jmnews dec 18, 2014

Thursday, December 18, 2014Vol. 10 No. 25

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As it has done for the past

59 years, the North American

Aerospace Defense Command

(NORAD) will be tracking Santa

Claus on his annual Christmas

Eve fl ight as he delivers pres-

ents to boys and girls around the

world.

The moment radar detects

Santa’s lift off, NORAD begins

tracking him using satellites

22,300 miles above the Earth.

The satellites can detect Ru-

dolph’s bright red nose, which

gives off an infrared signal, with

practically no problem.

Once Santa is detected fl ying

over North American airspace,

Canadian NORAD fi ghter pi-

lots, fl ying CF-18, take off out of

Newfoundland to intercept and

welcome Santa to North America.

Then at numerous locations in

Canada other CF-18 fi ghter pilots

escort Santa while he makes his

deliveries throughout Canada.

The tradition began in 1955 after

a Colorado Springs-based Sears

Roebuck & Co. advertisement for

children to call Santa misprinted

the telephone number. Instead

of reaching Santa, the phone

number put kids through to the

CONAD commander-in-chief’s

operations “hotline.” The director

of operations at the time, Colonel

Harry Shoup, had his staff check

radar for indications of Santa

making his way south from the

North Pole. Children who called

were given updates on his loca-

tion, and a tradition was born.

Since 1958, NORAD staff, fam-

ily and friends have volunteered

their time to personally respond

to Christmas Eve phone calls and

emails from children.

In addition, NORAD now tracks

Santa using the Internet. Last year,

millions of people who wanted to

know Santa’s whereabouts visited

the NORAD Tracks Santa website.

Live updates start at 1 a.m.

Christmas Eve. To track Santa

with NORAD, log onto the web-

site at www.noradsanta.org.

NORAD tracks Santa on Christmas Eve

NORAD staff volunteers will be tracking Santa’s Christmas Eve fl ight around the

world. Track Santa’s progress at www.noradsanta.org.

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• KAMLOOPS NATURALIST CLUB CHRISTMAS SOCIAL,

Dec. 18, 7 p.m. at Heritage House at Riverside Park. Includes slide

show & nature quiz. Call 250-554-1285.

• B3 KINGS annual CHRISTMAS CONCERT, Fri. Dec. 19, at St Andrews

on the Square, 159 Seymour St. Doors: 7 p.m. Show: 7:30 pm. Tickets

at Purchase your tickets at Kamloops Live Box Offi ce, 250-374-5483.

• MERRY CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION. Enjoy a morning of

Christmas carols, skits, the Christmas story, specials, and to top it

off, a lovely Christmas turkey lunch afterwards! Perfect for the whole

family to spend time together at this wonderful time of year! Feel free

to invite friends! Dec. 20, at 10:45 a.m. at Kamloops Seventh Day

Adventist Church, 364 Fortune Dr.

• The annual B100/98.3 CIFM CHRISTMAS AMALGAMATED

TOY HOUSE campaign is now underway throughout Kamloops. The

houses are set up at Sahali, Northills, and Aberdeen malls, as well

as Canadian Tire Aberdeen, Save-On-Foods, Rona & Kamloops Ford

Lincoln. Please drop off donations of new, unwrapped toys for those

who are less fortunate this holiday season.

• THE SALVATION ARMY CHRISTMAS KETTLE CAMPAIGN

is seeking volunteers. Call Audrey, 250 819-0017.

• Second annual HOPE FOR THE HOLIDAYS. Santa will be giving

out gifts to the homeless & less fortunate at Northcott’s New & Used,

419 Tranquille Rd., Christmas Day, Dec. 25, from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Food & beverages will also be served. Want to make a difference? Drop

off donations at Northcott’s or Ask Wellness or call 778-470-3090.

• NEW YEAR’S EVE BULLARAMA & NEW YEAR’S EVE DANCE, at

Barriere Fall Fair Grounds. Wed. Dec. 31. Concessions. Beer garden.

Tickets: $30/Bullarama only; $50/Bullarama & dance; $80/Bullarama,

dance & shuttle service to/from Kamloops, at the Horse Barn, Mount

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

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Dec. 22, 5 p.m.: Salvation Army, 344 Poplar St.

Dec. 24, 1 p.m.: New Life Mission, 181 W. Victoria St.

HoroscopesDecember 22 - December 28, 2014

You may feel as though you’re about to explode this week when it comes to what you consider undue pressure to accept certain obligations, esp. if you feel they’ve passed their use by date. Your position is weaker. Though new ways can be established, the sta-tus quo will remain, as you’re dealing with a powerful force.

There can be a sense this week that new directions are opening up when it comes to the future. Ideas that you may have to make dramatic changes may not be able to be implemented that easily. Become clearer about your priorities – it’s the only way you can keep a lid on frustration when it comes to necessary wait times.

In dealing with others this week, you may fi nd their approach may seem to change, esp. if you’ve been determined about want-ing to fulfi l certain wishes. If you’re at odds, it won’t really al-ter that situation. They can actually become more secretive. To counter this, talk less & give time to see their reaction.

New directions can begin to establish themselves this week, initi-ated by somebody else. No matter how alternative their thinking processes may seem to be, there’s something highly conservative about them, coupled with a strong degree of infl exibility. The main thing is that you don’t make commitments you may regret.

It’s time to make some serious decisions when it comes to changes you need to make with daily routines if you’re to ac-complish certain goals in the future. It’ll be easier to waste time than you utilise it effi ciently. To ensure you don’t go down this path, make a list of what you need to do & keep checking it.

Focus on enjoying yourself this week. Any new directions you’ve decided to take because you think it’ll be more fun, should work for you. Even so, there’s likely to be something practical about it all. Don’t let uncertainties or doubts expressed by somebody else put you off the path you’ve decided to take. You know best.

There’ll be a lot of focus on home & family this week including something new about the way things generally go. Enjoy it all but be careful you don’t wear yourself out getting everything just so. Much of this may come from those who want changes that suit them but leave the work to you.

You’ll likely feel you’re on the verge of new directions requir-ing you to take a new approach communication wise. The dif-fi culty will be mentally letting go of long held habit patterns. Be prepared to embrace alternative ideas or modern technology in some way. The best approach is to relax & treat it as fun.

A new 30-year personal cycle will begin to take shape in your life this week, no matter your age. A sense of being held back that’s plagued you since late 2012 will no longer be the case. Become more serious about your personal position & how you handle things – including your fi nances as well.

This week will generate a sense of personal renewal, which is likely to see you more determined than ever mentally. Focus upon your own needs & anything you want to accomplish. It’ll likely require some major restructuring in some way. You’ve likely suspected this for a while anyway.

While you’re still in the throes of beginning a new 2-year cycle, you also need to make some time available for getting away from it all to enable you to contemplate possibilities in peace. This may be easier said than done because there’s much activity involving others that’s enjoyable though taking you away from your needs.

You’ll likely sense some underlying tension when involved with a group of people. Working out exactly where it’s coming from may be diffi cult because of there being so many different energies blended into the circumstances. Amongst this can be new people. This can have the effect of altering what’s the usual dynamics.


Home for Christmas

It’s been 10 years since I spent

Christmas at “Home” (my child-

hood home). Since I don’t live

in the same town as my parents,

and since I’ve had children, I just

don’t like to chance driving the

wintery highways, at Christmas-

time. Instead, my husband, my

children, and I have our own tra-

ditions and enjoy a cozy Christ-

mas with each other. This year,

that’s all going to change.

For the fi rst time, my children

will be spending Christmas away

from the home they know, and

we will all be spending the holi-

days with my parents. They’re

excited that Santa will be chang-

ing course to ensure they get their

special Christmas gifts in Kam-

loops, and a little worried Santa

may forget them.

This all started when I sug-

gested I come up for a quick visit

at the end of November, which

turned into the middle of De-

cember. My dad, whined (yes, he

actually whined) that we should

be coming for Christmas – as we

were all going to be home. (Who

is this giant mushball and what

did he do to my father?) So, we

discussed it, and agreed to spend

the holidays in Kamloops.

My parents have been warned

that it comes with the territory

that their grandchildren will be

jumping on them at 7 a.m. Christ-

mas morning! My parents’ reac-

tions were that they are old now,

and get up early. (No one has told

them that 10 a.m. is not early in

the eyes of a child – especially on

Christmas morning!)

It’s been many years since they

had to endure small children on

Christmas morning: sneakily get-

ting up in the middle of the night,

with a fl ashlight to sneak a peek

at the Santa goods; knocking over

the Christmas tree; kids bouncing

around in their rooms waiting for

the clock to turn to 7 a.m. (that

was the time we were allowed to

get up.) I don’t think my parents

have a clue!

This will also be the fi rst time

that my entire immediate family

will be together for Christmas. I

am excited to lounge in my py-

jamas all day, eat, eat, eat, and

NOT have to cook turkey dinner.

(Sorry, Mom. It’s my year off!)

Merry Christmas!

Lizsa Bibeau

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Nov. 28, 29, Dec. 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20,

26, 27, & New Year’s Eve Dec. 31

Make this your last call before you hit the road:

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• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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

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

• 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.

• 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.

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

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

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

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

• 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.

Dec. 22 – Jan. 1: CLOSED. Call 250-554-2572 or email [email protected].

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

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

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

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

• AT THE NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTRE, 730 Cot-

tonwood Ave. NSCC is closed Dec. 25 – 26, & will close at noon Dec.

24 & 31. Regular hours resume Jan. 5/15. Sun. Jan. 11, 5 p.m.: COM-

MUNITY 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 entertainment & lots of different desserts! VOL-

UNTEERS 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.

You shall ! nd the babe wrapped in

swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.Luke 2:12

Happy Birthday

Baby Jesus

. . .

Congratulations

on the

Birth of Christ

From the management and staff at

273 Nelson Avenue

Ph: 250-376-3672 Fx: 250-819-6272

Ha y Holidays!To allow our staff to enjoy the

Christmas holidays with their families,

Java Mountain News will not be

published on Dec. 24 or Jan. 1.

Our next issue will be on Jan. 8, 2015.

We would like to wish our readers

& advertisers all the best this Christmas

& good health & prosperity in 2015.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!


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Mitch Friesen was the star of the

game tallying fi ve points on the

night including a hat trick and

two helpers as the Kamloops

Storm defeated the Wranglers

7-3 in 100 Mile House in KIJHL

action in a rough, hard-hitting,

penalty fi lled game last Friday

night, Dec. 12.

Addison Bazian opened the

scoring for the Blazers 2:56 into

the game. Ian Chrystal made it

2-0 halfway through the period

with a power play goal. Just

11 seconds later the Wranglers

got on the scoreboard to cut the

Storm’s lead to 2-1. Less than

two minutes later, the Storm’s

Ryan Keis and 100 Mile House’s

Liam Cumberbirch each received

matching two-minute penalties

for cross-checking. Then with 45

seconds remaining on the clock,

Cole Merrick gave Kamloops an-

other two-goal lead to go into the

dressing room leading 3-1 after

20.

Friesen scored his fi rst goal just

seven seconds into the middle

frame to make it 4-1 Storm. The

Wranglers got that one back 6:06

later to make it 4-2 Storm. Less

than three minutes later, Friesen

scored his second goal of the

night, then Tylor Seabrooke pad-

ded the Storm’s lead to make it

6-2 Storm after 40.

A scuffl e between a number of

players halfway through the pe-

riod resulted in fi ve-minute ma-

jors for fi ghting and game mis-

conducts doled out to Keis and

the Wranglers’ Brett Harris, and

two-minute roughing penalties to

the Storm’s Alexander Buchanan

and the Wranglers’ Jayden Syro-

ta. The fi sticuffs didn’t end there

as just 12 seconds later, David

Larouche and Tate Page each

received fi ve-minute majors for

fi ght and game misconducts. A

few moretripping, roughing and

boarding penalties were handed

out before the end-of-period

buzzer rang.

More roughing penalties were

handed out, this time to Bazian

and Stephen Egan less tha four

minutes into the third period.

The Wranglers scored halfway

through the third to make it 6-3

Storm. About two minutes later,

another fi ght broke out – between

Felix Larouche and Brady Ward

– resulting in fi ve-minute fi ght-

ing majors as well as game mis-

conducts being doled out; Ward

also received two minutes for be-

ing the instigator while Larouche

was given two minutes for board-

ing.

Then with 5:24 remaining in the

game, the Storm made a goalie

change, taking Brody Nelson,

who stopped 12 of 15 shots on

the night for the win, in place of

Bailey De Palma, who stopped

all three shots he faced. Friesen

scored his hat trick goal with

3:47 remaining in the game to

give the Storm the 7-3 win.

The Storm outshot the Wran-

glers 36-18 on the night.

The following night, Dec. 13,

saw the Storm narrowly edge the

Grizzlies 2-1 at home. Friesen

opened the scoring 23 seconds

into the game to give the Storm

the early 1-0 lead. The Grizzlies

tied it up with 1:43 left in the

penalty-free fi rst period.

Despite a few scoring chances

neither team capitalized in a

scoreless middle frame to take

the 1-1 tie into the third period.

Chrystal scored the winning

goal for the Storm 1:33 into the

third to give Kamloops the 2-1

win.

The Storm outshot the Grizzlies

35-12 on the night, including 17

shots in the third frame.

Kamloops fi nishes off the fi rst

half of the season with a home-

and-home series against the

Eagles; the fi rst game will be at

home Fri. Dec. 19, at 7 p.m. at

the McArthur Island Sports Cen-

tre, while the second game will

be Sat. Dec. 20, in Sicamous.

The team won’t play again un-

til the new year, 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 Okan-

agan Shuswap conference with

44 points, eight points ahead of

the Wranglers and the Eagles, 11

points ahead of the Heat and 16

points ahead of the Grizzlies.

Storm lead division going into Christmas break

Take in our away

games at www.

kijhl.com

. . .

Fri. Dec. 12: @ 100 Mile

House Wranglers

Tues. Dec. 20:

@ Sicamous Eagles

Regular Season Home Games

this weekend. . .

Sat. Dec. 13 • 7 p.m.

vs Revelstoke Grizzlies

Fri. Dec. 19 • 7 p.m.

vs Sicamous Eagles

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

19, 20, 26, 27,

& New Year’s Eve Dec. 31

Make this your last call

before you hit the road:

250-372-5110Call from anywhere in the city

of Kamloops

and we’ll drive you and your

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The Kamloops Blazers opened

their longest road trip of the sea-

son with a 4-1 loss in Edmonton

last Wednesday night.

The Blazers had a slow start

as the Oil Kings dominated the

Blazers 16-4 on the shot clock

and scored the game’s fi rst goal.

Andrew Koep fi red a shot off the

crossbar and in from the slot for a

1-0 Oil Kings lead.

Goaltender Connor Ingram was

counted on in the fi rst period as he

made two great saves off the rush

to keep the Blazers in the game.

The Blazers tied the game up

4:26 into the second period on a

good forecheck.

Collin Shirley and Logan

McVeigh won a battle behind the

net, and McVeigh centered a pass

for Luke Harrison as he scored

his seventh goal of the season to

make it 1-1.

The Blazers then had their

chances as they had four straight

power plays including two 5-on-

3 opportunities. Unfortunately,

only one shot was generated as

the game remained tied 1-1.

The Oil Kings then got a power

play goal late in the period with

2:52 to go in the second period.

Ben Carroll blasted a shot from

the point to give the Oil Kings a

late 2-1 lead as the Blazers trailed

2-1 going into the third period.

Aaron Irving got the next goal

for the Oil Kings. His blast from

the point beat Ingram high on the

blocker side for a 3-1 lead.

The Blazers had their chances

with two more power plays in the

third period, but the Oil Kings

added an empty net goal to make

it a 4-1 fi nal.

The power play was poor for the

Blazers as they were 0-for-7 on

the night.

On a rare Thursday night game,

the Rebels got two goals from

their captain, Conner Bleackley,

as they beat the Blazers 6-2 on

Friday night.

The Blazers got off to a terrible

start as the Rebels scored 16 sec-

onds into the game. Brett Cote’s

blast from the point went off a

stick and past goaltender Cole

Kehler to make it 1-0 Rebels early.

Bleackley added to the Rebels

lead off a rush. Tyler Sandhu cen-

tered a pass to Bleackley as he

scored his 11th goal of the season.

The Blazers replied the next

shift as Shirley drove to the net

and scored his eighth goal of the

year to cut the Rebels lead to 2-1.

The Rebels added one more goal

in the fi rst period on the power

play. Adam Musil won a battle

in front of the net and scored to

make it 3-1 Rebels through the

fi rst period.

The Blazers looked like they

were getting back into it as Cole

Ully scored an early power play

goal. Matt Needham set a great

screen in front of the net, and

Ully rifl ed it short side for his

14th goal of the season.

Grayson Pawlenchuk scored the

game’s next goal for the Rebels. A

faceoff win by the Blazers, turned

into a quick shot by Pawlenchuk

past Kehler for a 4-2 Rebels lead.

In the third period, the Blazers

had some early pressure as they

looked to get back into the game.

Unfortunately, the Rebels got the

next goal.

Bleackley scored off the rush

on the power play to make it 5-2

Rebels.

Tyler Sandhu added a late goal to

make it a 6-2 fi nal for the Rebels.

The Blazers outshot the Rebels

32-27 in the game. Rylan Toth

stopped 30 of 32 shots, while

Kehler stopped 21 of 27 shots.

The Blazers were edged 5-3 last

Saturday night against the Cal-

gary Hitmen.

For the fi rst time in 10 games,

the Blazers scored fi rst. Ully

went to the net and put in a re-

bound to make it 1-0 Blazers.

The Hitmen tied it up about two

minutes after the Blazers opened

the scoring. Connor Rankin took

a pass in the slot and wired a shot

past Ingram to tie the game.

The two teams went into the fi rst

intermission tied at 1-1.

Loch Morrison gave the Hitmen

an early 2-1 lead with a goal 1:25

into the second period. Morrison

went to the net and scored on a

rebound.

Chase Lang made it 3-1 one-

timing a pass past Ingram on a

power play as they Hitmen took

a 3-1 lead into the third period.

The Blazers stuck with it and

got a goal from Shirley with 8:55

to play. His hard shot on the rush

beat goaltender Mack Shields on

his glove side to make it 3-2.

The Hitmen made it 4-2 on the

next shift as Adam Tambellini

scored 13 seconds later on a cen-

tering pass.

The Blazers wouldn’t go away

though and made it 4-3 with 6:40

to play. They ran a play to perfec-

tion with Matt Revel scoring off

an offensive zone faceoff for his

13th goal of the season.

Deven Sideroff and Ully had a

couple of good chances late in

the game but couldn’t score as

the Hitmen added an empty net

goal for a 5-3 fi nal.

The Blazers continued their

Central division road trip in Le-

thbridge where the Blazers got

back in the win column, defeat-

ing the Hurricanes 4-2 last Sun.

Dec. 14. Shirley scored two goals

in the win.

The Blazers had a solid start the

fi rst period as they outshot the

Hurricanes 17-7, but didn’t score

until late in the period.

In the last 1:02 of the fi rst peri-

od, the Blazers scored three times

to build up a 3-0 fi rst period lead.

Shirley scored on a 5-on-3

power play. He was parked in

front and took a pass from Logan

McVeigh to score his 10th goal of

the season.

With 30 seconds left, Cole Ully

made it 2-0 on a power play rush.

He took a feed from Matt Revel

and snapped a shot short side.

Shirley rounded out the scor-

ing 14 seconds later as he rushed

down the left wing and put a shot

far side for his 11th goal and sec-

ond of the game.

The Hurricanes worked hard and

they did what they could to get

back into it in the second period.

Zane Jones had a tap in goal as

Kord Pankewicz found him alone

at the side of the net to make it

3-1 5:09 into the second period.

Jones made it 3-2 when he got

a loose puck in the slot and beat

Ingram on the blocker side.

Ryan Rehill replied for the

Blazers on a blast from the point.

Matt Revel won a clean faceoff

to Rehill and his shot beat goal-

tender Zac Robidoux high on the

blocker side for a 4-2 Blazers

lead through two periods.

Stuart Skinner started the third

period for the Hurricanes as they


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WORST NOISY TOY: Despicable Me Bee-Do Fireman Minion $60

This adorable yellow plush cyclops appears soft and cuddly. But

press his tummy and cuddle time is interrupted by an obnoxious end-

less siren noise and fl ashing lights from his head gear.

WORST PINKIFICATION: Nerf Rebelle Femme Fire Mini Blaster $8

Pinkifi cation is the term Shirtliffe uses to describe once-genderless

things being recoloured and rebranded to market specifi cally to attract

little girls. In this case, Nerf has created a pretty pink and purple gun

that comes complete with two pink Nerf bullets for three seconds of

fun before you need to chase and reload.

“Nothing says Christmas like a pink handgun,” said Calgary

Eyeopener host David Gray.

THE SKANKY AWARD: Cerise Hood Doll $30

This doll is a character from the television show Ever-After High.

Cerise Hood is the daughter of Little Red Riding Hood and her doll is

dressed in knee-high brown boots, snakeskin leggings and an incred-

ibly short lace skirt.

Shirtliffe said the doll is basically taking Red Riding Hood and “tart-

ing her up.”

BEST WORST TOY: Bop It! Beats Game $25

Bop It! is a toy that has been around for quite a while. This ver-

sion involves bopping and scratching a turntable to Nicki Minaj’s hit

Pound the Alarm.

Shirtliffe said this game is fun at the start but the repetitive song,

combined with the lack of volume control, makes the game get old

pretty fast.

JUST TERRIBLE: 7-11 Slurpee Drink Maker $40

Everyone loves Slurpees. The instructions call for six tablespoons of

salt per cup and Shirtliffe said every review on one particular site rated

the 7-11 Slurpee Maker as “one star” because of leaking.

“It comes with a free Slurpee coupon, which you’re going to need

when your Slurpee fails,” said Shirtliffe.

DUMBING DOWN A CLASSIC: Monopoly Empire $25

Most everyone has a memory of a long drawn-out family game of

Monopoly. The classic version of the game would take hours to play

and usually end with someone throwing the board across the room.

Monopoly Empire is a game that replaces property with popular

brands like McDonalds, YouTube and eBay. The game is based on

luck, not skill and can be fi nished in 15 minutes.

BEST WORST FOR LAST: 2-in-1 iPotty with Activity Seat for iPad $40

Reading on the toilet is a thing of the past! This potty-training seat

resembles a ride-on bike. But instead of handlebars, parents can install

their iPad. Fortunately though, there is a splash guard.

“You can use an app while you crap before you nap,” said Shiftliffe. – NC

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With the recent, and much anticipated, snowfall in the region, local

RCMP are reminding motorists of the safety requirements to travel on

B.C. Interior highways, and the reason for the focus on ensuring these

rules are followed.

“We’re happy to have ski season upon us, as well as the visitors it

brings from the Lower Mainland as well as from other locations,” said

Sgt. Rob Knapton. “Unfortunately, every year we end up going to ac-

cidents that could have been prevented.”

As of Oct. 1, the Motor Vehicle Act requires all vehicles on B.C.

highways to have winter tires.

“With the great weather we had through October, it was easy to lose

sight of this requirement,” said Sgt. Knapton. “Now that the snow is

falling, we want to make sure that people are properly equipped to travel

safely so they can enjoy their time in our community. It’s not only about

the drivers safety, it’s about the safety of everyone else on the road.”

Road checks are being conducted to ensure compliance and motorists

run the risk of being fi ned and having their vehicles towed if they are

not properly equipped. There is also the potential for criminal or civil

liability if an accident is caused by not being properly equipped.

While tires that are designated as “Mud and Snow” (M+S) on their

sidewall may meet the legal requirements, the best option is to get

a dedicated snow tire, which will display a mountain and snowfl ake

symbol on the sidewall.

For information on tire requirements, refer to www.th.gov.bc.ca/

popular-topics/faq.htm#winter_tires. – NC

Drive safe this winter

Christmas tree lots are open for

business and families throughout

the Interior aren’t wasting any

time picking out their perfect

tree.

If you’re eager to bring the holi-

day spirit into your home with

the perfect tree here are three tips

you’ll need to remember to make

it last until Christmas.

1. Buy wisely. Buying a tree at

the beginning of December may

mean you’ll need to splurge a

little on a higher quality tree like

the Noble Fir or a Normand Fir

to make it last. Trees can vary a

lot in price from $5 a foot for an

Interior Douglas to $14 a foot for

a Noble Fir.

2. Water, water, water! Get the

bottom of your tree cut off when

you buy it at the lot and put it in

water right when you get home.

To keep your tree from shedding

needles it will need a lot of water.

Do not let the water fall below

the cut line.

3. Location. Place your tree in a

cool place, away from radiators,

heat sources and bright lights. – NC

Three ways to make your tree last ‘til Christmas

EAGER TO BRING THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT INTO YOUR HOME WITH THE PERFECT TREE?

HERE’S HOW TO MAKE YOUR TREE LAST

Canadians know that winter driving can be summed up in one

word: Preparation. But what does being prepared include?

According to Lacey Elliott, car expert and spokesperson for auto-

TRADER.ca, aside from the requisite items such as a snowbrush

and ice scraper, booster cables and road salt, motorists today should

consider adding several other items to their vehicle emergency kit

this winter.

“A regular emergency kit for summer may include staples such as

a fi rst aid kit,” she said. “But as weather conditions change dramati-

cally in the winter, assembling a next-level kit is all part of being

prepared.”

• THE VISIBILITY FACTOR. Needing to pull over to the side of the

road during the winter, especially during whiteout conditions, means

making yourself as visible as possible. This means that an absolute

must-have in your winter emergency kit is road fl ares or high-visi-

bility roadside triangles that will signal your distress to other drivers.

“Many accidents occur as passers-by simply do not see your ve-

hicle pulled over until it’s too late,” Elliott said.

• PORTABLE POWER. Cell phones are indispensable in an emergency,

but if your phone battery is fading fast and your car battery is itself

dead or dying and unable to charge it, your phone won’t be of much

use.

“A portable power pack that’s sold in many consumer electronic

stores is a good idea to have in-hand,” related Elliott. “The ability

to charge your phone, even without the aid of your car, is worth its

weight in gold if you’re stuck roadside during the winter.”

• THE BLANKET SOLUTION. An extra set of clothes – especially wool

socks, gloves and a warm toque – in which to keep warm is also ad-

visable, should you fi nd yourself stuck in the cold waiting for help.

If space is an issue, another option is to include an emergency blan-

ket, which is thin and metallic – not unlike the ones used to keep

marathon runners warm post-race.

“They don’t take up much room in your trunk and might just save

the day in frigid conditions,” Elliot explained. – NC

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The third weekend of Operation

Red Nose (ORN) in Kamloops

was the busiest weekend of the

campaign with 127 volunteers

helping drive people and their ve-

hicles home. ORN provided 129

rides on Friday night and a record

173 rides on Saturday night, the

most rides provided in a night in

Kamloops. The weekend brought

in more than $6,200 in donations

for PacifcSport Interior B.C.

Kamloops is still fi rst in the

province out of 13 host com-

munities for providing the most

rides home with 729 rides. Prince

George sits at 630 rides and

Langley/Surrey at 468 rides.

Operation Red Nose is still

looking for volunteers for New

Year’s Eve. If you are interested

in volunteering, contact Ka-

tie Klassen at 250-320-0650 or

email at kklassen@pacifi csport.

com. Volunteer application forms

are available at the RCMP offi ce

on Battle Street. You are asked to

complete the application forms

at the police station, and to bring

two pieces of photo ID.

• The fi rst recorded date of Christmas being celebrated on Dec. 25

was in 336AD, during the time of the Roman Emperor Constantine.

A few years later, Pope Julius I offi cially declared that the birth of

Jesus would be celebrated on Dec. 25.

• No one knows the real birthday of Jesus! No date is given in

the Bible.There are many different traditions

and theories as to why Christmas is celebrated

on Dec. 25. A very early Christian tradition said

that the day when Mary was told she would have

a very special baby, Jesus was on March 25, and

nine months after that is Dec. 25! Dec. 25 might

have also been chosen because the Winter Sol-

stice and the ancient pagan Roman midwinter

festivals called “Saturnalia” and “Dies Natalis

Solis Invicti” took place in December around

this date – so it was a time when people already

celebrated things.

• Christmas had also been celebrated by the early

Church on Jan. 6, when they also celebrated the

Epiphany and the baptism of Jesus. Now the

Epiphany mainly celebrates the visit of the Wise Men to the baby Jesus,

but back then it celebrated both things! Jesus’ baptism was originally

seen as more important than his birth, as this was when he started his

ministry. But soon people wanted a separate day to celebrate his birth.

• The Christmas candy cane originated in Germany about 250 years

ago. They started as straight white sugar sticks. A story says that a

choirmaster was worried about the children sitting quietly all through

the long Christmas nativity service. So he gave them something to eat

to keep them quiet! As he wanted to remind them of Christmas, he

made them into a ‘J’ shape like a shepherd’s crook, to remind them of

the shepherds that visited the baby Jesus at the fi rst Christmas. Some-

time around 1900 the red stripes were added and

they were fl avoured with peppermint or winter-

green.

• Carols were fi rst sung in Europe thousands of years ago,

but these were not Christmas carols. They were pagan songs,

sung at the Winter Solstice celebrations as

people danced round stone circles (The word

carol originally meant to dance to something).

• One of the main reasons we have the custom of

giving and receiving presents at Christmas, is to

remind us of the presents given to Jesus by the

Wise Men: frankincense, gold and myrrh. Frank-

incense was a perfume used in Jewish worship.

Gold was associated with kings, and myrrh was

a perfume that was put on dead bodies to make

them smell nice.

• All over the world, families and friends give

presents to each other. Most children around

the world believe in a Christmas gift bringer.

It’s often St. Nicholas, Santa Claus or Father

Christmas, but in Germany it’s the Christ Kind, in Spain it’s the Wise

Men, and in Italy it’s an old lady called Befana.

• St. Nicholas was a bishop who lived in the fourth century AD in what is

now Turkey. He was a very rich and kind man who had a reputation for

helping the poor and giving secret gifts to people who needed it. Because

of his kindness Nicholas was made a Saint. St. Nicholas is not only the

saint of children but also of sailors. Many countries, especially ones in

Europe, celebrate St. Nicholas’ Day on Dec. 6. In Holland and some other

European countries, children leave clogs or shoes out to be fi lled with

presents. They also believe that if they leave some hay and carrots in their

shoes for Sinterklaas’s horse, they will be left some sweets.

• By the 16th century in Europe, the stories and traditions about St. Nicho-

las had become very unpopular. But someone had to deliver presents to

children at Christmas, so in the UK, he became Father Christmas, a charac-

ter from old children’s stories; in France, he’s known as Père Nöel; in Ger-

many, the Christ Kind. In the early USA his name was Kris Kringle. Later,

Dutch settlers in the US took the old stories of St. Nicholas with them and

Kris Kringle became Sinterklaas or as we now know him, Santa Claus.

The history of Christmas traditions

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were looking for a kick start to work their way back.

The Blazers limited the chances all night as they outshot the

‘Canes 41-20 and won 4-2.

The Blazers gave up three third period goals in a 5-2 loss to the

Kootenay Ice on Tuesday night in Cranbrook.

It was a physical game to start, as the Blazers had a good forecheck

going and spent a lot of time in the offensive zone in the fi rst period.

The Ice had a penalty shot in the fi rst period as Jaedon Desche-

neau went in alone, but was stopped by Ingram.

Rinat Valiev opened the scoring in the fi rst period. His long shot

beat a screened Ingram to make it 1-0 for the Ice through one pe-

riod.

The Blazers outshot the Ice 13-5 in the fi rst period.

The Blazers found their scoring touch in the second period. Shir-

ley went hard into the offensive zone and fi red a shot past goalten-

der Wyatt Hofl in to tie the game up at 1-1.

Shirley gave the Blazers the lead on the power play midway

through the period. He put a bouncing puck on goal for his 13th

goal of the season to give the Blazers a 2-1 lead.

The Ice came back on an odd-man rush. Tyler King fed Desche-

neau for a one-timer in the slot to make it a 2-2 tie through two

periods.

The game was tied until 8:02 into the third period. Tyler King

scored on a rebound to give the Ice a 3-2 lead.

The momentum shifted to the Ice as former Blazer Tim Bozon

scored 55 seconds later to make it 4-2.

Ryan Chynoweth added another goal for the Ice as they went on

to win 5-2.

The Blazers outshot the Ice 32-27 in the game. Wyatt Hofl in earned

the win with 25 saves, while Ingram took the loss with 27 saves.

The Blazers concluded their road trip Wednesday in Medicine Hat

against the Tigers. Results weren’t available at press time.

The Blazers take a much-needed Christmas break, then are back

on the ice Sat. Dec. 27, when they travel to Kelowna to face off

against the Rockets. They continue their road trip Tues. Dec. 30, in

Vancouver to take on the Giants.

The Blazers’ next home game will be in the new year, Fri. Jan.

2, when they host the Rockets. The following night, Jan. 3, the

Blazers play host to the Giants. Both games have a 7 p.m. start at

the ISC. The Blazers then face the Rockets in Kelowna Fri. Jan. 9.

Blazers take holiday break ‘til Dec. 27

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