there are so many it will

take until close to the end of the week to get them all cleared.

She said with the large amount of snow in the downtown and tran-

quille Road corridors, crews will be working 24 hours a day to remove

it all, and people are asked not to park on the streets so the cleanup

can take place.

When all was said and done, Kamloops didn’t quite meet the 40 cen-

timetre snowfall amount set in December 1927, according to Environ-

ment Canada’s Lisa Coldwells. The offi cial snowfall from this recent

event at the Kamloops airport was 39 centimetres.

Meanwhile it was snow day number two for students in the Kam-

loops-Thompson School District on Tuesday.

Superintendent Karl deBruijn said district staff had been asked to

come into work in order to help prepare for the students’ return to

classes on Wednesday.

DeBruijn said the district has yet to determine how it will make up

for the lost instructional time – especially in light of what was lost at

the beginning of the school year – thanks to the teachers’ job action.

Thompson Rivers University reopened for classes Tuesday morning

while Sprott Shaw Community College reopened for classes Tuesday

afternoon but, like SD#73 schools, private schools across the city also

remained closed Tuesday.

The heavy snowfall affected more than just schools and local roads as

passengers at the Kamloops Airport were forced to re-book after nine

fl ights were cancelled Monday and Tuesday.

Thursday, January 8, 2015Vol. 10 No. 26

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Residents welcome 2015 with record snowfall

HEAVY SNOWFALL. Sunday’s and Monday’s heavy snowfall, although not a

record, caused this tarped boat storage house to collapse under its weight.Judi Dupont photo Forty-one-year-old Chris-

topher Frank Butler has been

charged with second degree

murder in the death of 26-year-

old Deanne Genevieve Wheel-

er. Wheeler was found dead at

an apartment on Cherry Avenue

in Kamloops on Dec. 30.

RCMP say they were called

to the unit rented by Butler at

435 Cherry Ave. by a 911 call

around 2 p.m. Tuesday. Butler

remains in custody after having

the charge sworn against him

on Wed. Dec. 31. Mounties say

Butler was arrested very early

in the investigation, and poses

no further imminent risk to the

community.

According to court records,

Butler pleaded guilty to assault

and breach of probation charges

stemming from a July 2012 in-

cident in Kamloops. He then

pleaded guilty in September

2014 to another assault charge

related to an incident in Kam-

loops in August 2014. Butler

was sentenced to 21 days’ time

served and 18 months’ proba-

tion, which means he would

have been on probation at the

time of the alleged slaying.

Butler is next scheduled to ap-

pear in court in Kamloops on

the murder charge, on Jan. 12.

Man charged in city’s only homicide of 2014

CHRISTOPHER BUTLER CHARGED WITH

KILLING DEANNE WHEELER

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The 18th Operation Red Nose campaign in Kamloops fi nished a suc-

cessful season by providing 1,265 rides over 11 nights of service, and

raising close to $30,000 in donations. This was up from 1,129 rides

and $27,817 in donation in 2013. Kamloops fi nished fi rst in the prov-

ince by providing the most rides out of the 13 host communities!

New Year’s Eve was a busy night for the 22 volunteer teams that

drove party goers safely home after the New Year was celebrated. The

help of last minutes volunteers helped Operation Red Nose drive more

people home on the busiest night of the campaign. Volunteers were

able to provide 182 rides and raise $4723.50.10 in donations. This is

a new record for most rides provided in a night and most donations

raised in a night.

The success of the campaign would have not been possible without

the support of the volunteers. Operation Red Nose had 220 volunteers

fi ll over 600 volunteer positions over the 11 nights of service. There

were many new volunteers this year that helped in keeping the streets

safe this holiday season. These volunteers drove 25,070 kilometers

over the 11 nights to get clients and their vehicles home safely.

The donations raised from the campaign go to Pacifi cSport Interior

BC. All proceeds will go toward developing services and programs for

amateur sport in the Kamloops region. Pacifi cSport is a “not for prof-

it” society, and a legacy of the 1993 Canada Summer Games. Since

starting in Kamloops in 1997, Pacifi cSport has given almost $250,000

in athlete travel support, $30,000 in coach travel support and a variety

of equipment bought to help support athletes and their training. Pacif-

icSport has 120 athletes and 33 local sport organizations.

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HoroscopesJanuary 12 - January 18, 2015Contemplate now – Feb. 20. Your energy level is unlikely to be up to its normal standard & frustration levels may arise, due to a lack of being able to see a way forward. You may also realise long-term aspirations will require much organisation & work.

Suddenly realising you’re not so sure of someone else’s true in-tentions can make you realise your priorities can’t be based on dreams alone. This can engender an inner determination, even sense of rebellion, when it comes to obligations expected from you. Different priorities may emerge now – late-Feb.

Be realistic when it comes to someone else & commitments they’re really prepared to make. It may be more a case that they want you to take on obligations that aren’t clearly defi ned. Re-linquish ideas you have for your future. Stay esp. focussed on matters that’ll nurture your individuality.

You’ll feel driven to focus on your future now – late-Feb. The big picture is what you’ll be interested in. You can tune into this quite easily. It’ll be the detail that needs to be dealt with along the way that’ll be testing. The only way to get there is to plan one small step at a time. Results will take some time.

Activity with others can be interesting & perhaps unpredictable this week. There can be a disconnection between your own posi-tion, what you want to expand personally, & the desires of some-body else & how they’ll be inclined to act. See what emerges with others by late-Feb. before you take risks.

Activity with others will step up considerably now – late-Feb. Your main intention is to get something organised at the basis of situations but getting others to comply may not be that easy. They may promise a lot but you may fi nd they’ll never seem to get to it; become a hard taskmaster.

It’ll be strongly focussed on what you need to get rid of to make yourself happier. This may encourage you to think back at what was important in the past. Enjoy out-of-the-ordinary social in-teraction with others this week. A serious focus on the work re-quired to put ideas into place requires your attention to late-Feb.

Turn your attention, now – late-Feb., to whatever you feel would give you greatest pleasure to accomplish. This may not be as dif-fi cult to fulfi l as you may have imagined, as long as you employ a serious approach. Because your nature tends to naturally be this way, it’s more a matter of just being yourself.

Be rearing to go now – late-Feb. However or whatever seems to be demanding your personal commitment now will require ac-tion to put some foundations in place. You may prefer to avoid such pressure but that isn’t possible; it’s best to knuckle down & get on with the job. It’ll bring rewards later.

Life can get busy in ways you least expect now – late-Feb. There can be much to distract you, so be vigilant about avoiding these traps. Only careful contemplation will sort this out. It’s an excel-lent period for gathering information or learning new skills that may be useful for change later.

An interesting week with much to focus on should strengthen your resolve to be yourself. Others should be good company as well. Avoid impulsiveness with fi nancial matters now – late-Feb. This is also a good time to take a serious look at what should be your priorities based on what’s affordable fi nancially.

Now – Feb. 20 marks the beginning of a new 2-year personal cy-cle. Your energy level may lift, as well as your self-confi dence. The big difference with this cycle is you’ll be put under pres-sure to commit. Your dreams over the last 2 years may not have factored this in.


New Year’s baby steps

At this time of year, I usu-

ally write about my New Year’s

resolutions. If I look way back

to 2013 resolutions, I did not ac-

complish them. I repeated them

for 2014, which I also did not ac-

complish, making me hesitant to

even bother with trying this year.

My ghosts of resolutions past in-

cluded things such as: drink less

coffee and work out more, which

in turn helps me to be more pa-

tient with my kids, and watch

less television. These “ghosts”

are now haunting me. I can see

why my mother stated, years ago,

that she does not ever make New

Year’s resolutions. But, I still

cannot seem to help myself.

Last year, to put it mildly, was

a crappy year for me. Of course,

there were good things in my

year. But, the bad things that

happened were big, bad things,

and just kept happening, such as

losing my job three times (due to

a long-time-coming layoff and

company bankruptcies) – and

quitting one job; and both of my

parents having heart attacks –

one at the beginning of the year

and one near the end of the year.

It makes me happy to be done

with the year 2014, wipe the slate

clean, look forward to all the

wonderful possibilities for 2015,

and resolve to have a better year

– if not a GREAT year! – and

with the resolutions of my past

still hanging over my head (drink

less coffee? Who am I kidding?),

it’s time to lower some expecta-

tions, be a bit more realistic, and

take baby steps.

This year, I resolve to be hap-

pier with myself. I will continue

to work out, but I will not resolve

to lose X pounds, tone this area

or that area. I will just set small

goals to achieve monthly. I will

wear more colours. I keep lean-

ing towards black clothes, and I

do have some colourful sweaters

and blouses in my closet that are

being seriously neglected.

I will . . . I will . . . Hmmm.

That’s it. Small, baby steps for

now.

There are new challenges this

year as I handle the household

and children by myself as my

husband is out of town working

and going to school. There are

also many things to look for-

ward to this year – including all

the wonderful possibilities and

dreams. Be positive. Appreciate

your family.

Happy New Year from Mom-

myisms!

Lizsa Bibeau

Mommyisms

NEW YEAR; NEW POSSIBILITIES. Lizsa and Alain are all smiles on Jan. 1, happy for the new year ahead. Lizsa looks great in a colourful sweater.


• REFLECTIONS OF FLEETWOOD MAC, featuring Renea De-

nis, Sabrina Weeks, Mike Hilliard & more, Feb. 5 & 6, at the Double

Tree by Hilton Hotel, 339 St. Paul St. Doors: 7 p.m. Show: 8 p.m.

Tickets at http://sabrinaweeks.com/buy_tickets_refl ections_of_ccr, or

the Double Tree front desk. Call 250-572-4427.

• 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.

• 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.

• AT THE BC WILDLIFE PARK: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/IN-

SERVICE DAY KIDS CAMPS, Fri. Feb. 20, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. WINTER WILDLIFE.

Do bears actually hibernate? How do snakes survive the winter? Learn

about the many fascinating adaptations that animals have to survive the

winter! The day will include a snake encounter! Games, craft, play-

ground, animal exhibits, snacks. For ages 6 – 10. Cost: season’s pass-

holders/$40; non-pass-holders/$45. Call 250-573-3242, ext. 226, ext.

259; or http://bczoo.org/kidscampsage6to10.htm.

• REFLECTIONS OF ZZ TOP, featuring Renea Denis, Sabrina

Weeks, Mike Hilliard & more, April 17 & 18, at the Double Tree by

Hilton Hotel, 339 St. Paul St. Doors: 7 p.m. Show: 8 p.m. Tickets at

http://sabrinaweeks.com/buy_tickets_refl ections_of_ccr, or the Dou-

ble Tree front desk. Call 250-572-4427.

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

Monday of the month (Jan. 5 & 19), 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.

• 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.

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

of the month (Dec. 18, Jan. 15) 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.

• KAMLOOPS QUIT SMOKING support group meets every Thurs

at Kamloops United Church, 421 St. Paul St.

• 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.

• MOUNT PAUL UNITED CHURCH THRIFT SHOP, 140 Labur-

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

AROUND TOWN• 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. Sat. Jan. 10: MAGNETISM SHOW. Get stuck on science while

enjoying the seemingly magical properties of magnets. ROBOTICS

CLUB, 3 sessions Jan. – June: Wed.: Jan. 7 – Feb. 11; Feb. 25 – March

11; April 29 – June 3. Fri: Jan. 9 – Feb. 13; Feb. 27 – March 13 & April

10 – 24; May 1 – June 5. All robot builders work at their own level,

from Lego designs or free build, depending. Interactive challenges.

For boys & girls 10 years & older. Cost: $60/session/child. Register

online or at the centre. Call 250-554-2572 or email [email protected].

• Outlaws & Outsiders Tour, AARON PRITCHETT with special

guests CORY MARQUARDT & KING & CASH, Tues. Jan. 20, at the

Mary Irwin Theatre, Rotary Centre For The Arts, 421 Cawston Ave.,

Kelowna. Tickets: $45 (plus fees), at 250-762-5050, www.selectyour-

tickets.com, or at the door. Doors: 7 p.m. Show: 7:30 p.m.

• POKOTILLO UKRAINIAN DANCERS PYROHY DINNER

FUNDRAISER, Fri. Jan. 30, 6 – 8 p.m. at Odd Fellows & Rebekahs

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

erage & dessert. Prices: $8/small dinner, $12/large dinner, which in-

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

gmail.com. Pick up tickets at the door. Everyone is welcome!

• AT THE NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTRE, 730 Cot-

tonwood Ave. Sun. Jan. 11, 5 p.m.: COMMUNITY DINNER catered by

Harold’s Restaurant. Live entertainment. Advance tickets: $15 from

front desk. Tues. Jan. 20, 1:30 p.m.: OLD TIME FIDDLER’S DANCE. Tues.

Jan. 27, 6:30 p.m.: DESSERT & DANCE NIGHT featuring live entertain-

ment & lots of different desserts! VOLUNTEERS WANTED: 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.

• RYAN7 PERFORMANCES: Jan. 21: Sun Peaks Wine Festival, at

Grand Hotel, 7 – 9 p.m. Jan. 23: Chances Barside Lounge, 7 – 10 p.m.

January 31: SABRINA WEEKS at Mayors Gala for the Arts, 6 – 7 p.m. then

Ryan7 at Lake City Casino, 8 p.m. – 12 a.m.

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

(TVASC), Jan. 19. Cocktails: 5:30; Dinner: 6:30; Dance: 8 p.m. – mid-

night (doors for dance: 7:45), at Kamloops Curling Club, 700 Victoria

St. Music by AL WELDON (of Copper Creek). Tickets: $20/members,

non-members/$35 (dinner & dance); $10/dance only; reserve tickets

by Jan. 5 from Zonia, 250-372-0091, or Francoise, 250-372-3782.

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The Kamloops Storm ended the

fi rst half of the KIJHL season

with a win and a loss.

On Dec. 19, the Storm, playing

their last home game before the

holiday break, shut out the visit-

ing Eagles 7-0, and outscoring

Sicamous 50-20. Max Patterson

and Bobby Kashuba each had a

goal and two assists, while Felix

Larouche and Addison Bazian

each got a goal and an assist in

the win.

Patterson opened the scoring 39

seconds into the game. Ian Chrys-

tal scored less than two minutes

later to give Kamloops the early

2-0 lead. Larouche gave the

Storm the 3-0 lead with a power

play goal with less than fi ve min-

utes remaining in the fi rst.

After a scoreless second pe-

riod, Mitch Friesen made it 4-0

halfway through the third frame.

Then, 23 seconds later, Kashuba

was awarded a penalty shot,

on which he capitalised, mak-

ing it 5-0 Storm. Bazian made

it 6-0 only 3:01 later. Ryan Keis

rounded out the scoring just 19

seconds later to give the Storm

the 7-0 win.

Brody Nelson stopped all 20

shots he faced for the shut out.

The tables were turned on the

Storm the following night as

the Eagles hosted the Storm and

came away with a 3-1 win.

The Eagles opened the scoring

1:46 into the game then made it

2-0 halfway through the period.

Nelson, who started in net for the

Storm, only saw 16:10 of action,

stopping four of six shots, left

the game in favour of Bailey De

Palma.

The Eagles took a 3-0 lead 8:16

into the middle frame before

Kashuba fi nally put the Storm

on the scoreboard with their only

goal of the game, to make it 3-1

Eagles for the win after a score-

less third period.

The Storm play their fi rst game

of the new year this weekend,

when they host a pair of home

games; the fi rst, against the

Kelowna Chiefs, on Sat. Jan. 10,

at 7 p.m., and the second against

the Castlegar Rebels on Sun. Jan.

11, at 5 p.m.

The Storm continue to lead

the Doug Birks division of the

Okanagan Shuswap conference

with 46 points, four points ahead

of the Wranglers and the Eagles,

fi ve points ahead of the Heat and

12 points ahead of the Grizzlies.

Their 46 points puts the Storm

in a three-way tie for fi fth spot

with the Castlegar Rebels and

Summerland Steam behind the

league-leading Osoyoos Coyotes

with 65 points; the second-place

Fernie Ghostriders (59); third-

place Beaver Valley Nitehawks

(53); and fourth-place Nelson

Leafs (48).

Storm at home to start second half of season Take in our away

games at www.

kijhl.com

. . .

Sat. Jan. 17: @ Chase Heat

Tues. Jan. 20: @

Revelstoke Grizzlies

Regular Season Home Games

this weekend. . .

Sat. Jan. 10 • 7 p.m.

vs Kelowna Chiefs

Sun. Jan. 11 • 5 p.m.

vs Castlegar Rebels

Fri. Jan. 16 • 7 p.m. vs 100 Mile House Wranglers

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Ryan Rehill opened the scor-

ing for the Kamloops Blazers,

but the Giants replied with fi ve

unanswered goals enroute to a 6-3

win over the Blazers. Matt Need-

ham and Cole Ully each picked up

two assists as Deven Sideroff and

16-year-old defenseman Dawson

Davidson scored goals. For Da-

vidson it was his fi rst career WHL

goal. Connor Ingram took the loss

in goal with 27 saves.

The Blazers completed an eight

game road trip with a 6-3 loss in

Vancouver Dec. 30.

It was the Blazers that scored

fi rst and jumped out to an early

1-0 lead. Ryan Rehill’s blast from

the point went underneath goal-

tender Cody Porter 1:19 into the

game.

The Giants tied it up six minutes

later on a rush that got past goal-

tender Connor Ingram to tie the

game up at 1-1.

The Giants took the lead with 16

seconds left in the period to make

it 2-1 for the Giants after the fi rst

period.

The Giants broke open the game

on a long point shot that fl oated

through traffi c and past Ingram to

make it 3-1 Giants. Then a pair

of goals, both off the rush, gave

the Giants a comfortable 5-1 lead

with six and a half minutes left in

the second period.

Dawson Davidson made it 5-2

scoring his fi rst WHL goal. The

16-year-old affi liate player made

a great play on the power play

and put a shot on goal that beat

a screened Porter as the Blazers

trailed 5-2 going into the third

period.

The Blazers chipped away and

made it 5-3 with 10 minutes to

play. Travis Verveda’s shot was

tipped by Deven Sideroff for his

13th goal of the season.

The Giants came right back and

scored on the next shift with a re-

bound past Ingram to make it a

6-3 fi nal for the Giants.

The Blazers outshot the Giants

35-33 on the night. The Blazers

were 1-for-6 on the power play,

while the Giants fi nished 0-for-5.

The Blazers watched a 4-2 third

period lead evaporate as the

Kelowna Rockets scored a short-

handed marker and two goals on

a fi ve-minute power play to beat

the Blazers 6-4 Jan. 2.

The Blazers opened the scoring

6:37 into the fi rst period. Cole

Ully found a rebound off a point

shot from Connor Clouston to

score his 18th goal of the season.

The Rockets replied just over a

minute later on a power play to

make it 1-1 through one period.

The Rockets took a 2-1 lead

early in the second period on a

5-on-3 power play as a one-timer

beat goaltender Cole Kehler high

on the glove side.

The Blazers played well and bat-

tled back scoring two late goals.

Logan McVeigh showed pa-

tience before fi ring a wrist shot

past goaltender Michael Herrin-

ger to tie the game at 2-2 with

3:53 remaining in the period.

Davidson gave the Blazers a 3-2

lead with 2:18 to go in the second

period. His tipped point shot fl oat-

ed past Herringer, who didn’t see

the puck. For Davidson, it was the

second goal in as many games as a

16-year-old affi liate player.

The Blazers made it 4-2 on a

power play 4:56 into the third pe-

riod. Josh Connolly fi red a shot

past Herringer for his fi fth goal of

the season.

The Rockets made it 4-3 with

a shorthanded goal on a shot that

was slipped just over Kehler’s far

pad.

Luke Harrison was slapped with

a fi ve-minute major for charging

after a big hit on Devante Ste-

phens. Stephens was slow to get

up, but remained in the game.

The Rockets won the game on

the power play as they added two

goals on the fi ve-minute major

to take a 5-4 lead, and scored an

empty net goal to make it a 6-4

fi nal.

Ingram stopped 43 shots through

65 minutes and three more in the

shootout to lift the Blazers to a

3-2 shootout win over the Giants

Jan. 3. Deven Sideroff and Matt

Revel scored the goals for the

Blazers, who held leads of 1-0

and 2-1. Sideroff and Jake Kryski

scored the goals in the shootout

for the Blazers. For the fi rst time

in a long time, there was not one

penalty called in the game.

For the third straight game, the

Blazers scored fi rst as Sideroff

got his 13th goal of the season.

Ully set Sideroff up on an odd

man rush to give the Blazers a

1-0 lead 7:17 into the game.

The Giants replied late in the

period. After Ingram made two

great saves, Arvin Atwal’s point

shot beat Ingram on the blocker

side to make it 1-1 with 1:19 left

in the fi rst period.

The second period was scoreless

as the Giants outshot the Blazers

13-12. Ingram and Porter were

outstanding for both teams as the

game remained 1-1 going into

the third period.

Matt Revel hit the crossbar early

in the third period, but would re-

deem himself midway through

the period. Jesse Zaharichuk

won a battle in the corner and

found Revel in the high slot as

he snapped home his 14th goal of

the season to give the Blazers a

2-1 lead.

The Giants tied the game back

up once again with 3:45 to play.

After a scramble in the Blazers

zone, a shot got past Ingram to

send the game to overtime.

Overtime solved nothing as

both goaltenders were outstand-

ing with Ingram making 43 saves

and Porter stopping 32 through

65 minutes.

In the shootout, Jackson Houck

scored fi rst for the Giants. In-

gram stopped the next three

shooters, and Kryski and Sideroff

both scored as the Blazers went

on to win 3-2.

The Giants outshot the Blazers

45-34. There was not a single

penalty called in the game to-

night as the entire game was

played 5-on-5.

The Blazers play a home game

Fri. Jan. 9, against the Kelowna

Rockets. They are on the road Sat.

Jan. 11, as they travel across the

49th Parallel to take on the Chiefs

in Spokane. The Blazers return

home for a midweek game against

the Portland Winterhawks Wed.

Jan. 14. The puck drops at 7 p.m.


Blazers break losing streak

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