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Thursday, March 12, 2015Vol. 10 No. 35
FREE
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]
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Charges pending against reckless driver
Kamloops RCMP and the BC Coroners
Service are investigating after a body was
pulled from the Thompson River last Thurs-
day afternoon. Both agencies agree believe
foul play is not suspected at this point. The
body was discovered on a sandbar west of
Tranquille on the Lake in the late afternoon
March 5.
Police received the call about the body
Thursday afternoon, according to Cpl.
Cheryl Bush. Investigators were transported
to the sandbar by the Kamloops Fire Rescue
boat (KFR), and KFR personnel helped the
coroner remove the body, she related.
On Wednesday, the Coroners Service iden-
tifi ed the body as Missing Kamloops wom-
an, 33-year-old Deseree Smith, who was
reported missing in early December 2014.
Megan Latchford, a long-time friend of
Smith, said her discovery brings a sense
of closure to her family and friends. Smith
leaves behind a 13-year-old daughter.
Body on sandbar identifi ed as missing Kamloops woman; foul play not suspected
SUMMIT CONNECTOR CRASH. Kamloops Fire Rescue personnel make notes
as they check out the scene of a crash that involved an SUV and Chevy sedan. The
driver of the SUV fl ed the scene. Police are recommending charges in the incident.Submitted photo
Kamloops RCMP are recom-
mending charges against a driver
of a black Dodge SUV involved in
a crash on the Summit Connector
near Mission Flats Road that sent
two people to hospital March 10.
A man was reported driving
aggressively down the Summit
Connector before colliding with
a vehicle, and then leaving the
scene on foot, according to Cpl.
Cheryl Bush.
Just moments before the crash,
the 43-year-old man had been
involved in a physical confronta-
tion with the driver of a blue car
at a red light near McGill Road
around 1:15 p.m.
According to witnesses, the sus-
pect damaged the car during the
incident. On witness said he saw
the suspect hit the car, smashing
the rear window.
After the altercation, Bush said the
suspect left the scene and contin-
ued down the Summit Connector,
colliding with a blue Chevy sedan
the intersection of Mission Flats
Road and West Victoria Street.
The driver and passenger in the
Chevy were both sent to Royal
Inland Hospital.
After the collision, the driver of
the Dodge abandoned his vehicle,
which was fl ipped on its side, and
left the crash scene on foot. He
was later located by police near
Riverside Auto and transported to
the hospital for non-life threaten-
ing injuries. He was later released.
Police have recommended
charges against him in relation
to dangerous driving, assault and
mischief for damages caused to
the vehicle in the fi rst incident.
The investigation into both inci-
dents is ongoing.
If you have any information, con-
tact the RCMP at 250-828-3000,
or to remain anonymous, contact
Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-
TIPS (8477).
Java Mountain News March 12, 20152
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The Rockin’ River Music Festival, which originated in Mission and is
set to relocate in Merritt this summer has announced its amazing lineup
to date.
Along with such artists as Lady Antebellum and the Nitty Gritty Dirt
Band, organisers have continued to sign more artists for the festival,
which takes place on the BC Day weekend at the former Mountainfest
grounds.
The schedule to date is as follows: Thurs. July 30: Nitty Gritty Dirt
Band; Ridley Bent; Chris Buck Band. On the secondary stage: Who
Made Who, AC/DC tribute band. Fri., July 31: Lady Antebellum;
Tebey; Beverley Mahood; Duane Steele. Secondary Stage: Chris Buck
Band. Sat. Aug. 1: Dierks Bentley; Dallas Smith; MacKenzie Porter;
Rod Black; Cash Crawford. Sun. Aug. 2: Big & Rich with Cowboy
Troy; the Boom Chucka Boys; the Washboard Union; Sean Hogan;
Twin Kennedy.
More signings are due to be announced soon. Tickets for the festi-
val can be purchased on the RiverFest website at rockinriverfest.com.
Camping spots can also be purchased.
RiverFest lineupannounced
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HoroscopesMarch 16 - March 22, 2015
Don’t be tempted to act on anything out of the frustration of not being able to see the outcome. This isn’t a time when this type of behaviour can pay off, mainly because you need to wait & see how matters wind up of their own accord before you’ll be clear to move on. There can be a lot more to things than meet the eye.
You should start to feel a whole lot better now to April 12. You’ll still have to cope with a lot going on behind the scenes ‘til April 1 but you’ll be able to take a more balanced approach & to keep calm. Spend a bit of money on yourself.
Time to get serious with others when it comes to obligations. Break down any situation you’re not happy about. If there’s a lack of clarity, don’t just let it fl oat. Commit yourself to looking into the details, though you’ll feel more inclined to take the easy way out. It’ll be to your detriment if you do.
If you’ve worked on getting your obligations well-structured you should be able to fi nd some regular periods for social inter-actions to mid-April. It may be important you do. If this is the case, it may be necessary to organise it in the same way you do with other commitments. A friendship can become more solid than you expect.
Situations with others can be hard work if you aren’t careful. You’ll get more joy sticking with your own commitments, so be mindful of being too easily distracted in attempting to fi x things up for oth-ers. It’ll be diffi cult to gain a clear perspective on their true motiva-tions so instead focus on the future goals you want to aim for.
Be careful about the way signifi cant endings, leading to new beginnings connected to someone else, can affect you. It’ll be more about them than you. So, be alert to avoid becoming a slave to their circumstances. Important new structures are estab-lishing themselves in your life – focus on their future.
By detaching yourself from the demands of others, you’ll begin to feel greater stability returning though you won’t be able to make a complete escape. They’ll still be pretty demanding. Take a serious look at the way things need to be altered on a daily basis or with routines that have become a daily ritual to you.
Someone else can seem more willing to compromise & this can improve the relationship. Don’t presume they’ll become fl exible though – there’s an underlying stubbornness to develop things their way. Don’t give them too much ground now or you’ll fi nd it very diffi cult to make progress from April – mid-May.
In order to manage personal commitments successfully, focus on putting limits on your natural tendency to be too generous of yourself. This won’t be easy for you but it’s vitally necessary so you can operate in a constructive manner. Regular daily periods of rest are just as important as daily working times.
There’ll be much opportunity for pleasure through to mid-April. Rather than it being social, it may be pleasure you feel from hav-ing established a good basis from which to continue working in the future. Changes you may have been forced to accept over the last few years can now seem more settled though not complete.
Finding time to spend at home or involved with family can bring much pleasure to mid-April. It can be a welcome change to fran-tic activity of late that’s likely left you with little time to think clearly. Resist any temptation or sense of feeling obligated to spend money that you really can’t afford to spend. Be wise.
This week signifi es dramatic endings as a means of new begin-nings over the next 6 months. Tied up in this will be decisions about commitments that have some sort pressure attached. You may want to escape but that won’t be so easy. You’re unlikely to feel ecstatic with your choices.
Java Mountain News March 12, 20153
To buggy or not to buggy
When Zachary was four years
old, his baby sister was born, and
he was “pushed” out of the buggy
and stroller and was walking in
the grocery stores and during our
walks. He adapted well. Now,
that his baby sister is fi ve years
old, I have realised that it’s prob-
ably time for her, too, to not be in
the buggy any longer… but am I
ready for that?
My number one rule for my
Mommy’s Survival Guide was
to always, always, always use a
buggy when grocery shopping
with kids – even if only picking
up bread. I learned a couple times
that even though I was only pick-
ing up bread at the store, I had for-
gotten I also needed milk, a case
of soup was on sale, this or that
item was on sale, and I was car-
rying these items while chasing a
toddler down the aisles, while also
trying to pick up shoes that were
discarded. This was not fun.
Over the years, two kids later,
I have found that the buggy con-
tains this little bundle of energy
while I can shop in “peace” –
while tuning out the “I wants” for
everything in sight.
Aubrielle is fi ve years old. She
is old enough to walk on her own.
She is getting heavy to lift into
the buggy. But, I’m not sure I’m
ready to give up that little bit of
sanity I have left while grocery
shopping. As it is right now, the
buggy is the only thing separat-
ing both children – so they don’t
kick, fl ick, poke, and just annoy
each other. (I once sent Zachary
to the other end of the aisle to
keep him at a safe distance.)
I have a tested this no buggy sit-
uation a couple of times. It wasn’t
as pleasant as I would have liked.
I remember having to hold Au-
brielle’s hand to keep it attached
to the buggy, at one point to keep
her out of the way of other cus-
tomers; all while she whined, and
at one point, yelled at me. I ended
up putting her back in the buggy.
This little piece of sanity that I
call the buggy is very pleasant for
grocery shopping. It makes me
enjoy grocery shopping. I’m not
ready to give this up. But, is it re-
ally the sanity I’m not ready to let
go of, or simply the fact that my
baby is old enough/big enough to
walk along side of me.
I guess, only time
will tell…
In the meantime,
the candy bribes
may have to keep
things going!
Lizsa Bibeau
Mommyisms
FUNNY FACE. Aubri-elle makes funny faces at her brother as she sits in the shopping buggy while clutching a pair of coveted stuffi es while shopping with her mom.
Carly Haddon photo
Java Mountain News March 12, 20154
• AT THE NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTRE, 730 Cot-
tonwood Ave. March 14 &15: SPRING ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES SALE.
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sat. & 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Sun. Admission: $3; kids under
12, free. Call Jo-Ann, 250-376-4777.
• 19TH KAMLOOPS FILM FESTIVAL March 5 – 14, at the Para-
mount Theatre, 503 Victoria St. Fifteen fi lms in 10 nights. Tickets:
$10/adults; $8/students & seniors; $5/TRU students with UPass; $99/
full festival passes (lanyards), from Moviemart, 444 St. Paul St. or
at the door 1 hour befoe screening ($5 TRU student discount tickets
from the TRUSU Desk (TRU Campus Activity Centre). Festival Clos-
ing Party: $12/advance, $15/at the door. www.kamloopsfi lmfest.ca.
• THE WESTSYDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY is LOOKING
FOR A MURAL PAINTER. FMI: wcds.westsyde.info.
• KAMLOOPS FESTIVAL OF THE PERFORMING ARTS, Feb.
22 – March 15, at Calvary Community Church; Sagebrush Theatre; St.
Andrew’s Presbyterian Church; Southwest Community Church; St. An-
drew’s Presbyterian Church; Sahali Fellowship. FMI, http://kfpa.ca/.
• Ukrainian Catholic Women’s League of the Holy Trinity Ukrainian
Catholic Church annual EASTER BAKE SALE Sat. March 28, 10 a.m.
– 12 noon in the Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church basement, 109
Tranquille Road. Paskas & babkas (Easter Breads); fresh baked cabbage
rolls (limited amounts); perogies (limited amounts); homemade baking.
Limits on item amounts per person. Bitaemo! Everyone welcomed!
• LET’S DANCE, hosted by Thompson Valley Activity & Social Club
(TVASC), March 28, 8 p.m. – midnight, at Kamloops Curling Club, 700
Victoria St. Music by the band SIERRA. Tickets: $10, from Zonia, 250-
372-0091, Francoise, 250-372-3782, Ed, 250-374-2774.
• THE SNOWFLAKES THEATRE SOCIETY presents the iconic comedy, FAWLTY
TOWERS: COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS, by Connie Booth & John Cleese,
Sat. March 21, 2:30 p.m. at CSI, 9A – 1800 Tranquille Rd. Everyone wel-
come. Admission by donation. Call 778-470-6000 or 250-573-1152.
• KAMLOOPS INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINA-
TION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION DIVERSITY WALK,
March 20. Opening ceremonies, 11 a.m. at Wilson Heritage House,
followed by walk along Tranquille Road, ending at approximately
12:30 p.m. at Kamloops Immigrant Services, 448 Tranquille Rd.,
where there will be an open house featuring foods from different cul-
tures as well as games & activities for the kids.
• 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.
AROUND TOWN• POKOTILLO UKRAINIAN DANCERS PYROHY DINNER FUN-
DRAISER, Fri. March 28, 6 – 8 p.m. at Odd Fellows & Rebekahs Hall,
423 Tranquille Rd. (at Aspen St. on the North Shore). Dinner includes py-
rohy, Kobasa sausage, salad, beverage & dessert. Prices: $8/small dinner,
$12/large (includes borscht), $15.50/ex large includes 3 cabbage rolls. For
tickets, call 250-374-5734 or email [email protected]. Pick up tickets
at the door. Everyone is welcome! Bring your family & friends, work-
mates & classmates! All funds go towards the Pokotillo Ukrainian Dancers
youth for new costumes, travel, & dance camp registration fees, etc.
• REFLECTIONS OF ZZ TOP, featuring Renea Denis, Sabrina
Weeks, Mike Hilliard & more, April 17 & 18, at the Double Tree by Hil-
ton Hotel, 339 St. Paul St. Doors: 7 p.m. Show: 8 p.m. Tickets at http://
sabrinaweeks.com/, or the Double Tree front desk. Call 250-572-4427.
• THE COMIC STRIPPERS, A male stripper parody & improv com-
edy show, April 17 & 18, 8 p.m. at Sagebrush Theatre. Tickets: $35 or
$30 for groups of 6 or more, from Kamloops Live Box Offi ce, 250-374-
LIVE (5483) or tickets.kamloopslive.com.
• UNPLUGGED ACOUSTIC JAM SESSIONS, on the 1st & 3rd
Monday of the month (March 2 & 16), 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.
• FREE EASTER CRAFT FAIR & FAMILY FUN DAY, March
21, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Heffl ey Creek Hall. Egg painting, Chicken
Poop Bingo, 50/50 & raffl es. Concession. Vendors including Epicure,
Scentsy, Steeped Tea, Sweetspot Cupcakes, Chelsea’s Bakery, farm
fresh eggs, spring bulbs, local artisans & crafters.
• ANNUAL KAMLOOPS COWBOY FESTIVAL, March 12 – 15,
at Calvary Community Church & Kamloops Convention Centre.
Cowboy Festival Kick-Off Dinner & Dance, March 12, at Ramada
Kamloops, 555 West Columbia St. A celebration of western heritage
in Kamloops showcasing the best in cowboy poetry & western music,
as well as cowboy artists & artisans.
• INDOOR FARMERS MARKET at Sahali Centre Mall, 1st & 3rd
Sat., 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. ‘til April 18.Meat products, farm produce, baked
goods, arts, crafts & more. Open to local vendors, if you “Make it, bake
it, grow it.” FMI, call Andy, 250-577-3810, or [email protected].
• LET’S SCRAP BREAST CANCER, a fundraiser for Canadian Breast
Cancer Foundation, CIBC Run for the Cure, Sat. April 11, 10 a.m. – 10
p.m. & Sun. April 12, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Brock Seniors Activity Centre, 9A-
1800 Tranquille Rd. Door prizes, draws, games, classes, lunch, snacks
& so much more included with your registration. Cost: $50/person/both
days! Registration is limited to 70 participants. FMI & a registration pack-
age, call Jacki, 250-579-0195, or email [email protected].
• FUN LAUGHTER FRIENDS. March 15: St Patrick’s Day Potluck
Meet & Greet Brunch; Sat. March 21, 6 p.m., Hearty Family Favou-
rite Potluck Supper; Wed. March 25, 7 p.m. (arrive early if you can),
Dessert & Coffee/Tea, Meet & Greet; Coming soon: Plant & Seed Ex-
change. For locations & details, email Wendy, [email protected].
• CAN-ITAL LADIES SPRING DINNER & FASHION SHOW,
Wed. April 22, 6:30 p.m., at Colombo Lodge, , Fashions by the Bay,
Look Boutique, 406 Sportswear, Jardine’s Domaine, Viva Bridal.
Tickets $35 from Bertha, 250-376-4669.
• KINDER MORGAN & SALMON COMMUNITY discussion,
March 18, 7 p.m. at TRU Clocktower Theatre, Room CT200. Share your
views on the importance of salmon to our communities & the impact of
Kinder Morgan’s tar sands pipeline; guest speakers Sven Biggs & Eoin
Madden; co-hosted by Wilderness Commitee and ForestEthics. Free.
• GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS meetings Thurs, 10 a.m. at Desert Gar-
dens, 540 Seymour St. Call Wally, 250-679-7877, or Sunny, 250-374-9165.
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Java Mountain News March 12, 20155
A mix of
sun & cloud
14° | 6°
Thursday
March 12
Friday
March 13
Saturday
March 14
Sunday
March 15
Tuesday
March 17
Monday
March 16
Sunny
15° | 4°
Chance of
showers
12° | 3°
POP 30%
Chance of
showers
14°| 1°
POP 30%
Sunny
16° | 2°
Sunny
16° | 3°
The Kamloops Storm have ad-
vanced to the conference fi nal
against the Osoyoos Coyotes af-
ter defeating the 100 Mile House
Wranglers 4-1 in the best-of-sev-
en series. The Storm lead the se-
ries 3-0, taking the fi rst two games
at home then the third game in the
Cariboo, downing the Wranglers
3-2 in an evenly matched game
March 5.
Dexter Robinson gave the Storm
the lead 6:05 into the fi rst pe-
riod to take a 1-0 lead after 20.
Mitch Friesen made it 2-0 6:14
into the middle frame before the
Wranglers got on the scoreboard
53 seconds later to make it 2-1
Storm. But Ryan Keis answered
back 1:46 later to make it 3-1 after
40. It looked like it would end that
way, but the Wranglers were able
to score on the power play with
1:29 left on the clock to make it
3-2 for the Kamloops win.
The following night, the roles
were reversed as the Wranglers
came out with guns ablazin’, out-
scoring the Storm 4-1 to avoid
the sweep. The Wranglers lead
1-0 after the fi rst period but Fri-
esen scored the Storm’s only goal
1:41 into the middle period to tie
the game. But that didn’t last long
as the Wranglers scored twice in
less than three minutes in the last
half of the frame to take a 3-1 lead
after 40. The Wranglers added an
empty-netter in the third period to
take the 4-1 win.
The series returned to the Sports
Centre March 7, which allowed
the Storm to regroup and take a
2-1 win. The Wranglers scored
5:41 into the fi rst period to take a
1-0 lead after 20. Keaton Gordon
tied the game on the power play
6:52 into the middle frame, then
the Storm took the lead with an-
other power play goal 1: 29 later
on a goal that went in off Mark
O’shaughnessy’s skate. The goal
was allowed to stand despite an
appeal from the 100 Mile House
coaches, which gave the 2-1 win
to the Storm, eliminating the
Wranglers and advancing to the
conference fi nals.
The Coyotes advanced to the fi -
nals after eliminating the Summer-
land Steam in six games: 4-2, 8-2,
2-3, 2-6, 5-2, 3-2. The Coyotes get
home ice advantage in the series
having fi nished the regular sea-
son with a better points advantage
– they topped the league with 87
points while the Storm, who topped
the Birks division, tallied 68 points.
Games 1 and 2 will be played in
Osoyoos March 11 and 12; the se-
ries moves to Kamloops for games
3 and 4 March 14 and 15. If addi-
tional games are necessary, game
5 will be in Osoyoos March 17;
game 6 in Kamloops March 18;
and game 7 in Osoyoos March 19.
The winner of the best-of-seven
series will go on to play the Koo-
tenay conference fi nals winner,
which sees the Kimberley Dyna-
miters take on the Beaver Valley
Nitehawks.
Storm advance to conference fi nals against Coyotes
CHARACTER HATS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY:NEWBORN, TODDLER, YOUTH, ADULT.ALSO BLANKETS, SLIPPERS, BOOTIES,
SCARVES, MITTENS, ETC. WILL MAKE TO SUIT.CALL JUDI TO ORDER • 250-376-3672
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• BROCK CENTRAL LIONS CLUB meets the 1st & 3rd Thurs.
of the month (March 5 & 19) 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.
• 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 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.
• KAMLOOPS QUIT SMOKING support group meets every Thurs
at Kamloops United Church, 421 St. Paul St.
• THE BIG LITTLE SCIENCE CENTRE, 655 Holt St., open for pub-
lic 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.
MARCH BREAK ACTIVITIES: March 14 – 28: DO IT YOURSELF CONSTRUCT
IT! Exciting hands-on construction fun using LEGO, Megablocks &
more. LEGO will be out every day, other materials will change over time.
Standard entry fee applies. Closed Sun. & Mon. Exploration Room open
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sat. March 14, 21, & 28: EXCITING STATIC ELECTRICITY
SHOW, Time for a Science Centre Hair-do! Discover fun static activities
that you can try at home, & have the powerful van de Graaf Generator
make your hair fl y KEG 2015 LECTURE SERIES, at TRU Activity Centre,
Mountain Room, Thurs. March 19: CRITICAL RAW MATERIALS, by George
Simandl, Specialty Metals & Industrial Minerals BC Geological Survey.
MARCH BREAK CAMPS: SUPER SCIENCE CAMP: a full week camp for kids in
grades 2 & up, March 16 – 20, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Explore the physical world
with crafts, shows, games, science experiments, & yes, explosions! $180/
child. DAILY SCIENCE FUN CAMPS: Sign up for a day or the week! March
23 – 27, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Each day will have a different science theme
& include super science fun. $50/child/week or $15/day. ROBOTICS CLUB,
2 sessions Jan. – June: Wed. April 29 – June 3. Fri: Feb. 27 – March 13 &
April 10 – 24; May 1 – June 5. Work at your own level, from Lego designs
or free build, depending. Interactive challenges. For boys & girls 10 years
& older. Cost: $60/session/child. Register online or in person. Call 250-
554-2572 or email [email protected].
Java Mountain News March 12, 20156
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AROUND TOWN• KAMLOOPS SEEDY SATURDAY 2015, Sat. March 21, 10 a.m. –
2 p.m., at TRU Grand Hall. Anything to do with gardening; seed & plant
exchange; heirloom seeds for sale; master gardeners; gardening work-
shops; kids’ activities; snacks; door prizes. Admission: $2; seniors, stu-
dents or Transit Pass holders/free. Free parking. [email protected].
• Kamloops newest community-based monthly series FILMS FOR CHANGE
presents WATER ON THE TABLE, a fi lm by Liz Marshall, featuring
water-warrior Maude Barlow, Wed. March 25, 7 p.m. followed by panel
discussion & Q & A. TRU Alumni Theatre. Admission by donation.
• ASK THE NUTRITIONIST, free informative 1-on-1 mini consulta-
tion with Lisa Kilgour (Registered Holistic Nutritionist), Nature’s Fare,
5-1350 Summit Dr., Fri. March 13, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.; Thurs. April 9, 9
a.m. – 1 p.m. Find the underlying cause of your symptoms or the diet that
helps you feel your best. Email your questions: ask_lisa@naturesfare.
com. 250-314-9560. ACHIEVE OPTIMAL MENTAL HEALTH –
THE WAY NATURE INTENDED, by David Stephan. Learn how to
improve your overall mental clarity & focus, reduce levels of stress & its
negative effects on the body, improve your mood & unlock your greater
mental potential, Wed. March 18, 7 – 9 p.m. Nature’s Fare, 5-1350 Sum-
mit Dr., 250-314-9560. Free. Register at the vitamin desk.
• 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.
Kamloops RCMP are search-
ing for a man who used a knife
in a robbery at a North Shore
convenience store Wednesday.
A male entered the Mac’s Con-
venience Store on Tranquille
Road before 5 a.m. March 11,
and produced a knife in front
of the clerk to steal cash and
cigarettes. The clerk was not in-
jured, according to Cpl. Cheryl
Bush. The K9 dog was sent to
search for the man but could
not locate him.
The suspect is described
as wearing a brown jacket,
gloves, blue jeans, dark run-
ning shoes and a baseball cap.
The man’s face was covered
up at the time of the robbery,
but he was wearing glasses.
The incident is still under
investigation. If you have any
information, the Kamloops
detachment at 250-828-3000,
or contact Crime Stoppers at
1-800-222-TIPS (8477) to re-
main anonymous.
Suspect sought after Mac’s robbed
The Kamloops Blazers got two
goals from Cole Ully in a 4-2 win
over the Spokane Chiefs last Fri-
day night on home ice.
The fi rst 10 minutes of the game
was free fl owing with very few
whistles until the Blazers opened
the scoring 12:33 into the fi rst
period.
Ully chipped a puck into the
Chiefs zone and Matt Needham
won a race to the puck before
feeding Ully in front of the net
for his 31st goal of the season
and a 1-0 Blazers lead.
Collin Shirley made it 2-0 on an
odd man rush. Quinn Benjafi eld
fed Shirley for his 23rd goal of
the season.
The Blazers carried the 2-0 lead
into the fi rst intermission. Shots
were 8-7 in favour of the Chiefs.
In the second period, the Blaz-
ers got an early goal on a broken
play from Jake Kryski.
Needham pushed a puck for-
ward and Kryski came off the
bench on a breakaway. Goal-
tender Garret Hughson stopped
Kryski’s fi rst attempt, but he
got his own rebound scoring his
ninth of the season to make it 3-0
for the Blazers.
The Chiefs are a hard working
bunch and spent plenty of time
in the Blazers zone in this one
as they generated 15 shots in the
second period.
Blair Oneschuk got the Chiefs
on the scoreboard with just over
fi ve minutes left in the second pe-
riod when he roofed a shot over
goaltender Connor Ingram to
make it 3-1 going into the third
period.
The Blazers started the third pe-
riod on the power play and made
the Chiefs pay 45 seconds in.
Ully pounced on a rebound and
scored his second goal of the
game to make it 4-1 for the Blaz-
ers.
The Chiefs would continue to
work hard and not give up in this
game.
They made it 4-2 with an extra
man at the tail end of the power
play. Keanu Yamamoto scored
on a rebound with just over two
minutes remaining in the game.
The Blazers took another pen-
alty, and the Chiefs had their
goaltender on the bench as they
continued to press the Blazers.
The penalty killers did a great
job as they kept the puck away
from the Blazers zone and helped
preserve a 4-2 win over the
Chiefs.
The Chiefs outshot the Blazers
38-30 in the game. The Blazers
were 1-for-4 on the power play,
while the Chiefs fi nished 0-for-2.
The Thunderbirds scored the
winning goal with 4:24 to play
in the third period to slip by the
Blazers 3-1 last Saturday night in
Seattle.
The Blazers and Thunderbirds
played a scoreless fi rst period.
Both teams had chances, but both
Ingram and Taran Kozun were
sharp.
The Thunderbirds outshot the
Blazers 11-9 in the fi rst period.
Cory Millette opened the scor-
ing 4:53 into the second period.
He got his stick on a shot from
Ethan Bear that defl ected off the
crossbar and past an unsuspect-
ing Ingram to make it 1-0 for the
Thunderbirds.
As the period carried on, the
Blazers took over and created
pressure and chaos in the offen-
sive zone.
Kozun continued his sharp play
with great saves on Shirley and
Needham in tight in the second
period.
The Blazers fi nally got one past
Kozun with 2:43 to play in the
second period.
Matt Revel gave a pass to Ully
who fed Needham for a one-
timer and a pretty goal to even
the score headed into the third
period.
The Blazers outshot the Thun-
derbirds 22-8 in the second pe-
riod.
In the third period, both teams
had chances, but the tight check-
ing game looked as though it
would end up going to overtime.
The Thunderbirds though would
score a late goal on the Blazers.
Jared Hauf’s shot from the point
found its way through a mess of
bodies in front of the Blazers net
past Ingram, to make it 2-1 for
the Thunderbirds with 4:24 left
in the game.
With the game on the line, Ully
had a great chance to tie it up, but
the puck slipped wide of the net.
The Thunderbirds added an
empty net goal with 44 seconds
to play to make it a 3-1 fi nal over
the Blazers.
The Blazers were 0-for-2 on
the power play, while the Thun-
derbirds did not get a power play
and took the only two minor pen-
alties of the game.
Kozun was the game’s fi rst star
with 39 saves for the Thunder-
birds, while Ingram stopped 30
of 32 shots he faced.
The Blazers played a home
game match up against the Prince
George Cougars Wednesday
night. Results we not available at
press time.
Prior to Wednesday’s game, the
Blazers were four points behind
the Cougars for the last playoff
spot in the B.C. division and two
points behind the Tri-City Ameri-
cans for the last wild-card playoff
spot in the Western Conference
with six games left in the season.
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