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Thursday, January 15, 2015
World Junior Hockey champion Joe Hicketts was considered too
small by a lot of scouts and was passed over by 11 teams before he
was taken by the Victoria Royals with the 12th overall pick in the
2011 bantam draft.
Passed over by all NHL teams in the 2014 draft, he was invited to the
Detroit Red Wings training camp, and earned a contract.
Snubbed by Hockey Canada for last summer’s junior evaluation
camp, then invited to the selection camp, Hicketts made the team
and won a gold medal at the World Junior Championships earlier this
month.
This week Hicketts is spending a few days at home in Kamloops –
and his time is much in demand.
He has been visiting several schools over the next couple of days,
and went for a skate in a meet-and-greet with minor hockey players at
the Interior Savings Centre.
He was also honoured at the Kamloops Blazers’ game against the
Portland Winterhawks Wednesday evening. Then during the fi rst in-
termission, he was on hand to show off his World Junior Champion-
ships gold medal and signed autographs for fans.
Born and raised in Kamloops, Hicketts is currently in his third season
of his WHL career and is captain of the Victoria Royals. In September,
the Detroit Redwings agreed on a three-year entry level contract with
the defenseman.
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Hicketts honoured by hometown
With still more than two months of winter left, Kamloops resi-
dents have had enough snow to last them the entire season.
Cleanup is still underway after last week’s storm system that
dumped almost 40 cm of the white stuff over the city in two days.
As snow plows and grader operators continue to clean up the
streets, City staff have been crunching the numbers to determine
what it cost to deal with this once-in-a-century snowfall.
So, just two weeks into 2015, one-quarter of the City of Kamloops’
snow-clearing budget has been spent.
City staff have determined that the clean-up from last week’s storm
has cost about $400,000; the entire budget for the year is $1.6 mil-
lion, according to City staffers.
But the numbers may not be as dramatic as it seems, according
to Mayor Peter Milobar, who said the City did carry more than
$200,000 that was not spent on snow-clearing last year.
City’s snow removal budget take a big hit
HOMETOWN HERO. Kamloops Minor Hockey alumnus Joe Hicketts hoists the
World Junior Championship cup as he bites down on his gold medal to make sure
it’s real after Team Canada’s win over Russia earlier this month in Toronto. Hick-
etts was honoured at Wednesday night’s Blazers’ game. Submitted photo
Java Mountain News January 15, 20152
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LIBERATION DAYS. Western Canada Theatre, in collabora-
tion with Theatre Calgary, presents the beautiful new play, Lib-
eration Days, by David van Belle, Jan. 22 – 31, at Sagebrush
Theatre, 1300 Ninth Ave.
After years of suffering under German occupation in WWII,
the Netherlands has been liberated by Canadian forces. In the
days that follow, liberation doesn’t always seem like freedom. A
young Dutch woman and a Canadian soldier create a new world
together, as a community discovers what remains of their old
lives, and what’s been lost forever.
The play by Calgary playwright David van Belle examines his
Dutch heritage and, in some ways, his place in the world as a
Canadian.
“While most of the characters … are Dutch, the play is pro-
foundly about Canada, as seen from the outside. … Canada, as
seen by the Dutch, is downright sexy,” van Belle explained.
The play features (in alphabetical order): Byron Allen, Lind-
sey Angell, Kelsey Gilker, Duval Lane, Valerie Planche, Trevor
Ruegar, & Jonathan Seinen.
Tickets at Kamloops Live! Box Offi ce, kamloopslive.ca, 250-
374-5483. Special Veterans offer: Buy 1 ticket get the second at
half price.
AROUND TOWN
• THE BIG LITTLE SCIENCE CENTRE, 655 Holt St., open for
public drop-ins Tues – Sat, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., with daily hands-on fun
in the exploration rooms; interactive science shows Sat. at 11 a.m. &
1:30 p.m. Sat. Jan. 17: AIR PRESSURE SHOW. Air is a powerful force
that infl uences our lives in many ways. This interactive show has us
using air pressure to play with water & fi re! FREE KEG 2015 LEC-
TURE SERIES, at TRU Activity Centre, Mountain Room, Thurs. Jan.
22, 7 p.m.: BACKYARD, BONEYARD, Junkyard Geology” by Jim Britton,
Geologist & Planner with the province of BC. ROBOTICS CLUB, 3 ses-
sions Jan. – June: Wed.: Jan. 7 – Feb. 11; Feb. 25 – March 11; April
29 – June 3. Fri: Jan. 9 – Feb. 13; Feb. 27 – March 13 & April 10 – 24;
May 1 – June 5. All robot builders work at their own level, from Lego
designs or free build, depending. Interactive challenges. For boys &
girls 10 years & older. Cost: $60/session/child. Register online or at
the centre. Call 250-554-2572 or email [email protected].
HoroscopesJanuary 19 - January 25, 2015You can become uncertain or unclear about anything that seemed important recently. It’s not a time to act but rather one to contemplate the way you feel. Review your priorities now to mid-Feb. This may be stimulated because of recognising new opportunities that may be developed.
Friends can become mysterious or any involvement with a group of people can lead you to wondering where you stand in the situ-ation. Reviewing your commitments & whether they’re well bal-anced can be benefi cial to mid-Feb. The need for this can be gen-erated through an expectation of you taking on new obligations.
You may begin to change your mind about what you want to ac-complish long term. There may also be some degree of question-ing what you believe in. You may not feel confi dent about being heavily committed, esp. if you haven’t been sure about how reli-able someone else may be in the future. There’s no rush right now.
You can know exactly the actions you need to take to be able to fulfi l future plans. Others will be involved & knowing exactly where they stand right now will be diffi cult to ascertain. They can have past issues they need to settle to deal with new direc-tions they’re to follow. Focus on developing good routines.
Dealings with others will be interesting & likely enjoyable. It may be time you curtailed your level of response by considering how much it distracts you from what you should be doing. You can’t rely on promises just yet – see if anything changes from now to mid-Feb. Others’ true desires aren’t clear.
New directions with daily routines can be more important than you might like to accept right now. In some ways, it may be time to return to the way things were done in the past, esp. if there was a greater degree of practicality attached. Someone who seems assured & confi dent may be bluffi ng to a certain extent.
Your energy level is low this week, so rest & sleep as much as you can. If you feel lazy, be lazy. It may make you realise that a new attitude needs to be taken when it comes to pleasures & social activity. Not that they need to be cut out of life but it may be time to fi nd a balance so as to handle daily needs better.
Review, from now to mid-Feb., the things you’ve structured or decided you should put into place. New directions need to be in-stigated with practicality in mind, esp. on fi nancially. Your level of enjoyment will come from getting matters well organised, easing pressures & creating balance.
Proper concentration, esp. when it comes to gathering facts or in-formation, is your best way forward. Then you need to commit yourself. A lack of clarity as to how it’ll all come together is likely but that will have a way to taking care of itself as time goes on. You can experience great pleasure from your serious commitment.
Consider your personal position when it comes to fi nances. The way somebody else approaches things or perhaps their expecta-tions can be way beyond what you can realistically manage. A logical approach is best, taking what has been the case in the past into account. Sit on information you don’t understand clearly.
This week provides the opportunity to view life from a new per-spective. The past needs to be taken into account from now to mid-Feb. You may fi nd you’ll change your mind about decisions made from early-Jan. Greater balance in what you respond to is a strong possibility as well.
You may feel you need to act swiftly or be braver in a situation but something will seem to hold you back. This can have something to do with secrets from the past or information that’s coming to you that you don’t quite know how to handle. You suspect this may require some sort of commitment. Wait for details to surface.
Java Mountain News January 15, 20153
Armstrong to receive Beijing bronze Feb. 15
Dylan Armstrong will receive his long awaited bronze medal from
the 2008 Summer Olympics on Sun. Feb. 15.
Armstrong was moved to the bronze medal position in the shot put
after an athlete from Belarus was banned after testing positive for per-
formance enhancing drugs.
Armstrong fi nished fourth in the shot put competition in Beijing, less
than one centimetre behind third-place fi nisher Andrei Mikhnevich of
Belarus.
But Mikhnevich was slapped with a lifetime ban for doping in 2013.
He was suspended after renewed tests from the 2005 world champion-
ships in Helsinki. It was his second doping offence, which comes with
an automatic lifetime ban and effectively wipes out all his results past
that time.
Armstrong will be formally presented with the bronze medal during a
special ceremony Feb. 15 at the Tournament Capital Centre beginning
at 12:45 p.m.
Armstrong aims to compete at the 2015 world outdoor champion-
ships in Beijing and ‘16 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, where
he hopes to improve on a disappointing fi fth-place fi nish at the 2012
London Games.
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• Outlaws & Outsiders Tour, AARON PRITCHETT with special
guests CORY MARQUARDT & KING & CASH, Tues. Jan. 20, at the
Mary Irwin Theatre, Rotary Centre For The Arts, 421 Cawston Ave.,
Kelowna. Tickets: $45 (plus fees), at 250-762-5050, www.selectyour-
tickets.com, or at the door. Doors: 7 p.m. Show: 7:30 p.m.
• POKOTILLO UKRAINIAN DANCERS PYROHY DINNER
FUNDRAISER, Fri. Jan. 30, 6 – 8 p.m. at Odd Fellows & Rebekahs
Hall, 423 Tranquille Rd. Dinner includes pyrohy, Kobasa, salad, bev-
erage & dessert. Prices: $8/small dinner, $12/large dinner, which in-
cludes borscht. For tickets, call 250-374-5734 or email hoyabyrd@
gmail.com. Pick up tickets at the door. Everyone is welcome!
• AT THE NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTRE, 730 Cot-
tonwood Ave. Tues. Jan. 20, 1:30 p.m.: OLD TIME FIDDLER’S DANCE.
Tues. Jan. 27, 6:30 p.m.: DESSERT & DANCE NIGHT featuring live en-
tertainment & lots of different desserts! VOLUNTEERS WANTED: to man
the front desk & the coffee room for a 3- hour shift a week, or as an
on-call fi ll-in sub. Call 250-376-4777.
• RYAN7 PERFORMANCES (Sabrina Weeks & Mike Hilliard
duo): Jan. 21: Sun Peaks Wine Festival, at Grand Hotel, 7 – 9 p.m.
Jan. 23: Chances Barside Lounge, 7 – 10 p.m. January 31: SABRINA
WEEKS, MIKE HILLIARD & WILF FROESE, at Mayors Gala for the Arts,
6 – 7 p.m. then Ryan7 at Lake City Casino, 8 p.m. – 12 a.m.
• LET’S DANCE, hosted by Thompson Valley Activity & Social Club
(TVASC), Jan. 19. Cocktails: 5:30; Dinner: 6:30; Dance: 8 p.m. – mid-
night (doors for dance: 7:45), at Kamloops Curling Club, 700 Victoria
St. Music by AL WELDON (of Copper Creek). Tickets: $20/members,
non-members/$35 (dinner & dance); $10/dance only; reserve tickets
by Jan. 5 from Zonia, 250-372-0091, or Francoise, 250-372-3782.
• REFLECTIONS OF FLEETWOOD MAC, featuring Renea De-
nis, Sabrina Weeks, Mike Hilliard & more, Feb. 5 & 6, at the Double
Tree by Hilton Hotel, 339 St. Paul St. Doors: 7 p.m. Show: 8 p.m.
Tickets at http://sabrinaweeks.com/buy_tickets_refl ections_of_ccr, or
the Double Tree front desk. Call 250-572-4427.
• REFLECTIONS OF ZZ TOP, featuring Renea Denis, Sabrina
Weeks, Mike Hilliard & more, April 17 & 18, at the Double Tree by
Hilton Hotel, 339 St. Paul St. Doors: 7 p.m. Show: 8 p.m. Tickets at
http://sabrinaweeks.com/buy_tickets_refl ections_of_ccr, or the Dou-
ble Tree front desk. Call 250-572-4427.
• KAMLOOPS QUIT SMOKING support group meets every Thurs
at Kamloops United Church, 421 St. Paul St.
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• TIPPIN’ POINT TOUR 2015: DALLAS SMITH with special
guest, CHARLIE WORSHAM, Tues. Feb. 10, at Sagebrush Theatre. Tick-
ets: Kamloops Live Box Offi ce, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483, www.
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• GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS meetings Thurs, 10 a.m. at Desert
Gardens, 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.
• AT THE BC WILDLIFE PARK: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/IN-
SERVICE DAY KIDS CAMPS, Fri. Feb. 20, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. WINTER WILD-
LIFE. Do bears actually hibernate? How do snakes survive the winter?
Learn about the many fascinating adaptations that animals have to sur-
vive the winter! The day will include a snake encounter! Games, craft,
playground, animal exhibits, snacks. For ages 6 – 10. Cost: season’s
pass-holders/$40; non-pass-holders/$45. Call 250-573-3242, ext. 226,
ext. 259; or http://bczoo.org/kidscampsage6to10.htm.
• INVESTORS GROUP WALK FOR MEMORIES, Sat. Jan. 25, at
TCC Indoor Track, 910 McGill Rd. Contact Marg Rodgers, 250-377-
8200 or 250-376-8700, or [email protected] or mrodgers65@
telus.net, or www.walkformemories.com.
• THOMPSON VALLEY ACTIVITY & SOCIAL CLUB (TVASC) presents
LET’S DANCE, Feb. 14, 8 p.m. – 12 at Kamloops Curling Club, 700
Victoria St. Music by McIvor in Motion DJ Services. Tickets: $10
from Zonia, 250-372-0091, Franscoise, 250-372-3782, or Ed, 250-
374-2774. TVASC info line: 250-571-5111, email: tvasclub@gmail.
com, website: www.tvasc.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.
• 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.
• BROCK CENTRAL LIONS CLUB meets the 1st & 3rd Thurs. of
the month (Jan. 15) at 6:30 p.m. at the Brock Centre for Seniors In-
formation, 9A – 1800 Tranquille Rd. New members always welcome.
Call Victor, 250-554-8031.
• 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.
• 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.
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The KIJHL Kamloops Storm
started off the new year with a
pair of identical 4-3 wins at home
last weekend.
Sat. Jan. 10, saw the Storm host
the Kelowna Chiefs and squeeze
out a 4-3 overtime win in front of
the home fans.
Mark O’shaughnessy opened
the scoring for the Storm 1:57
into the fi rst frame with a power
play goal. Cole Merrick made it
2-0 Storm just 33 seconds later.
The Chiefs got on the score-
board four minutes later to make
it 2-1 after 20 minutes of play.
The Storm outshot the Chiefs
13-7 in the fi rst period.
The Chiefs tied the game with
three minutes remaining in the
second period, narrowly out-
shooting the home team 11-9.
The Chiefs took the lead on
the power play while Tylor
Seabrooke was serving two min-
utes for high sticking 13:08 into
the third period, and it looked
like the game would end 3-2
for Kelowna, until Ian Chrystal
scored a shorthanded goal with
58 seconds left in regulation
to send the game into overtime
where Bobby Kashuba proved
the hero scoring for the Storm
2:04 into the OT period to give
the Storm the 4-3 win.
The Storm outshot the Chiefs 41-
26 on the game, including18-8 in
the third period, as notching the
only shot in OT. Jacob Mullen
stopped 23 of 26 shots he faced
in the win.
The following night, Jan. 11, saw
the Storm play host to the Castle-
gar Rebels in a game that saw only
four penalties doled out – three of
which went to the Rebels.
After a scoreless – and penalty-
less – fi rst period, where Kam-
loops out-shot the Rebels 19-6,
Chrystal got the Storm on the
Scoreboard 1:44 into the middle
frame to give Kamloops an early
1-0. The Rebels tied it up 1:50
later then took a 2-1 lead 1:25
later. Kashuba tied the game 9:13
later to make it 2-2 after 40.
The Storm took the lead 4:46
into the third when Alex Winters
scored to make it 3-2 Storm.
The Rebels pulled their goalie in
the fi nal minutes of play in favour
of an extra attacker but the move
backfi red as it was the Storm that
capatilised as Brett Watkinson
potted an empty net goal with 47
seconds left on the clock to make
it 4-2. But the Rebels rallied as
the time clock ticked away, fi nal-
ly getting the puck past Mullen
with one second left on the clock
to get to within one to make it 4-3
Storm.
Mullen stopped 20 of 23 shots
he faced as the Storm outshot the
Rebels 49-23 in the win.
Next up for the Storm will be
Fri. Jan. 16, when they host the
100 Mile House Wranglers. The
puck drops at 7 p.m. Then, on
Sat. Jan. 17, the Storm are in
Chase to face off against the Heat
at Art Holding Memorial Arena.
Game time is set for 7 p.m. In
a rare mid-week game, on Tue.
Jan. 20, the Storm travel to Rev-
elstoke to take on the Grizzlies.
The Storm continue to lead the
Birks division of the Okanagan
conference with 50 points, six
points ahead of the Sicamous
Eagles and the Heat, who faced
off against each other Wed.
Jan.14 (results were not available
at press time), and seven points
ahead of the Wranglers. The
Storm are 24 points ahead of the
basement-dwelling Grizzlies.
Storm continue to lead division after pair of weekend wins
Regular Season Home Games
this weekend. . .
Fri. Jan. 16 • 7 p.m.
vs 100 Mile House Wranglers
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The Kamloops Blazers played
well, but lost 2-1 in a shootout to
the WHL leading Kelowna Rock-
ets last Friday night.
The Blazers had a strong fi rst pe-
riod outshooting the Rockets 14-
13. Both teams had their chances
to score, but goaltenders Connor
Ingram and Jake Morrissey were
solid.
After a scoreless fi rst period,
the Blazers struck fi rst 9:07 into
the second period. Luke Harrison
drove hard to the net and buried
a rebound off a shot from Col-
lin Shirley to make it 1-0 for the
Blazers.
Again, the Blazers had a strong
second period as they outshot the
Rockets 19-12 and held a 1-0 lead
going into the third period.
The Blazers were defending well
in the third period as they limited
the Rockets to only seven shots.
Newly acquired 19-year-old for-
ward Leon Draisaitl showed why
he spent the fi rst half of the hock-
ey season with the NHL’s Edmon-
ton Oilers.
Draisaitl made a power move
around a Blazers defender and
roofed a shot short-side over In-
gram’s shoulder to tie the game at
1-1 with 3:38 to go.
In overtime, the Blazers were
forced to kill a 4-on-3 power play
for the Rockets. Luke Harrison,
Logan McVeigh and Ryan Rehill
were warriors as they blocked
shots and helped send the game to
a shootout.
In the shootout, Deven Sideroff
scored for the Blazers in the third
round, but Nick Merkley tied it up
with the game on the line.
After both goaltenders stopped
the next three shooters, Dillon
Dube scored for the Rockets in
the seventh round to lift them to
a 2-1 victory.
Ingram was outstanding for the
Blazers with 38 saves through
65 minutes and fi ve more in
the shootout. He also stopped
the WHL’s leading goal scorer,
Rourke Chartier, on two separate
breakaways.
Jake Morrissey was also solid, as
he stopped 35 shots for the Rock-
ets.
The Chiefs scored three goals
on only six shots in the fi rst pe-
riod and went on to a 5-2 win over
the Blazers on Saturday night in
Spokane.
The Blazers were the better team
in the fi rst period, but the score-
board showed another story.
The Chiefs opened the scoring
on a power play. Adam Helewka
set up Markson Bechtold at the
top of the faceoff circle and he
took a quick shot just over the pad
of Ingram to make it 1-0.
Devon McAndrews made it 2-0
on a long shot off a rush. He en-
tered the zone and blasted a shot
that tipped off Ingram’s glove and
fell behind him.
For Ingram, that would be it as
he stopped three of fi ve shots and
exited the game for Cole Kehler.
Kehler did not fare much better
as the Chiefs scored on their only
other shot of the period. Liam
Stewart point shot on the power
play went underneath Kehler to
give the Chiefs a 3-0 fi rst period
lead.
The Chiefs added to that lead
on an odd man rush in the second
period. Kailer Yamamoto set up
Adam Helewka 2:52 in to make it
4-0 Chiefs.
The Blazers, who worked hard
and deserved a better fate, would
get themselves back into the
game.
Jesse Zaharichuk tipped home
a shot from Michael Fora for his
second goal of the season to make
it 4-1.
Cole Ully found the back of the
net on a rush as he got his own
rebound to make it 4-2 midway
through the second period.
The Blazers continued to push,
but were denied by the post or
crossbar. Jake Kryski fi red a shot
off a post and Ully had a chance
in the dying seconds of the period
but hit iron.
In the third period, the Blazers
spent virtually the fi rst 10 min-
utes of the period in the Chiefs
zone. Marc McNulty and Kryski
again both hit posts as the score
remained 4-2 for the Chiefs.
On the Chiefs’ fi rst shot in the
third period off a three on two
rush, they would score. Dominic
Zwerger roofed a shot high on
the blocker side past Kehler to
make it 5-2 with 8:51 to play in
the game.
At that point, the Blazers were
unable to muster up much as they
fell 5-2.
The Blazers outshot the Chiefs
31-21 in the game. The Blazers
were 0-for-5 on the power play,
while the Chiefs fi nished 2-for-4.
The Blazers hosted the Portland
Winterhawks at ISC Wed. Jan. 14,
but game results were not avail-
able by press time.
Next up for the Blazers a cou-
ple home games, the fi rst is Sat.
Jan. 17, against the Vancouver
Giants. The puck drops at 7 p.m.
The Blazers then host the Tri-City
Americans Wed. Jan. 21; game
time is 7 p.m. The Blazers travel
to Victoria to take on the Royals
Fri. Jan. 23.
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Blazers play well but come up short
Promotions, Media Relations & Publisher of the Java Mountain News
273 Nelson Avenue Kamloops, B.C. V2B 1M4
Phone: 250-376-3672 E-mail: [email protected]
WANTED: ADVERTISING
REPRESENTATIVEJava Mountain News is seeking an
advertising representative to join the team.
The qualifi ed person will develop and maintain
a client base throughout the city.
Send resume and cover letter to:
Publishing Editor, 273 Nelson Ave.,
Kamloops, B.C. V2B 1M4
or E-mail [email protected]
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