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The North Shore Safeway was
evacuated by police Thursday
morning for what turned out to
be “just a joke.”
As three teenaged boys left the
store about 10:45 a.m., one of
them told an employee that they
had left a bomb inside, according
to Staff Sgt. Grant Learned.
RCMP offi cers evacuated the
store and went through surveil-
lance tape to determine whether
the three had anything that might
have been a bomb.
Meanwhile, offi cers caught up
with the trio on a city bus, where
they were arrested.
One of them admitted the bomb
comment was “a joke.”
Police are recommending charg-
es of public mischief against the
boy.
The Fortune Shopping Centre
store re-opened at about 11:30 a.m.
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Bomb scare ‘joke’ leads to store evacuation, charges
Holiday drinking and driving citations up
Ironically while impaired driving stats are
up, this holiday season turned out to be one
of the best yet for Operation Red Nose in Ka-
mloops.
Kamloops provided 1,129 rides over the 11
nights of service, and raised $27,522, about
$3,000 more than in 2012. That was enough
to place our city fi rst out of 13 other commu-
nities in the province.
New Year’s Eve was especially busy, with
volunteers providing 142 rides that night
alone while raising $3,814.10 in donations.
The campaign had 210 volunteers fi lling
close to 600 positions. These volunteers
drove 23,312 kilometers over the 11 nights
to get clients and their vehicles home safely.
Education and awareness about Operation
Red Nose has helped the service become suc-
cessful, according to program co-ordinator
Katie Klassen.
The donations raised from the campaign go
to Pacifi cSport Interior BC. All proceeds go
toward developing services and programs for
amateur sport in the Kamloops region. Pa-
cifi cSport is a “not for profi t” society, and a
legacy of the 1993 Canada Summer Games.
Since starting in Kamloops in 1997, Pacifi c-
Sport has given almost $250,000 in athlete
travel support, $30,000 in coach travel sup-
port and a variety of equipment bought to
help support athletes and their training. Pa-
cifi cSport has 120 athletes and 33 local sport
organizations.
RCMP offi cers man a Counter Attack road block on Seymour Street over the Christmas holiday
season. More drivers were cited for drinking and driving over previous years.
It seems Kamloops drivers are just “not”
getting the message when it comes to im-
paired driving. Drinking and driving prohi-
bitions were up 86 per cent in the month of
December.
Police handed out 115 roadside prohibitions,
compared to 61 in December 2012. The num-
bers have almost doubled and police say it’s
extremely disappointing.
“We are at a loss to know why the numbers
are so high,” stated Cpl. Bernie Parent. “We
haven’t changed enforcement practises from
previous years. But still, the numbers are not
satisfactory. Some drivers don’t seem to be
getting the message.”
Police are warning drivers that roadside
campaigns are not just for the holiday sea-
son and offi cers will be out all year round,
stepping up enforcement, targetting impaired
drivers until the numbers change.
RED NOSE NUMBERS ARE UP
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Friends cover roommate’s bedroom in giftwrap
YEAR IN REVIEW
Robert Brown and Stuart Morh-
all thought the perfect gift for
best friend Craig Macey would
be a room makeover.
When Craig Macey, 23, returned
home to the English town of Al-
dershot after spending the holi-
days away, he was met with a
belated Christmas surprise: The
law graduate’s entire bedroom
had been gift-wrapped.
His roommates, Robert Brown
and Stuart Morhall, used 12 left-
over rolls of wrapping paper and
three rolls of Scotch tape to indi-
vidually wrap each item found in
his room, walls included. It took
two days to completely cover ev-
erything.
“It was funny and I appreci-
ate the joke, but it wasn’t what I
wanted after a long drive home,”
Macey said. “It was nice to have
more presents to open mind you.”
While Macey didn’t look for-
ward to the cleanup that awaited
him, he also understood that the
prank was a well-deserved one.
He and Morhall had recently
wallpapered Brown’s bedroom
with pages from Argos cata-
logues. (Brown had worked at the
department store in his youth.)
“When wrapping up my Christ-
mas presents I noticed that I had
a few rolls of paper left over,”
Brown said of the prank’s inspi-
ration. “I thought it would be a
great time to get my own back.”
And because the three room-
mates always play fair, Morhall
expects his room to receive an in-
convenient makeover in the near
future, too.
A new year is upon us, once
again. Our kids are a year older,
each has grown up a bit more and
each has learned a new activity.
What will this new year hold?
About this time last year, I did
my Mommy resolutions. It in-
cluded being more patient with
the kids, working out more, and
drinking less coffee. It’s hard to
believe that a year has passed
and I’m looking at this list again
(shamefully) wondering if I made
any progress.
As with most years, there are
set-backs to the resolutions.
• I worked out – hard! That was
the month of March and felt great.
In May, I went to Montreal for
two weeks and fell off the wag-
on – gaining weight, and feeling
crappy. Throughout the summer,
working out was touch and go –
as was my patience. But, since the
fall, I have been on the right track
working out hard – which is my
greatest stress reliever and makes
a less cranky mommy.
• Drink less coffee. That’s laugh-
able! I’m more of a coffee drink-
er now than I have ever been in
my life. And I’m okay with that
as long as I can handle my caf-
feine crashes and not take it out
on the kids. Give Mommy a venti
Skinny Vanilla Latte and I will
have the most patience in the
world!
• Kids vs Patience. That’s an
oxymoron. But, we all have our
moments as do I. I try my best
to not go crazy. But it happens.
As the kids grow, they each tend
to listen more (and also drive
me crazy more). But, this also
brought independence and more
quiet time for Mommy.
All-in-all, it was a great year
and I am happy with my results.
I even changed some things that
were not on my list. Now, to fo-
cus on my goals for this new year
to realistically better myself.
Happy New Year!
HoroscopesJanuary 13 - January 19, 2014Pressure you have to deal with from others can suddenly make you realise what’s most important to you. Some aspect of this can even surprise you. There’ll be further considerations so don’t feel as though you need to get things altered or settled in a hurry. It may take as long as mid-Feb. – mid-March to do so.
Situations with others can vary considerably. There are those where communication has no bounds – everything can be discussed & you know the person can be relied upon. Then there are those who you sense have a hidden agenda. They don’t realise you’re onto them. Enjoy stirring them up – it’ll take time to expose them.
Spending very likely needs to be curbed – to most people the holi-day season is over but you may not want to see it that way. Anybody else who’s contributing can begin to back-peddle. Any regular prac-tical things that have been put to one side of late will now reach a point where they can no longer be ignored. Time to alter your focus.
You become aware of just how lucky you are in relation to the benefi ts & security life has to offer. You’re going through a long-term turning point that can only occur in this way once every 60 years! Situations with others will have their pressures but you can sail through them.
Listen to what others have to say – they may stimulate you to look to your own future in an inventive way. Nothing needs to be done in a hurry. You may fi nd you’ll ebb & fl ow ‘til mid-Feb. – mid-March. You can sense that something big is developing that’ll provide a stable, reliable foundation in life.
Anything involving you with a group of people will be fulfi lling & can generate benefi t. This may also be the case if you’re plan-ning to join a group perhaps for any sort of learning purpose. Even if it’s not direct learning, you’ll learn something from it indirectly. You can realise the benefi ts of reliable friends too.
Whatever energy you put into routine situations may seem to make little difference to any sense of settled-ness. A lot may be to do with not having enjoyed these things for a long time. You need to fi nd an enjoyable outlet that involves you with different people to normal. It can bring a wide-ranging perspective into your life.
Though you need to maintain a cautious approach with new direc-tions or new responsibilities you now have, you can see the vision of what you ultimately want to accomplish. You’ll be signifi cantly held back to late-July & will have to contend with the pressure of alternative ideas & opinions to March. Patience will pay dividends.
Life seems to be operating at 2 different levels right now: the deeper things you sense you need to get in touch with & the more surface matters of your involvement with others. There’s the opportunity to communicate & as a result, learn to enjoy what you’re capable of creating that you didn’t realise before.
Relationships with others grow in a very favourable way that can provide you with a strong sense of security, giving acknowledge-ment that you can rely on this long term. This can also encourage you to review tensions that have existed in the past & the work that may be required to break these down for a more peaceful life.
Mercury, the planet of thought & communication has moved into your sign where it’ll stay ‘til Feb. 1. It’ll quickly encourage you to think about what you’ve learned about yourself. There’ll be stages, as Mercury’ll move on & then return again from mid-Feb. – mid-March. This is when you can have mental clarity.
Don’t put yourself at the mercy of others, as it’ll only serve to confuse you & very likely lower your confi dence. Focus on the things you enjoy & the way in which these can be further devel-oped in the long term as part of your future goals. If there’s been something you’ve wanted to learn, take action to do so.
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• Thompson Valley Activity & Social Club (TVASC) presents LET’S
DANCE, a UKRAINIAN NEW YEAR’S DINNER & DANCE, Jan.
11, at Kamloops Curling Club, 700 Victoria St. Cocktails: 5:30, dinner
6:30, dance to follow from 8 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. (doors open for dance at
7:45). Music by Al from Copper Creek. Ukrainian polkas, waltz, country
& rock. Door prize, 50/50 raffl e, spot dance. Dinner & dance: $20/mem-
bers, $35/non-members; dance only/$10. Reserve tickets by Jan. 3 from
Carole, 250-554-7078, Francoise, 250-372-3792, Zonia, 250-372-0091.
• THE BAND PERRY, with special guests Easton Corbin and Lind-
say Ell, are bringing the We Are Pioneers World Tour to ISC Fri. Jan.
10. Tickets from TicketMaster.
• THE BIG LITTLE SCIENCE CENTRE, 655 Holt St. (Happyvale
School), open Tues – Sat, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Daily hands-on fun in the
exploration rooms & interactive science shows Sat. at 11 a.m. & 1:30
p.m. Jan. 11, Light & Colour Show. Robotics Club & Girls only Ro-
botics Club, Register at the centre or mail registration with payment to
BLSC, Box 882 Stn. Main, Kamloops, V2C 5M8. Call 250-554-2572.
• LIVE MUSIC AT THE HARPER MOUNTAIN LODGE, Jan.
10, 16. Harper Mountain brings a variety of live acoustic music to the
lodge, along with night skiing. Local & regional musicians will be play-
ing Thurs, Fri, or Sat nights. It’s free to watch, so head on up & enjoy
good music, good food, & drinks by the fi replace. harpermountain.com.
• AT CHANCES BARSIDE LOUNGE & GRILL, 1250 Halston
Ave. (7 – 10 p.m. No cover charge. 19+ events): Jan. 10, Paisley
Groove; Jan. 11, Jim Cochran & Mark Petri; Jan. 17: Sabrina Weeks;
Jan. 18: Dodie Goldney; Jan. 24: James Wolf; Jan. 25: Dave Coalmine
& Friends; Jan. 31: Pauline Kyllonen.
• BC ICE RACING SERIES AT STAKE LAKE. Test & Tune: Jan.
12. Call River City Cycle, 250-377-4320, or RTR Performance, 250-
374-3141.
• FREE SKATES. At Valleyview Arena, Jan. 22, 6 – 8 p.m., spon-
sored by the City of Kamloops. At Brock Arena, Jan 25, 2 – 4 p.m.,
sponsored by Responsible Gambling Awareness Week Kamloops.
• AT THE BLUE GROTTO, 1 – 319 Victoria St., Jan. 10 – 11: Jim-
my LeGuilloux Band. Doors: 8 p.m. Show: 9 p.m. Admission: $5.
Call 250-372-9901.
• 2014 KEG LECTURE SERIES at TRU Mountain Room at 7 p.m.:
Jan. 16: Epic Earthquakes off BC’s Coast by Audrey Dallimore.
• 7TH ANNUAL MAYOR’S GALA FOR THE ARTS, Jan. 18. Cel-
ebrating & supporting the professional arts (Kamloops Art Gallery,
Kamloops Symphony, Western Canada Theatre). Cocktails: 6:30 p.m.
Dinner: 7:30 p.m. Guests will enjoy new & exciting entertainment.
The highlight will be the presentation of the three Mayor’s Award for
the Arts. Silent auction; Ice Bucket Draw. Tickets: $125 from Kam-
loops Live! Box Offi ce – deadline: Jan. 10.
• GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS meetings Thurs, 10 a.m. at Desert Gar-
dens, 540 Seymour St. Call Wally, 250-679-7877, or Sunny, 250-374-9165.
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• YOUNG GUNS TOUR featuring Brett Kissel & One More Girl,
Thurs. Feb. 13, at 8 p.m. at Cactus Jacks Night Club, 130 5th Ave. Tick-
ets at the Horse Barn, Kamloops Harley Davidson, online or at the club
during normal business hours. $30 general admission; $40 early entry
plus complimentary beverage (limited numbers; only available online).
• The Kamloops Symphony presents THE MAGIC OF VIENNA
at Sagebrush Theatre, Jan. 11 – 12. The eternal charisma of Vienna is
found in the music of the Strauss family, Lehar, Schubert, & Beethoven.
Your host Rod Michell provides a narrative connection to the era
• Western Canada Theatre presents BLIND DATE at the Sagebrush
Theatre, Jan. 23 – Feb. 1. Each night the lovely, French-accented
Mimi goes on a blind date with a lucky man drawn from the audience.
Blind Date explores the nuances of dating & the pursuit of love. Fast
& funny, the improvised performance is different every night.
• DR. JILL CALDER will be at the TRU Clocktower Theatre Sun.
Jan. 19, at 2 p.m. to discuss her presentation, Health Impacts of Ajax
Mine. Everyone welcome
• PHILOSOPHERS’ CAFE Tues. Jan. 21, 7 – 9 p.m. at Smorgasbord
Deli, 225 Seventh Ave. Topic: How does language relate to culture,
community identity and history? with Julianne Peters, UBC Indig-
enous Teacher Education Programme.
• On Sat. Jan. 25, at 11 a.m., 350.org is EXPLORING IDEAS IN MAKING
KAMLOOPS A ‘TRANSITION TOWN’ at the Kamloops Art Gallery (Fifth &
Victoria Street). For those concerned about the future and wanting to
be involved in the coming transition.
• The Rotary Club of Kamloops is once again hosting FAMILY
DINNERS for less fortunate families at NorKam Secondary school
Jan.29, Feb. 12, 25, March 12, 25, April 16, 30, May 14 & 27, from
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
• UNPLUGGED ACOUSTIC JAM SESSIONS, on the 1st & 3rd
Monday of the month (Jan. 20), hosted by Jim Marshall at the Alano
Club, 171 Leigh Rd., 8 – 10:30 p.m. All acoustic musicians are en-
couraged to join in; song selections will rotate. Call 250-376-5115.
•KAMLOOPS QUIT SMOKING support group meets every Thurs
at Kamloops United Church, 421 St. Paul St. Call Ken, 250-579-8574.
• KAMLOOPS FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY meets the fourth
Thurs of each month at Heritage House, 100 Lorne St., 7 to 9 p.m.
Guests & new members welcome. Call 250-579-2078.
• 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.
• MOUNT PAUL UNITED CHURCH THRIFT SHOP, 140 Labur-
num St., open Tues & Thurs, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• 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.
• A BRIEF ON THE POTENTIAL HEALTH IMPACTS OF THE
KGHM AJAX MINE at TRU Alumni Clocktower Theatre, Jan 19, 2
p.m. Everyone is welcome. Free. With special guest, Dr. Calder, Direc-
tor of Rehabilitation Services at Royal Inland Hospital.
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• ABC FAMILY LITERACY DAY at Henry Grube Education Cen-
tre, Jan. 25, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Join the BIG Little Science Centre travel
crew for hands-on science fun. Many community groups will be there as
well; all promoting different aspects of literacy & play.
• TRU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Jan. 31, 6 p.m. vs. University
of Manitoba at the Tournament Capital Centre. Feb. 14, 6 p.m. vs.
University of BC Okanagan at TRU Gym.
• COMEDIAN BRENT BUTT will be at Sagebrush Theatre Sun. Feb. 9,
at 7:30 p.m., for the Almost a Movie Star comedy tour. Tickets at the Ka-
mloops Live box offi ce, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483, kamloopslive.ca.
• THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION RIO
CARNIVAL GALA at TRU Grand Hall, Feb 15. Cocktails: 6 p.m.
Dinner: 7 p.m. Tickets: $225. To reserve a table or seats, call 250-828-
5264 or www.tru.ca/foundation/gala.
• HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS at TCC, Feb 12.
• Kamloops Art Council’s fourth annual ART EXPOSED at Old
Courthouse Cultural Centre, Feb 14 – 23. An open visual arts exhibit
offering emerging, amateur and professional artists of all ages, from
youth to senior, a platform to build their CVs, gain exposure, receive
valuable feedback & potentially sell their work. This year, a VIP Pre-
view will allow special invitees, including sponsors & patrons, to
view artwork prior to opening night. To request an invitation, email
eventsatkamloopsarts.ca or call 250-372-7323.
• VALENTINE’S DAY DINNER & DANCE at The Rainbow’s
Roost, Feb 14. Come out to the Rainbow’s Roost this Valentine’s Day
& enjoy a plated dinner & live entertainment. $80/couple.
• KAMLOOPS OLD TIME FIDDLERS DANCE, March 1, 7:30
– 10:30 p.m. at Heritage House, 100 Lorne St. Members: $6, non-
members:$7. Everyone welcome.
• 2014 TIM HORTONS BRIER at the Interior Savings Centre,
March 1 – 9.
• FLORIDA-GEORGIA LINE, with special guests Dallas Smith and
Chris Lane, will be at the ISC on Fri. April 11. Tickets from TicketMaster.
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A list of 2013’s most absurd 911 emergency
calls has been released by E-Comm, the re-
gional emergency communication centre re-
sponsible for handling southwest B.C.
E-Comm 911 call-taker Matthew Collins
took the worst call of the year when someone
called 911 wanting to rent a fi re truck for a
street party.
“What people don’t realize is that when they
call 911 for information or any other reason
that is not an emergency, they’re tying up
valuable resources that are meant to be at-
the-ready for people who are in serious need
of help,” said Collins in a statement released
on Monday morning.
E-Comm’s top-ten 911 nuisance calls for
2013:
1. “I’d like to speak to someone about renting
a fi re truck to block off a street for a party.”
2. A caller phoned 911 to get their date’s con-
tact information so they could confi rm details
of their plans.
3. A caller phoned 911 to report a missed
newspaper delivery.
4. Caller asks 911 if they can get the ‘OK’
to drive in the HOV lane because “traffi c is
backed up and they are late for an important
meeting.”
5. Caller dials 911 to activate voicemail on
his cellphone.
6. “I threw my phone into the garbage can and
can’t get it out.”
7. Caller dials 911 to ask for a morning wake-
up call.
8. Caller dials 911 to ask how to call the op-
erator.
9. “Can an offi cer come over to tell my kids
to go to bed?”
10. “My son won’t give me the remote con-
trol.”
CALLS PUT OTHERS AT RISK
“More than 2,500 911 calls fl ow through E-
Comm every day,” said spokesperson Jody
Robertson.
“Our teams are dedicated to helping to save
lives and protect property. For them, having
someone call 911 to ask for ‘the time of day’
is exasperating.”
E-Comm tweets its “911 head scratchers”
every Friday and the year-end top-ten list was
compiled based on Twitter responses from
followers and input from staff.
“Sadly, it was hard to narrow down our list
of absurd reasons to call 911 to just ten,” add-
ed Robertson.
“We’re reaching out today to remind the
public that 911 is not an information line,
it’s a life-line. 911 call-takers cannot an-
swers questions about power outages, when
the clocks turn back or local or international
events.
“Please use both 911 and the non-emergency
lines responsibly.”
E-Comm lists 2013’s most absurd 911 calls
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Going to the Lower Mainland for the holidays?
Take Exit 58 at 200th Street • Across from the Colossus Theatre
604-513-1673 Taking reservations
of any size
Treat them to dinner at Langley’s
Storm players move up to play in WHL
Two players from the KIJHL
Kamloops Storm have been
called up to the Western Hockey
League.
Seventeen-year-old Mitch Fri-
esen was called up to play for the
Kamloops Blazers; he dressed
for the Blazers’ Dec. 27 game
against Kelowna and was in the
lineup in their Dec. 29 matchup
against Vancouver Giants.
Sixteen-year-old Max James
was called up to the Tri City
Americans and is expected to be
with that team until Jan. 6.
Before the Christmas break
began, the Storm had already
clinched a spot in the playoffs
with a 28-6-0-1 record after their
fi rst 35 games of the season. The
Storm led the Birks division of
the Okanagan/Shuswap confer-
ence, 19 points ahead of the sec-
ond-place 100 Mile House Wran-
glers. The Storm are tied with the
Beaver Valley Nighthawks of the
Kootenay conference Neil Mur-
doch division for the league lead
after the Nighthawks won four
straight in their fi rst four games
after the Christmas break; the
Nighthawks have a 27-6-1-2 re-
cord after 35 games.
The Storm still lead the divi-
sion with a 29-6-0-1 records and
59 points after storming over the
Grizzlies 13-3 in Revelstoke last
Friday night. Daniel Buchanan
got two goals and three assists,
Bobby Kashuba got two goals
and two helpers, Felix Larouche
and Addison Bazian each got two
goals and an assist, Addison Ba-
zian got two goals while Rourke
O’Briain tallied a goal and three
helpers while Myles Jarvis Rori-
son got a goal and two helpers,
Spencer Schoech and Josh Ras-
mussen each got a goal and an
assist, and Ian Chrystal potted a
goal in the win.
Revelstoke opened the scoring
1:03 into the game to take their
only lead of the game. Eight
minutes later, Buchanan and La-
rouche scored 20 seconds apart
to give Kamloops the lead, and
from there they never looked
back as O’Briain and Rasmussen
scored a minute and a half apart
not even two minutes later before
the Grizzlies got on back less
than 30 seconds later. Larouche
scored with 6:17 remaining in
the period to give the Storm a 5-2
lead after 20 minutes.
Kashuba scored twice and Ba-
zian added to the Storm lead in
the second while the Grizzlies
added their third goal to make it
8-3 after the second period. Ian
Chrystal, Bazian, Schoech, Rori-
son, and Buchanan each scored
unanswered goals in the third for
the 13-3 win.
The Storm outshot the Griz-
zlies 65-28 on the game. Liam
McLeod took the win for the
Storm, stopping 17 of 20 shots
he faced in the fi rst two periods
while backup goalie Wade Moyls
stopped all aight goals he faced
in the third period.
In their fi nal game before the
Christmas break, on Dec. 21,
the Storm suffered a 4-2 loss to
the Chase Heat despite outshoot-
ing their opponents 48-25. Luke
Gordon and Stefan Wood each
scored in the losing cause.
The Storm have 15 games left in
regular season play, 10 of which
will be played at home at the
Sports Centre, including Sat. Jan.
11, at 7 p.m. against the Kimber-
ley Dynamiters, and Sun. Jan. 12
at 5 p.m. against the Sicamous
Eagles, while a home game
against the Wranglers in Febru-
ary will be played at the Lillooet
Rec Centre in Lillooet.
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The Kamloops Blazers suffered
a pair of losses in their fi rst two
games back after the Christmas
break, being annihilated by the
Rockets 7-1 in Kelowna Fri. Dec.
27, then being narrowly defeated
by the Vancouver Giants 4-3 at
home.
Then the Blazers closed out 2013
in style with a 7-1 victory over
the Thunderbirds in front of a
sold out crowd in Seattle on New
Year’s Eve.
The Blazers opened this one
stuck on the penalty kill as they
took back-to-back penalties in
the fi rst 10 minutes of the game.
The Blazers took advantage of a
break killing off the second pen-
alty. A Thunderbird defender had
his stick break and Mitch Lipon
picked up the puck in front of the
net and scored his second goal of
the year beating goaltender Jus-
tin Myles to make it 1-0 Blazers
midway through the fi rst period.
The Blazers clung to the lead
killing off all three penalties they
took in the period. The Blazers
took advantage late in the period
as Joe Kornelsen put a shot on
goal and Jesse Shynkaruk went
for the rebound. Eventually, Col-
lin Shirley put home his fourth
goal of the season with 39 sec-
onds to play to give the Blazers a
2-0 lead after the fi rst period.
Hard work pays off and the
Blazers were persistent all night
and dominant at times in the
second period. They outshot the
Thunderbirds 17-6 and scored
three times to take a command-
ing 5-0 lead. Cole Ully was set up
on a nice pass by Shirley to make
it 3-0. Ryan Rehill potted his
fi rst WHL goal putting a puck on
net. Finally, Tyson Ness took ad-
vantage of a rebound after some
great work from Aspen Sterzer
and Carson Bolduc to give the
Blazers a 5-0 lead through two
periods.
The Thunderbirds got their lone
goal of the night on the power
play, but the Blazers weren’t
done as they replied with a goal
on the next shift. Ully and Joe
Kornelsen both tipped a shot
from Connor Clouston with Ully
getting the goal to make it 6-1
for the Blazers. Kornelsen added
another shorthanded goal on a
breakaway to give the Blazers a
7-1 win over the Seattle Thun-
derbirds.
The Blazers have added 15-year-
old Jake Kryski and 16-year-old
Deven Sideroff to their roster.
Kryski was acquired this sum-
mer in a trade that sent 20-year-
old goaltender Cole Cheveldave
to the Prince Albert Raiders. The
Vancouver native was Prince
Albert’s fi rst round pick, 12th
overall in the 2013 WHL Bantam
Draft. In 24 regular season games
this season, he has nine goals and
28 points. Kryski made his WHL
debut last weekend wearing #7
with the Blazers.
Sideroff, a native of Summer-
land, has 22 goals and 46 points
in only 26 games this season. He
just competed at the World Sports
School Challenge in Calgary for
OHA Prep as they fi nished sec-
ond in the six team tournament.
The 5’10” forward led the tour-
nament in scoring with eight
goals and 14 points in six games.
He was listed by the Blazers in
September 2012 and suited up
for two regular season games
last year recording a goal and an
assist with the Blazers. Sideroff
will wear #23.
Forwards Matt Needham, Chase
Souto and Luke Harrison remain
out due to injury and 16-year-old
forward Nick Chyzowski contin-
ues to be away with Team Pacifi c
at the World U-17 Hockey Chal-
lenge in Nova Scotia.
The Blazers now have 26 play-
ers on their current roster includ-
ing 17 forwards, seven defense-
men and two goaltenders.
The Blazers gave up fi ve goals
in the third period as they fell
9-5 to the Prince George Cou-
gars last Friday. Kryski was the
bright spot for the Blazers as the
15-year-old recorded two assists
in the loss.
The fi rst period was an ugly
one as the Cougars scored fi rst,
just 2:18 into the period and the
scoring commenced. The Blazers
tied it up shortly after as Ster-
zer scored on a rebound from a
shot off Eric Krienke’s stick. The
Blazers had a chance to tie it as
Carson Bolduc fi red a shot off the
post. The midway point of the pe-
riod is where things went down-
hill for the Blazers. The Cougars
scored four goals in a fi ve minute
span to break open the game to
5-1 and chased goaltender Kozun
from the net as Bolton Pouliot
played the fi nal 43 minutes of the
hockey game.
The Cougars kept it coming
scoring two more goals in the
second period and held a 7-1 lead
at the midway mark in the game.
The Blazers came back with two
goals late in the period. Kor-
nelsen scored off a rebound from
a shot by Sam Grist. Shortly after
Kryski made a great move on a
two-on-one and fed Josh Con-
nolly for an open net to make it
7-3 through two periods.
The Blazers scored an early
power play goal in the third pe-
riod to make things interesting
as Kornelsen scored his second
of the night to make it 7-4. The
Blazers eventually just ran out
of time as the Cougars scored
twice more in the fi nal stages of
the game and Rehill scored his
second goal in as many games to
make it a 9-5 fi nal.
Kozun played the fi rst 16:13 of
the game making 11 saves and
Pouliot ended up with the loss
with 25 saves on 29 shots.
Kryski and Ully each fi nished
with two assists, while Kornelsen
scored twice for the Blazers.
The Cougars defeated the Blaz-
ers 3-1 last Saturday night in
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It was all Cougars in the fi rst period as the Blazers were sluggish in
recording only four shots on goal and were without any real scoring
threats in the fi rst period. The Cougars had 14 shots in the period and
spent the fi nal two and a half minutes of the period on the power play.
This included a Cougars chance fi ve-on-three, but Kozun was solid
stopping all 14 shots in the period.
The Cougars scored the game’s fi rst goal in the second period to take
a 1-0 lead. The Cougars made it 2-0 shortly on a four-on-three power
play. The Cougars led the shot department 28-12 through two periods.
The Blazers got close in this one in the third period. Ully went end to
end on the power play and made a nice move for his 18th goal of the
season to cut the Cougars lead to 2-1. The Cougars iced it shortly later
and stuck home a puck at the side of the net. The Blazers were the bet-
ter team in the late stages of the game, but couldn’t score. Sam Grist
fi red a shot off the crossbar, and Ully had an open net but a Cougars
defender dove and got his stick in the way to preserve the Cougars
3-1 victory.
The Cougars outshot the Blazers 40-20 in the game. Kozun went the
distance with 37 saves and Ty Edmonds earned his second straight win
with 19 saves.
The Blazers were done in by a late goal as Tri-City scored with 1:38
to play in the game on the power play to lift the Americans to a 2-1
victory over the Blazers Tuesday night.
The Blazers and Americans played a scoreless fi rst period. The Blaz-
ers hit the crossbar as they had a good chance in front of goaltender
Eric Comrie. The Americans had two power plays in the period, but
the Blazers played well in their own end and Kozun was there to shut
the door.
The game remained scoreless until late in the second period. The
Americans used a fortunate bounce on the power play to open the
scoring with just over fi ve minutes to play in the period. A partially
blocked shot was slipped in the side of the net to pick up for a 1-0 lead.
The Blazers came back and scored only 20 seconds later to tie the
game up. Mitch Lipon fed Jesse Shynkaruk on a two-on-one and after
Shynkaruk’s initial shot was stopped, defenseman Connolly was there
to put home the rebound for his ninth goal of the season. The game
remained 1-1 headed into the third period.
It was a defensive battle between the two teams as the Blazers played
the majority of the game with only 10 forwards due to injuries. The
Blazers’ best chance of the period came on the power play with just
under fi ve minutes to go. Tyson Ness was set up nicely in front by
Joe Kornelsen, but Eric Comrie made an outstanding save to keep the
game tied. The Americans were awarded a power play with two and a
half minutes to go and took the lead with 1:38 to play in the game as a
shot beat Kozun high to the glove side after a rush down the length of
the ice to give the Americans the lead. The Blazers pressed in the fi nal
minute of the period, as Ully and Tyson Ness were both turned away
by Comrie as he preserved a 2-1 victory for the Americans.
Comrie was outstanding in the game and was the game’s fi rst star
with 26 saves. Kozun played well for the Blazers and was the game’s
second star with 26 saves as well.
The Blazers play the Chiefs in Spokane this Fri. Jan, 10, to close out
a stretch of 12 of 13 games on the road over the past month. On Sat.,
Jan. 11, the Blazers will be home to host the Cougars. The puck drops
at 7 p.m.
Blazers at home against Cougars Saturdayfrom page 7
TOOK IT TOO FAR: Coughlan
elementary school in Lang-
ley announced to parents in
November that henceforth it
would not just prohibit abusive
or unwanted physical contact
among its kindergarteners, but
all contact.
Offi cials said they were re-
sponding to parents who ob-
jected to “rough play,” but,
said another parent, incredu-
lous, “No tag, no hugging,
no touching at all. ... I am
not going to tell my daughter
she can’t touch her friends at
school. I am going to teach her
boundaries.”
He arrived two weeks earlier than
his parents expected, but a Logan
Lake couple are now beaming,
proud parents of the city’s New
Year’s baby.
Lucas Giesbrecht arrived at 4:24
p.m. Jan. 1, weighing a healthy six
pounds, 10 ounces.
Happy parents are Jenna and
Robert Geisbrecht. Lucas has a
20-month-old brother, Jacob.
Mom, Jenna is a nurse in the ma-
ternity department of RIH and the
entire staff were ecstatic over little
Lucas’ arrival.
New Year’s baby makes early arrival
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