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Four years ago bruce dunn asked Chris Krush-el to play the part of emily Carr in a production geared towards children. with her teaching background and love of performing it was a natural fit. It took no time at all to fall in love with emily Carr and her life.

Fast forward to 2012, Chris has re-written her script and brought emily back to share with adult audiences. she is sure that you will fall in love with the Canadian icon just as she has and invites every-one out to see her show.

The show, which is aptly named painting the Town, is being performed on sun-day, January 29 at 2:00 pm at the pavilion Theatre. The winter weather can be unpredictable, says Chris. we decided to make the performance in the after-noon so it is accessible to everyone and so more se-niors would feel confident coming out.

emily Carr and her life is just part one of this in-teresting show. The second

part goes on to celebrate englands sarah walker and should be just as enter-taining if not more.

emily Carr had a tough go, she explains. i will be performing a few songs and a monologue about emily. The second part about sarah walker is more

musical. i will be perform-ing a bunch of torch songs from days gone by. My friend Lori Thompson will be accompanying me on piano. sarah walker was both a british comedienne and singer. our hope is that we have enough diversity in our program to appeal

to many interest groups including book groups, art students and teachers, as well as music lovers.

It may seem odd at first that the show would in-clude two such different and unique individuals but Chris thinks the pairing is natural. i had such fun

playing emily last time, i felt attached to her. when i was looking for a name for the show painting the Town seemed to fit. Em-ily was a strong and inde-pendent woman who did her own thing, walked to the beat of her own drum. sarah walker painted the town in her own way, they brought people out on the town. They were both strong, independent wom-en who you will enjoy.

we invite you out to have a really good time, finishes Chris. It is my goal to give you a perfor-mance that for just one minute will take you to an-other place. i perform be-cause i love it and would like to share it with you.

Chris Kushel is a Kamloops resident and employee at the red Cross on Victoria street. she will be performing on sunday, January 29 at the pavilion Theatre. Tickets are only $15 and available at the Kamloops Live! Box Office.

Tanya Orozco, freelanceIn the second half of Painting the Town, Chris Krushel (R) accompanied by friend Lori Thompson will be performing some nostalgic songs by Sarah Walker, a British comedienne and singer.

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Be a neighbourly Snow Angelin the spirit of the holidays and

giving back to your community the seniors outreach society,

Volunteer Kamloops, Tru and the City of Kamloops are joining together to launch the snow angels program.City bylaws require all resi-

dential occupants to clear the public sidewalks on their prop-

erty as soon as possible after a snowfall. snow angels recognizes

that some residents, such as elderly and disabled people, have difficulties

meeting this requirement and clearing snow and ice from other areas of their property.

snow angels is a program where neighborhood-based volunteers are paired with seniors or residents with limited mobility in need of snow removal services for their pathways, stairs, sidewalks and driveways so they are clear and safe for use. snow and ice are a potential safety hazard for those with limited mobility and there-fore the snow angels program is an opportunity for neighbours to engage with one another and help those in need.

The snow angel program recognizes the efforts of those who shovel snow and ice from the walkways of their neighbours who need assistance. Through the snow angel campaign, seniors can nominate a snow angel with seniors outreach. The snow angel will receive a letter of commendation and be entered into a draw for prizes.

if you or your organization are interested in this citywide volun-teer effort, please call 250-372-8313, email [email protected] or go to the seniors outreach society website at www.kamseniorsoutreach.ca.

interior health wants to assure community residents that sexual-ly transmitted infection (sTi) and hiV services will be available through other service providers when public health sTi clinics no longer accept new clients at the end of this month.

The interior health sTi clinics are based in public health cen-tres in five communities across the health authority (Kamloops, Kelowna, penticton, grand Forks and Cranbrook). These clinics provide sTi testing and treatment and hiV testing. The last day for new intakes was december 30 and services will phase out by the end of January.

interior health will continue to provide these services at its street outreach clinics in Kamloops and Kelowna. people can also access these services through walk-in clinics, family physicians and other service providers in their communities. in addition, hiV designated nurses will continue

to support primary care providers with hiV counseling, partner noti-fication and education support.

The decision to discontinue these services is based on an extensive program review which found that 90 per cent of sTi testing is being done by other providers such as physicians and walk-in clinics. physicians and other service providers are also doing the majority of hiV test-ing with less than one per cent of hiV tests being done by interior health nurses.

no job loss will result from this, as staff will instead focus on other prevention and health promotion priorities. The nursing compo-nent to provide this service in the five communities equates to less than two full-time employees as those nurses also provide other services at the health units.

when other providers offer these services we need to look at other population health needs and re-direct our nursing resources

into those areas that arent being offered, said anne Clarotto, program director promotion and prevention. This decision is also about re-allocating our services to achieve consistency, equita-bility and standardization in our practices as well as to ensure our nurses are able to maintain their competencies.

interior health wants to assure the public that any clients who are in the midst of treatment or an

immunization series with public health will still be able to have it completed by public heath.

interior health has developed a comprehensive communica-tion plan to inform physicians and other stakeholders about this change in service and the avail-ability of other providers. people who need assistance in locating other sTi service providers can contact their local health unit for assistance.

Access to STI and HIV services will still be available

brrr!In front of a crowd of a hundred or more people standing on beach at Riverside Park, only a brave few plunged into the icy waters of the South Thompson for this years Polar Bear Swim.This year was a bit warmer than most, with the temperature right around the freezing mark, much to the delight of the participants in the 19th annual Ridge Runners Run and Polar Bear Swim which started at 10:30 am and wound up on the beach at noon on January 1.This was the seventh year for Kayne Mellish, left, and Adam Flundra, right. They convinced their friend Mitch Day to participate for his first time.

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gathered at royal inland to deliver tins of popcorn and show their gratitude to the many doctors, nurses, and lab special-ists involved in the organ donation processstaff who dont normally see the results of their work. without the support of royal inland, organ dona-tion and transplantation would not be possible.

so far in 2011, staff in intensive care units, emer-gency departments, and operating rooms across bC have helped to save 268 lives!

operation popcorn began more than 20 years ago as a way to acknowledge the difficult but crucial role british Columbian hospital staff play with potential deceased organ donors, their families, and the organ recovery pro-cess. during operation popcorn, transplant recip-ients across b.C. deliver

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No bedbugs in our librarieswith the recent reports of bed bugs

in libraries across the Lower Mainland, the Thompson-nicola regional district Library system took a pro-active approach and had all 13 branches tested - including the bookmobile - for bed bugs.

were happy to announce that there were no reports whatsoever from the testing, said Kevin Kierans, director of Tnrd Library system. we will con-tinue to monitor the situation very closely. our staff also underwent training as well to help educate them about this issue.

recently bed bugs have been reported in a number of libraries in the Lower Mainland of british Columbia. while not a public health issue, the bugs can become a serious nuisance if not prop-erly treated. The Tnrd Library system branches have installed monitoring sys-tems to quickly pick up any signs of the bugs if they are to appear.

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Ms. Kristen Meersman the citys capital project manager, to install 10,000 wireless water meters. hydro and gas meters with similar ill-conceived and profit-driven tech-nology will come next. what were our politicians thinking? These gad-gets will increase our utility costs,

bombard us with harmful radiations (babies especially) and expose us to costly appliance change outs (ie. baby monitors), remote shut downs and uninsurable consequences (ie. fires caused by said meters). They will invade our privacy and crooks can tell when were away!

were those we elected to look after voters well being, asleep at

the switch when approached to approve smart meters? or did they too put profit over economic, health and privacy concerns?

This ill-conceived idea can be reversed by individuals; google no smartmeters to find out more.

i ask our city caretakers to do the same.

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now that the holidays are over and we are in to a new year, the Kamloops Central business improvement association wants to remind us that playing an active part and being an active member in your community is something that not only benefits the com-munity as a whole but yourself as well.

in order to have a fully func-tional and healthy downtown, we need to work together, explains gay pooler, general manager of the KCbia. we all benefit from each other. There is always something happening here in the downtown core that you can be part of. we encourage you to keep up to date on the current events by visiting us online and reading our regular newsletters.

The KCbia has various ways that you can participate in shap-ing the neighbourhood you work and play in. They have a business development committee, safety and social Committee and a Marketing and Communications Committee. all business members are invited to come and participate

and give their ideas and thoughts.all of their current events and

important news is shared on their web site including a brand new page dedicated to news and information about parking in the downtown core.

parking is an important topic, continues gay. we currently have a parking solutions group that is looking at various short and long term parking solutions. we have set up an area of our website that shows the different available lots and some other information about the cost and price of parking. For instance, did you know that each

parking spot outside your business produces $800 in revenue per day. if that spot is being occupied by yourself or an employee, that is a lot of lost revenue to you and your neighbours.

The goal of gay and the Kamloops Central business improvement association is to keep downtown vibrant, livable, workable and engaging. They work long and hard year round and invite you to become involved.

you can read more about what goes on in your neighbourhood at www.kcbia.com.

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if we are unlucky enough to be involved in a car accident, of course it is never our fault. The following

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no matter what side of the political spec-trum you sit on, what your thoughts on war are, no matter how old you are or if you have children, everyone should take a few minutes out of their day this upcoming Thursday, July 28 and head down to riverside park to take a look at the portraits of honour tour that will be rolling into town that day.157 Canadian soldiers have died in combat in afganistan, explains portraits of honour artist dave sopha. The portraits of honour national Tour is centred on a 10 x 35 oil painted mural featuring the hand painted por-traits of the 155 Canadian soldiers, sailors and aircrew who have lost their lives while serving in afghanistan. The last two have lost their lives since the tour has started and their por-traits will be in progress along the way.The mural has taken Kinsmen and volunteer artist dave sopha over 6,500 hours so far to paint but admits that his work wont be com-plete until our combat mission in afghanistan comes to a close. The mural will be toured across Canada in a specialized mobile display trailer and organizers expect to raise over $1.5 million. The funds raised will support the Military Families Fund and established military charities to assist families of the fallen and to assist the thousands of military personnel who return home with physical or emotional injuries. organizers will also seek to fund other charities who offer additional troop and family support that falls outside of the Military Families Fund mandate.although the journey across Canada only started this May, the whole project has beengoing much longer. it all started back in

2008 while daves nephew was serving in afganistan. in 2008 my nephew was on his 2nd or 3rd tour in afganistan, he explains. we would watch and read the news and hear of fallen soldiers, we always had our fingers crossed that it wasnt sean and were happy to find out it wasnt him. i was ashamed to be happy at someone elses loss as these soldiers are somebodys child. These postage stamp

size pictures did not give these soldiers justice so i went out and had a special made canvas created and painted bigger than life portraits of all of our fallen soldiers. The response has been overwhelming.More than coming to see his work, dave hopes that people come out in every city to show support for those families who have lost

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Dave Sopha has been airbrushing murals and paintings for the past 38 years. He discovered his

artistic talent during an eight-month recovery following a car accident in 1970 that left him with

a broken back. Dave has had an extensive career supporting military murals across the country in

Legions and memorials, receiving numerous awards for his work. The Portraits of Honour mural is

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with a wagon in tow, three of

the hardest working summer stu-

dents make their way to riverside

park every Tuesday through

saturday. These university stu-

dents are andrew Crabbe, Kirsten

sandberg and dianna springford,

also known as the Kamloops arts

Councils rivertown players.

Join the rivertown players

as they bring don Quixote, sir

gawain and The green Knight,

and percy and The dragon to

life. This is storytelling of epic

proportions physical comedy,

songs, and interactive fun with

each character telling their own

story, explains Jacquie brand,

general manager of the Kamloops

arts Council.The rivertown players

theatre

company is only two years old

but the program as a whole has

been going on for seven. They

have been making headlines in

Kamloops for the last few sum-

mers and this season is no excep-

tion. The talented theatre group

stages live theatre shows for kids

of all ages twice daily at riverside

park and special performances

elsewhere throughout the summer

including every day of the western

Canada summer games.its a lot of fun, ex

plains

Kirsten. weve all gone to school

to do this. it is great working expe-

rience. To get a job within the-

atre in the summer is really good.

There are not many opportuni-

ties, adds diana. having a sum-

mer job in your field is definitely

really nice, finishes andrew.

out of school for the sum-

mer doesnt mean their learn-

ing has stopped. all three of the

rivertown players, have worked

extremely hard on these summer

performances. They have done

everything from build the sets and

design the costumes to write the

material and do their own set up

each day. a hands on approach to

learning first hand what it takes

to put on a show will help these

young adults for years into their

future careers.with a medieval theme in

hand,

the team went to work writing,

designing and producing. what

they came up with was two dif-

ferent productions; part one which

they performed all of July and

now part two which you can catch

down at the riverside park until

the end of august. They have also been m

aking

appearances at different events

and festivals within the city and

were recently were awarded the

first place prize in the commu-

nity street performance category

at the Kamloops Central business

improvement associations sum-

mer buskers showdown, which

Summer performances under the o

ak trees

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i think i hear the school bell ringing and with that all too familiar sound comes lunch making, extra curricular activities, home-work and the hardest job a parent has to do, which is encouraging and guiding theirchild through another school year.Like everyone else, children are all indi-viduals; there are kids like my daughter who love school with a capital L, there are kids like my son who are extremely brilliant but just the thought of going to school makes them weep inside. how oh how do you con-vince your children that working hard now and taking an active part in what could be viewed as the most important period in life is something that is worth it for them to do?well no one person has an exact answerfor that but by learning what is importantto your child sometimes you can think cre-atively and motivate them with something they do care about. Just ask north shoreresident and grandpa harry Madden. at the spry young age of 79, harry promised his granddaughter rose douglas, a north shorehigh school student, that if she buckleddown and took an active role in her educa-tion that he would do the unthinkable (to him that is) and get his ear pierced.i am not a jewelry man, laughs harry. i have gone my whole life only wearing a wedding band and sometimes a watch. iam definitely against any kind of piercing. iagreed to get an earring just to motivate my little granddaughter.The good news it worked. harry gave his granddaughter a reason to stop procras-

tinating and that little push made her standup and take an active role in her life. sheworked hard and made the semester honour roll for the first time in her life.she got on the honour roll, continuedharry, and i had to put my money where my big mouth is. i didnt know it was a semester system. i thought i would have been a year until she reached her goal but he got it on the

very first one. she got on the honour roll and i got an earring. she says its cute, but i dont know about that. you have to do anything you can for your children. its as simple as that. you do what you have to do to help guide them through life.The moral of the story is as a parent you need to be an active participant in your continued on page 2

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Join us for a BBQ on Sunday, September 11 from 1:30-3:30pm

We invite you to comecelebrate "Grandparents Day"renaissance retirement residence

Fun for the whole family! Hot Dogs, Ice Cream, Clown and Face Painting.To RSVP phone 250-376-5363

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we are lucky that we live in the

midst of some of the best farm

land and natural food sources

around. That tied with the fact that

we also have a myriad of amaz-

ing culinary artists and chefs that

could go toe to toe in competition

with chefs from all over the world

make being able to enjoy a great

meal using fresh, delicious, and

sustainable products pretty easy.

The Thompson-shuswap Chef

Farmer Collaborative (TsCFC) is

a non-profit organization made up

of chefs and farmers who seeks to

celebrate local food in our region

using sustainable programs that

inspire and educate our member-

ship and the community about

the benefits of eating local. They

work on helping foster respon-

sible regional agriculture, sustain-

ability, and food security.in an attempt to showcas

e this

fact to the community as a whole

the Thompson-shuswap Chef

Farmer Collaborative has come

up with a way to introduce the

community about the benefits of

eating locally. The one day event

is aptly named Farms2Chefs

Fundraiser and it will be one

event that you will not want to

miss.we take over a farm f

or the

day, invite the public, and let

our chefs show off the best of

what our farmers/producers

offer, explains ed walker of


Farmer Collaborative. Chefs

create tasty one-bite dishes, local

wineries and breweries pour the

finest of beverages. Come enjoy

live entertainment and childrens

activities.Connecting the best farme

rs and

producers in the region with the

best chefs from the best restau-

rants, Farms2Chefs is happen-

ing sunday, august 7 from 3pm

to 8pm at Thistle Farms out in

westsyde. Tickets are $60 for

adults, $20 for 12 and under,

5 and under are free. They are

available at wednesday and

saturdays Farmers Markets, at

some participating restaurants

and online at tscfc.org. The pub-

lic gets to interact directly with

our membership. Money raised

goes towards the TsCFC grant,

available to farmers and local

food security groups.weve been connected

with

food security issues for a long

time, explains dieter dudy of

Thistle Farms. in order to make

the event viable, we had to pick

somewhere close where people

are likely to come, so i offered to

do it. The whole event is thanks

to ed walker who pursued it and

made people aware. This is such

a great opportunity for everyone,

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Local farmers and chefs unite at Thi

stle Farms


Torch relay this Friday page 2

Fashionable Finds at 2dz page 5

Donovan Cavers, chef and own

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reparing

a berry large amount of desserts

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Farmers market

at the spirit square

every Friday from 4-8pm

Benchwarmers

Home cooked meals

Caf on 12th

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no matter what side of the political spec-trum you sit on, what your thoughts on warare, no matter how old you are or if you have children, everyone should take a few minutes out of their day this upcoming Thursday, July 28 and head down to riverside park to take a look at the portraits of honour tour that will be rolling into town that day.157 Canadian soldiers have died in combat in afganistan, explains portraits of honour artist dave sopha. The portraits of honour national Tour is centred on a 10 x 35 oil painted mural featuring the hand painted por-traits of the 155 Canadian soldiers, sailors and aircrew who have lost their lives while serving in afghanistan. The last two have lost their lives since the tour has started and their por-traits will be in progress along the way.The mural has taken Kinsmen and volunteer artist dave sopha over 6,500 hours so far to paint but admits that his work wont be com-plete until our combat mission in afghanistan comes to a close. The mural will be toured across Canada in a specialized mobile display trailer and organizers expect to raise over$1.5 million. The funds raised will support the Military Families Fund and established military charities to assist families of the fallen and to assist the thousands of militarypersonnel who return home with physical or emotional injuries. organizers will also seek to fund other charities who offer additionaltroop and family support that falls outside of the Military Families Fund mandate.although the journey across Canada only started this May, the whole project has been going much longer. it all started back in


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no matter what side of the political spec-trum you sit on, what your thoughts on warare, no matter how old you are or if you have children, everyone should take a few minutes out of their day this upcoming Thursday, July 28 and head down to riverside park to take a look at the portraits of honour tour that will be rolling into town that day.157 Canadian soldiers have died in combat in afganistan, explains portraits of honour artist dave sopha. The portraits of honour national Tour is centred on a 10 x 35 oil painted mural featuring the hand painted por-traits of the 155 Canadian soldiers, sailors and aircrew who have lost their lives while serving in afghanistan. The last two have lost their lives since the tour has started and their por-traits will be in progress along the way.The mural has taken Kinsmen and volunteer artist dave sopha over 6,500 hours so far to paint but admits that his work wont be com-plete until our combat mission in afghanistan comes to a close. The mural will be toured across Canada in a specialized mobile display trailer and organizers expect to raise over$1.5 million. The funds raised will support the Military Families Fund and established military charities to assist families of the fallen and to assist the thousands of military personnel who return home with physical or emotional injuries. organizers will also seek to fund other charities who offer additionaltroop and family support that falls outside of the Military Families Fund mandate.although the journey across Canada only started this May, the whole project has been going much longer. it all started back in


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with a wagon in tow, three of the hardest working summer stu-dents make their way to riverside park every Tuesday through saturday. These university stu-dents are andrew Crabbe, Kirsten sandberg and dianna springford, also known as the Kamloops arts Councils rivertown players.Join the rivertown players as they bring don Quixote, sir gawain and The green Knight, and percy and The dragon to life. This is storytelling of epic proportions physical comedy, songs, and interactive fun with each character telling their own story, explains Jacquie brand, general manager of the Kamloops arts Council.The rivertown players theatre company is only two years old but the program as a whole has been going on for seven. They have been making headlines in Kamloops for the last few sum-mers and this season is no excep-tion. The talented theatre group stages live theatre shows for kids of all ages twice daily at riverside park and special performances elsewhere throughout the summer including every day of the western Canada summer games.its a lot of fun, explains Kirsten. weve all gone to school to do this. it is great working expe-rience. To get a job within the-

atre in the summer is really good. There are not many opportuni-ties, adds diana. having a sum-mer job in your field is definitely really nice, finishes andrew.out of school for the sum-mer doesnt mean their learn-ing has stopped. all three of the rivertown players, have worked extremely hard on these summerperformances. They have done everything from build the sets and design the costumes to write the material and do their own set up each day. a hands on approach tolearning first hand what it takes to put on a show will help these young adults for years into their future careers.with a medieval theme in hand, the team went to work writing, designing and producing. what they came up with was two dif-ferent productions; part one which they performed all of July and now part two which you can catch down at the riverside park until the end of august. They have also been making appearances at different events and festivals within the city and were recently were awarded the first place prize in the commu-nity street performance category at the Kamloops Central business improvement associations sum-mer buskers showdown, which

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next year marks 200 years since

the first Hudsons Bay Company

trading post was opened up here in

Kamloops, the land where the two

rivers meet. Although there have

been people in this area for many

more years than that, it was with this

first post that the city itself started to

grow and take shape.

We see the heritage markers and

plaques on some buildings, notice

the grand architecture of others and

are proud of the Old Courthouse

which still stands proud, tall and

mostly as it has always been atop

its hill. But when we walk down the

street on a daily basis, we tend not

to think where all the oddities and

their stories here in downtown Ka-

mloops actually came from. When

there is an answer to a question

needed, there is almost no one better

in town to ask than Kamloops Mu-

seum supervisor and archive care-

taker Elisabeth Duckworth.

Elisabeth, with the help of her

cherished City archives, rolled out

the answers for many questions;

why does that house at 673 Battle

Street have a plaque that says Ide-

al on it, why are there rumours that

there are tunnels underneath the

downtown, and was there really a

Kitty Kat Theatre? The one ques-

tion that stumped her however was

why is there a giant W on the back

of Fratellis Foods at 223 Victoria

st..

The house with the word Ideal

on it is not as a romantic story as I

had wished, Elisabeth says, as she

retrieves a book with the stories of

various buildings in the downtown

core. It had something to do with

the type of stone used on the house

as facing.Dead on, the own

er of the home

owned the Small and Dobson Ce-

ment Plant. The plant manufactured

concrete blocks for construction.

The blocks were moulded with a

surface resembling dressed stone.

He used them to build the house at

673 Battle as an experiment to see

if it was easier to construct than the

typical wood house of that era. In

doing this, he thought it was, so he

plaquered the home with the word

Ideal to explain his find.

With one oddity explained, the

next one on the list is not so easy

or is it? The rumours of tunnels un-

derneath the city are rampant. At

the turn of the century many of the

buildings were built with double

basements, explains Elisabeth.

The buildings were freestanding

but with alleys between them and

basements below their basements.

This is the source of the myths

about tunnels downtown. Today,

the Zacks building is one of the

few buildings left downtown with a

double basement.

For anyone who was here before

the early 1970s they will be able to

tell you that there was in fact a gi-

ant neon cat here that marked not a

Kitty Kat Theatre but The Bronze

Kitten which was located where

Universal Reproductions is now at

124 Victoria Street. Stop in and ask

the boys and they will be able to tell

you the mess that half of the build-

ing was when they took it over.

The big W on the back of the

Fratellis building has always been

a talking point for those who wan-

der through the back alley at 2nd

and Victoria Street. I guessed it was

a Woolworth W but there was no

record of it at the museum. Luckily

Mario Pietramala from Fratellis let

the secret slip and mentioned that

the W stands for Wodlingers.

Fascinating historical finds reveale

d downtown

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er.

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north shore

we are lucky that we live in the

midst of some of the best farm

land and natural food sources

around. That tied with the fact that

we also have a myriad of amaz-

ing culinary artists and chefs that

could go toe to toe in competition

with chefs from all over the world

make being able to enjoy a great

meal using fresh, delicious, and

sustainable products pretty easy.

The Thompson-shuswap Chef

Farmer Collaborative (TsCFC) is

a non-profit organization made up

of chefs and farmers who seeks to

celebrate local food in our region

using sustainable programs that

inspire and educate our member-

ship and the community about

the benefits of eating local. They

work on helping foster respon-

sible regional agriculture, sustain-

ability, and food security.in an attempt to showcas

e this

fact to the community as a whole


Farmer Collaborative has come

up with a way to introduce the

community about the benefits of

eating locally. The one day event

is aptly named Farms2Chefs

Fundraiser and it will be one

event that you will not want to

miss.we take over a farm f

or the

day, invite the public, and let

our chefs show off the best of

what our farmers/producers

offer, explains ed walker of


Farmer Collaborative. Chefs

create tasty one-bite dishes, local

wineries and breweries pour the

finest of beverages. Come enjoy

live entertainment and childrens

activities.Connecting the best farme

rs and

producers in the region with the

best chefs from the best restau-

rants, Farms2Chefs is happen-

ing sunday, august 7 from 3pm

to 8pm at Thistle Farms out in

westsyde. Tickets are $60 for

adults, $20 for 12 and under,

5 and under are free. They are

available at wednesday and

saturdays Farmers Markets, at

some participating restaurants

and online at tscfc.org. The pub-

lic gets to interact directly with

our membership. Money raised

goes towards the TsCFC grant,

available to farmers and local

food security groups.weve been connected

with

food security issues for a long

time, explains dieter dudy of

Thistle Farms. in order to make

the event viable, we had to pick

somewhere close where people

are likely to come, so i offered to

do it. The whole event is thanks

to ed walker who pursued it and

made people aware. This is such

a great opportunity for everyone,

continued on page 2

Local farmers and chefs unite at Thi

stle Farms


Torch relay this Friday page 2

Fashionable Finds at 2dz page 5

Donovan Cavers, chef and own

er of Conscientious Catering p

reparing

a berry large amount of desserts

!


Farmers market

at the spirit square

every Friday from 4-8pm

Benchwarmers

Home cooked meals

Caf on 12th

North Shore

102-1157 12th St. 250-376-3812

Raise money for your team or organization!

Ask us about our fundraising dinners

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i think i hear the school bell ringing and with that all too familiar sound comes lunch making, extra curricular activities, home-work and the hardest job a parent has to do, which is encouraging and guiding their child through another school year.Like everyone else, children are all indi-viduals; there are kids like my daughter who love school with a capital L, there are kids like my son who are extremely brilliant but just the thought of going to school makes them weep inside. how oh how do you con-vince your children that working hard now and taking an active part in what could be viewed as the most important period in life is something that is worth it for them to do?well no one person has an exact answer for that but by learning what is important to your child sometimes you can think cre-atively and motivate them with somethingthey do care about. Just ask north shoreresident and grandpa harry Madden. at the spry young age of 79, harry promised his granddaughter rose douglas, a north shorehigh school student, that if she buckled down and took an active role in her educa-tion that he would do the unthinkable (to him that is) and get his ear pierced.i am not a jewelry man, laughs harry. i have gone my whole life only wearing a wedding band and sometimes a watch. iam definitely against any kind of piercing. iagreed to get an earring just to motivate my little granddaughter.The good news it worked. harry gave his granddaughter a reason to stop procras-

tinating and that little push made her stand up and take an active role in her life. sheworked hard and made the semester honour roll for the first time in her life.she got on the honour roll, continued harry, and i had to put my money where my big mouth is. i didnt know it was a semester system. i thought i would have been a year until she reached her goal but he got it on the

very first one. she got on the honour roll and i got an earring. she says its cute, but i dont know about that. you have to do anything you can for your children. its as simple as that. you do what you have to do to help guide them through life.The moral of the story is as a parent you need to be an active participant in your continued on page 2

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Lucianna Briglio at Hair Express in North gives Harry Madden a pierced ear in recognition of his

granddaughter Rose Douglas school achievement.


628 Tranquille RoadKamloops, BC250-376-5363www.chartwellreit.ca

Join us for a BBQ on Sunday, September 11 from 1:30-3:30pm

We invite you to comecelebrate "Grandparents Day"renaissance retirement residence

Fun for the whole family! Hot Dogs, Ice Cream, Clown and Face Painting.To RSVP phone 250-376-5363

Get ready for Amazing Race 2012sun Life Financial will be host-

ing this years sun Life amazing race on april 28.

The sun Life amazing race is a fun family and corporate event that will have teams of two, racing to designated pit-stops throughout the city, using city transit or their own manpower to perform various fun and chal-lenging activities at these stops.

it will start at 9:00am at riverside park and will continue until the last racer returns, which is normally within about three to four hours. There will be specta-tor activities at riverside park and everyone is invited to come down and cheer the racers on!

all the money raised from this event will benefit the Juvenile diabetes research Foundation (JdrF) in Kamloops.

The JdrF is the worldwide leader in funding research to cure type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune

disease that strikes children and adults suddenly, but lasts a life-time. JdrFs mission has been constant since it was founded four decades ago: to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. registration for this event will begin in January.

sun Life is calling all business looking to gain market exposure. This is a fun family friendly event that speaks to the healthy living in all of us! Come out for a good time to promote your business, cheer on the racers and support your community. whatever your reasons they look forward to hear-ing from you! They are looking for riverside park booth spon-sors, with proceeds also benefit-ting JdrF. please call shianne at JdrF at 250-37-0599 or wes at sun Life Financial at 250-31-110 for more information or to book ahead.

Amanda Sullivan and Nikki Fredrickson at the 2011 Sun Life Amazing Race at Riverside Park.

January fun facts and trivia Many cultures celebrate New Years Day on March 21st,

the Spring Equinox. The name January is derived from Janus who presided

over the gate to the new year. According to Facebook users, January is Change Your

Profile Picture To a Muppet month. January is National Soup Month.


sunday tuesday thursdaymonday wednesday saturdayfriday

north shore Community Centre#452 - 730 Cottonwood ave 376-4777 [email protected] 2011

12:30pm Carpet Bowling1:00pm Cotton Pickers5:00pm Weight Watchers6:30pm Zumba7:00pm Duplicate Bridge

12:30pm Carpet Bowling5:00pm Weight Watchers6:30pm Zumba7:00pm Duplicate Bridge Snowmobile Assoc.

9:00am Tuesday Bridge1:00pm Healing Touch Tai Chi Breathing2:30pm Scrabble5:30pm Zumba6:30pm Yoga Woodcarvers6:45pm Karobics

9:00am Out of Eden

12:30pm Carpet Bowling1:00pm Cotton Pickers5:00pm Weight Watchers6:30pm Zumba7:00pm Duplicate Bridge Cottonwood Birthdays

10:15am Tai Chi Breathing10:30am Sing-A-Long12:00pm BCGREA

8:00am Weight Watchers


9:00am Tuesday Bridge1:00pm Tai Chi Breathing Healing Touch2:30pm Scrabble5:30pm Ladies of the Moose6:30pm Yoga

9:00am Tuesday Bridge1:00pm Healing Touch2:30pm Scrabble5:50pm Zumba6:30pm Karobics Yoga Diabetes Workshop Wood Carvers

9:00am Golfers Bridge Diabetic Clinic10:00am Yoga1:00pm Cribbage1:30pm Line Dancing6:30pm Social Dance7:00pm Duplicate Bridge

9:00am Golfers Bridge Diabetic Clinic10:00am Yoga1:00pm Cribbage1:30pm Line Dancing6:30pm Social Dance7:00pm Duplicate Bridge


10:15am Tai Chi Breathing10:30am Sing-A-Long12:00pm BCGREA2:00pm Old Time Dance

9:00am Art Class12:30pm Carpet Bowling1:00pm Tai Chi Breathing2:15pm Reflexology5:45pm Dance Aerobics6:30pm Gentle Nia7:00pm Line Dancing Columbia Prop. Mgt

9:00am Golfers Bridge Diabetic Clinic10:00am Yoga1:00pm Cribbage1:30pm Line Dancing6:30pm Social Dance CML - AGM7:00pm Duplicate Bridge VV Lions Exec

9:00am Out of Eden

10:30am Eckankar 12:30pm Carpet Bowling2:15pm Reflexology5:45pm Dance Aerobics6:30pm Gentle Nia Blazers Booster Club7:00pm Line Dancing

Flea Market8am

9:00am Art Class12:30pm Carpet Bowling2:15pm Reflexology5:45pm Dance Aerobics6:30pm Gentle Nia7:00pm Line Dancing

9:00am Golfers Bridge9:00am Diabetic Clinic10:00am Yoga1:00pm Cribbage7:00pm V.V. Lions Duplicate Bridge

10:30am Sing-Along

10:15am Tai Chi Breathing10:30am Sing-Along2:00pm Old Time Dance


Flea Market8am

9:00am Art Class12:30pm Carpet Bowling1:45pm KCS Shop2:15pm Reflexology5:45pm Dance Aerobics6:30pm Gentle Nia7:00pm Line Dancing Movie Night

Closed9:00am Tuesday Bridge1:00pm Healing Touch2:30pm Scrabble6:30pm Yoga

12:30pm Carpet Bowling5:00pm Weight Watchers6:30pm Zumba7:00pm Duplicate Bridge

ClosedNew Years Day

9:00am Out of Eden 9:00am Out of Eden

Community Dinner 5pmtickets $15 in advance

Buffet DinnerEveryone welcome

Live Entertainment 50/50

Pie Night 6:30pm

9:00am Out of Eden

9:00am Tuesday Bridge1:00pm Tai Chi Breathing Healing Touch2:30pm Scrabble5:00pm Community Dinner6:30pm Yoga Diabetes Workshop

LiFEs LikEthat...Youre in incredible shape, the doctor said. How old are you again?I am 78. The man said.78? asked the doctor. How do you stay so healthy? You look about 60!Well, my wife and I made a pact when we got married that whenevershe got mad she would go into the kitchen and cool off and I would gooutside to settle down. the man explained.What does that have to do with it? asked the doctor.I spent a lot of time in the great outdoors.

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Yarn Beads Needle Craft Supplies Alterations Teddy Bear Parts One on One Classes

Come in and see our bright new store!

Donnas Yarn & Craft Centre

MooseThe Family FraTerniTyLoyal Order of Moose Women of the Moose Moose Legion

Lodge #1552 730 Cottonwood Avenue 250-376-8022

New members always welcome!Open everyday 11:00am - 8:00pm Fridays until midnight

Meat Draws Friday at 7pm & Saturdays at 3pm

250.372.3090TOLL FREE 1.877.718.2211

Are you due for new hearing aids?Now located at 414 Arrowstone DriveIn the old Sahali Dental office located behind Sahali Centre Mall. Theres lots of parking available at the side of the building in the Sahali Centre parking lot. (Fox & Hounds side.)


safe, sustainable, inspired

Gifts, toys, games, science kits, puzzles and

more for children & adults.

Sahali Mallwww.tumbleweedtoys.ca

Ethically produced Fair trade Organic

Speciality Non-battery Recycled plastics

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Sahali Mall 778.471.5625

BCs ONLY Tupperware StoreLocated in Sahali Mall

Store Hours Mon-Sat 9:30am-5:30pm

www.my.tupperware.ca/wingsofsuccessEarning Opportunity, Home Parties & Fundraisers!

january events

thursdays, fridays and saturdaysWestern Canada Theatre Raffle for Halifax Trip - You could win a WestJet flight and holiday package from Western Canada Theatre. The raffle ticket sales booth will be set up on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays until February 4th. Tickets will also be on sale at The Sagebrush Theatre during For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again.

until january 31Fiesta Raffle for The Hospice - Kamloops Ford Lincoln is raffling a Fiesta in support of The Hospice. It is parked beside the main entrance to

Sahali Mall and you can go online to sign up or scan the code on the back of the car.

january 23-28Heap the Honda - Sahali Mall is delighted to host a drop-off location for the Heap-The-Honda Project. Drop-off box will be at Tumbelweed Toys. New and barely used books will be distributed to social agencies in the city that offer programs in support of literacy.

thursday, january 26Family Fun with Games - Bring your pre-schoolers and the rest of the family and explore the kind of family fun you can enjoy from inside a box. All free. It is part of LinKs Unplug and Play Week. The Cat In The Hat will be here and every family will leave with a new book.

250-374-3033 www.sahalimall.com 945 Columbia St. W. Free ParkingMon-Thu 9:30am-5:30pm Fri 9:30am-9pm Sat 9:30am-5:30pm Sun & Holidays 12-5pm

Local students received an early holiday present from bCLC with the donation of 178 reuse computers via Computers for schools.

The donated computers are being repurposed within local classrooms and will double their useful life. The district is thrilled with the relationship we have fostered with bCLC throughout the years and very much appreci-ate their generosity, John Cuzzola, direc-tor of information technology for Kamloops/ Thompson river school district. Their dona-tion will go towards providing greater access to technology for our students.

Mary-em waddington, executive director of Computers for schools bC, noted that dona-tions from organizations like bCLC helped Computers for schools hit a milestone of more than 118,000 computers distributed to schools across the province so far.

The Computers for schools program has made a significant impact in enhancing com-puter literacy in schools across b.C., helping districts save costs on computer purchases that they can re-direct towards other programming, and reducing negative environmental impacts through effective reuse, waddington said. businesses have a key role to play in the suc-cess of the program and we encourage com-panies to partner with us in getting computers into b.C. schools that need it the most.

The foundation of our company is technol-ogy and were committed to managing our

equipment, such as computers, in a sustain-able manner, said Lynette hughes, vice-president, transformation and technology for bCLC. donating our equipment to the school district has been a win-win for us. we have found a new home for the equipment and have given students access to technology that may in turn spark an interest in a future career in the iT sector.

so far this year, the government of Canada and 26 private companies in b.C. have donat-ed more than 7,380 computers for reuse in schools across the province. The value of these

computers is estimated at $1.5 million and equivalent to removing 850 cars from the road or saving enough energy to power over 196 homes a year.

Computers for schools, co-founded in 1993 by industry Canada and the Telecom pioneers, refurbishes computers and related equipment donated by governments and businesses. These computers are distributed across Canada to schools, libraries and registered not-for-profit learning organizations. The national program achieved distribution on its one millionth com-puter milestone in december 2009.

Donated computers help local schools

The Thompson regional hospital district board (Trhd) of directors has elected peter Milobar as the new Chair, and ronaye elliott as the acting Chair.

also the Trhd approved the 2012 provisional budget. Total expenditures for 2012 have been budgeted at $16.5 million which is up approximately $1.7 from 2011. included in the 2012 expenditures is funding for Medical device reprocessing at royal inland hospital. The 2012 residential tax rate for the Trhd will increase an average of $21 per residential household assessment.

The increase in the tax rate is part of a strategy to build up a down-payment towards the con-struction of the royal inland hospitals surgical patient Care Tower and the Columbia street health services building. These two projects are expected to cost approximately $00 million. The average tax rate will increase from $21 per residential household to $127 by 201 to help offset these costs.

The Trhd also approved a bylaw for cost-sharing ($837,2 of $2,093,560) with interior health for minor equipment in facilities within Kamloops (rih), ashcroft, Clearwater, Lillooet and Merritt. each fall interior health presents a list of minor equipment that they would like the Trhd to cost share at 0 percent with.

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blazers announced that they have acquired 20-year old brandon herrod from the prince albert raiders in exchange for 17-year-old Logan McVeigh and the blazers second round draft pick in the 2012 bantam draft.

we are elated to add brandon to our lineup. he is an experienced leader, serving as captain of the raiders, and was voted as their play-off MVp last season. he is a proven scorer in our league and is known as a solid, character player. he will be a welcome addition to our team and with a career spanning 31 games in the whL to date, we expect to benefit

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herrod, who hails from Meadow Lake, saskatchewan, has compiled 18 goals and 18 assists in 0 games so far this season. during his whL career, he has

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bonner continued, in order to acquire a valuable player we had to give up one in Logan, and the blazers wish him every success with his career in the future.

Blazers contest for kidsThe blazers free youth ticket

promotion is back again filled with contests for the month of January. Fans will receive a free youth ticket with the purchase of a regular priced adult or senior walk-up ticket to any blazers home game.

There will be an opportunity for kids to join blazers public address announcer bill odonovan to help announce at the blazers games on saturday, January 1 or wednesday, January 18. This is open to fans aged 9 to 1 at each blazers home game.

Kamloops booster Juice pres-ents the three game stars with a booster Juice for their outstand-ing efforts in the game. For home games on January 11, 13, 1 and 18 the blazers will choose three lucky kids to present the booster Juice 3 stars on the ice at interior savings Centre fol-lowing the game.

The contest is open to fans aged four to twelve. send the following information to ashley at [email protected] for consider-ation to be a Junior announcer or booster Juice Three stars presenter: name, age, parents name, phone number, contest applying for (please choose only one) and available dates.

also new this year will be an opportunity to write a letter to your favourite blazers player and let them know why youre their biggest fan! drop your letter off at the blazers Corner store and the blazers will post them online for everyone to read. select fans will also receive responses to their let-ters so make sure to include your return mailing address with your letter! Letters can be dropped off at the blazers Corner store during home games on January 11 to 18. This contest is open to fans aged four to twelve.

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Out of the Cold homeless shel-ter volunteers needed. if interested in helping out on this worthy cause call Maybelle at 250-376-161.

Kamloops Adult Learners Society offers 12 daytime courses for seniors from Jan. to apr. Course listings at www.kals.ca. register at northills Centre on Jan. 5, 1-pm and Jan. 9, 9:30am-12:30pm. FMi contact Charlotte at 250-372-5985.

Legion meetings - executive meeting at 12:30pm and gener-al meeting 1pm on Jan. 9 at the Legion hall, 25 Lansdowne. FMi call Joan at 250-579-9220.

RDSP information sessions for people under 60 living with a disability. Jan. 12 from 1-2pm at open door group, 657 Victoria st. To register call 1-877-287-7655 ext. 27 or send an email to [email protected]

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