The fi fth annual Culture Days,

a national celebration of culture,

heritage the arts and artists, takes

place Fri. Sept. 26 – Sun. Sept.

28, with many events happening

throughout the community.

These free events for residents

include:

• World Rivers Day shoreline

cleanup, Sept. 28, 10 a.m. to 4

p.m.

• Free admission to the Kam-

loops Art Gallery on Sept. 26 &

27, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

• An open dress rehearsal of the

Kamloops Symphony Orches-

tra on Sept. 27, 1 – 3:30 p.m., at

Sagebrush Theatre.

• Many activities at the Kam-

loops Museum and Archives

each day, including crafts, kite

making, programming for edu-

cators & free admission on Sept.

27, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

• Live painting demonstration

with Ken Farrar on Sept. 27, 11

a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Old Court-

house Cultural Centre, 7 West

Seymour St.

• Hoop dancing with Daryl

Black, Sept. 28, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.,

Riverside Park.

• A book launch by Ian Weir,

Sept. 26, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m., Pavil-

ion Theatre, 1025 Lorne St.

• Behind the scenes backstage

tour of Pavilion Theatre, 1025

Lorne St.

• Kamloops Photo Arts Club Dig-

ital Darkroom Demos & Discus-

sion Sept. 26, 7 – 9 p.m. & Sept.

27, 2 – 4 p.m. at Exposure Gal-

lery, 351 Victoria St. (next to the

Lingerie Shop)

• Ukulele Sit-In, with the Kam-

loops Ukulele Circle, 10 a.m. – 12

p.m. Sept. 27 at St Andrews on

the Square, for a concert followed

by a jam. Everyone’s welcome

especially beginners. Bring your

ukulele along if you have one and

if you don’t you can borrow one

of theirs.

More information is available

online at culturedays.ca.

Friday, September 26, 2014Vol. 10 No. 13

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TRU student, friend win Amazing Race Canada A Thompson Rivers University tourism student and his teammate

were winners of the second season of The Amazing Race Canada. The

season fi nale aired on CTV Sunday, Sept. 21.

After trekking 40,000 kilometers across Canada, Macau, Hong Kong

and France, Pete Schmalz and childhood friend Mickey Henry split

the $250,000 grand prize, and each received a Chev truck, free fl ights

for a year on Air Canada, and free gas for life from Petro-Canada.

Originally from Parry Sound, Ont., Henry is founder of wakeboard park

and Schmalz is a construction worker now studying tourism and hotel

management at TRU. Driven by the motto “Long hair, don’t care,” the

duo proved to be among the more fun and relaxed teams. The 24-year-

olds beat out B.C. bartenders Ryan Steele and Rob Goddard, and Cana-

dian Olympic hockey players Natalie Spooner and Meaghan Mikkelson.

Oddly enough, Schmalz and Henry never won any of the legs except

for the last one, though they did have a few podium fi nishes as they

steadily improved along the way, while Spooner and Mikkelson won

seven of the race’s 11 legs.

When they learned they were the fi rst team to cross the fi nish line, Schmalz

and Henry celebrated their accomplishment by dropping their pants.

“I can’t believe we did it, man,” Schmalz said. “My life is just heading in a

completely different direction!”

Culture Days celebrate heritage, arts, cultureMICKEY HENRY AND PETE SCHMALZ

Java Mountain News September 26, 20142

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Publishing Editor: Judi DupontReporter/Photographer: Judi Dupont, Lizsa Bibeau

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The Christmas holidays are less than three months away, and that

means it’s time to start thinking about attending the many Christmas

craft sales and fairs in the city.

The following are just a few a the upcoming craft fairs. If you have

a craft sale you would like to publicise here, email java_mountain_

news@yahoo.ca with craft sales in the subject line with all the particu-

lars by 4 p.m. Wednesday to be included in the Friday paper.

• ARTS, CRAFTS & JEWELLERY SALE, Sept. 27 – 28, begin-

ning at noon daily, at 7647 Barnhartvale Rd. All welcome.

• THE ONE OF A KIND CHRISTMAS FAIR, Oct. 4, 9 a.m. – 2

p.m., at Rebekah Lodge, 423 Tranquille Rd. Arts, crafts & home-

based businesses. A fundraiser for Christmas Amalgamated; please

bring a new toy or food item.

• FIRST ANNUAL FALL INTO CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR at

Dallas Elementary School Oct. 24 – 25. Friday: 12 – 7 p.m. Saturday:

10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Free admission.

• CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR & BAKE SALE, Sat. Nov. 1, 10 a.m.

– 3 p.m. at North Shore Community Centre 730 Cottonwood Ave. Ad-

mission by donation. To book a craft table ($25), call 250-376-4777.

Christmas Craft Fairs

Ant iques &

Col lec t ib les Sa le

The North Shore Community Centre’s

Annual Fall

730 Cottonwood Avenue

Ph: 250-376-4777 • Fx: 250-376-4792

October 4 & 5Saturday 9 am - 4 pm Sunday 9 am - 3 pm

Admission $4Children under 12 free

More than 30 vendors

from across the Interior

EXERCISE CAUTION NEAR SCHOOLS,PLAYGROUNDS: RCMP

Kamloops RCMP are reminding drivers to exercise caution around

schools now that all schools are back in session this week.

“Now that BC’s public schools are offi cially beginning the school

year, drivers can expect to see an increase in the number of children

and vehicles around our schools,” said Superintendent Denis Boucher,

Offi cer in Charge BC RCMP Traffi c Services. “We want to remind

drivers that all school zones will now be in effect and that they are

required to obey speed limits during school hours.”

School zones speed limits are 30km/h between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Penalties for speeding in school zones range from $196 to $483.

All playground zones, which require reduced speed, remain in effect

from dawn until dusk.

Lizsa Bibeau

Mommyisms

HoroscopesSeptember 29 - October 5, 2014

Enthusiasm for what you believe has future possibilities will be at an all-time high this week. Give & take between you & others will seem easier, if not expected by them, ‘til late-Oct. What they really think can become diffi cult to ascertain as they can become more secretive. Be cautious about taking on obligations now.

Greater focus on your health, fi tness, diet & exercise may be wise from this week ‘til Oct. 24, esp. if there has been a lot of social activity of late that has seen you overindulging. Someone may express their opinion harshly, making you realise there may be aspects to them that are very different to what you presumed.

More opportunity for leisure, pleasure or social activity can be-gin to present itself from this week & for the next month. You may also meet some interesting people but maintain caution when it comes to instant attraction or swiftly made promises. Apply a strict analytical process to details of some sort.

You’ll begin to feel this week that you can apply a balanced ap-proach to whatever you have considered during Sept. that needs a better structure established. Someone else will likely want some sort of control but perhaps it is time they learned that you won’t necessarily bend to their wishes entirely. Stay strong.

Start thinking about taking a more balanced approached to dis-tractions that come your way. You have likely been lazy on this score during Sept. In your mind you need to take a yes or no approach & allow no grey shades to enter into what needs to be established. This can save you a lot of time in the long run.

Start to feel happier about being able to sort things out in your mind in a practical way. You can feel more decisive though there will be more than one stage to matters. You may need to spend more money than you expected this week. Be alert to impulse spending – rather wait to give time for urgency to pass.

Venus, your ruling planet, moves into your sign this week where it will remain ‘til Oct 24. This should make you happy as well as give a sense of getting back to your old self if this hasn’t seemed to be the case of late. At the same time you’ll be dealing with pressure. Battle it out with discussions to gain a fair outcome.

Mercury, the planet of communication, has moved into your sign, where it will remain for its fi rst stay ‘til Oct. 11. This will encourage some serious thinking about your personal position or anything that involves you, as well as commitments attached. Not everything is out in the open, so have patience.

Expect the unexpected this week, & while you may have to quickly take advantage of opportunity as it arises, you also need to be very cautious about being reckless. Someone else won’t be as open as you & it’ll be diffi cult to know exactly where they stand. It’s important you don’t give up independence for them.

Consider the things you have learnt that have led to changing you as a person, particularly when it comes to a strengthening of character. Obligations will be involved somehow. This may include greater awareness of what you shouldn’t take on. You can fi ne tune & balance this out over the next month. Go to it.

Start focussing your mind on commitments this week in a seri-ous way. There’ll be more than one stage before you’ll get it settled. When you get an idea, fi nd some quiet time to yourself to analyse where it could go in the long term or how you could be affected long term. Others have greater freedom.

If you feel someone is drifting away, it’s because they’ve found you vague or changeable. Not that they’ll be direct about it. This week, start to focus in a straightforward manner on what you are realistically prepared to commit yourself to in the long term. You may need some help later, to fi ll in the details.

Java Mountain News September 26, 20143

It has been a long summer. Any

parent in BC knows this because

of the teacher’s strike, extending

summer vacation by a month, and

bringing every parent to the brink

of madness with their bored/anx-

ious/crazy children. A collective

cheer erupted last week as the

teachers voted to return to work,

and all teachers, parents, and stu-

dents were relieved to get back to

school.

Being a coordinated (ahem,

anal) mother, I needed structure

weeks ago. And so, I did a make-

shift version of homeschooling

for Zachary. Bedtime was back to

the school bedtime of 7:30 p.m.

Wake-up time was 7 a.m. And so,

Zachary’s homeschooling sched-

ule began when public school

was supposed to start.

Each day, Zachary would

wake up as I was getting ready

for work, have breakfast, do

the dishes and proceed with the

“lessons” I structured for him.

He would do a math workbook,

read a chapter or two of his novel

(currently Harry Potter and the

Goblet of Fire), and write a mini-

book report on said chapter.

However, I decided he needed

to learn more – in the ways of re-

search and reports. Together, we

decided on the topic of France. I

printed off many pages of research

information (and gave Zachary

access to the computer for further

research if he wanted), and gave

a list of topics that were to be in-

cluded in this report. Zachary was

eager to start it all, and loved it!

(He is defi nitely my child!)

Alas, upon this fi rst week of

being back to school, my home-

school routine has fallen by the

wayside, the six pages of the

France report lay untouched in a

pile on his desk, and math book

lay closed – as Zachary has be-

gun to be reacquainted with his

school, friends, and teachers.

Autumn is offi cially here. Stu-

dents are back to school. Activi-

ties are underway. It’s good to be

back to school.

Back to school blues

M O N K E Y I N G AROUND. Zach-

ary is happy to be

back in school,

reacquainting him-

self with his teach-

ers and classmates

and the school

itself – especially

the playground

equipment – par-

ticularly the mon-

key bars.Lizsa Bibeau photo

Java Mountain News September 26, 20144

• 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. Sept. 27: LIGHT & COLOUR SHOW. A beautiful & colourful

exploration of light & how it works. Split light & put it back together

again! Sun. Sept. 28: WORLD RIVERS DAY at Riverside Park (Free) 10

a.m. – 2 p.m. Visit the BLSC booth for hands-on science fun. Look at

small water critters using hand lenses & microscopes. These animals are

so different they look like aliens! Explore & discover their underwater

world & lives. ROBOTICS CLUB FOR KIDS aged 10 years and older. Design

program & test your own Mindstorms Lego robot. Two fall sessions ,

with a choice of Thursday or Friday 2:45 – 4 p.m.: Sept. 18/19, Oct. 2/3,

Oct. 9/10, Oct. 16/17, Oct. 30/31 & Nov. 6/7 Nov. 13/14, Nov. 20/21,

Nov. 27/28, Dec. 11/12. Call Gord, 250-554-2572, gord@blscs.org.

• KAMLOOPS TRAVEL CLUB, an informal group that gets together

regularly to talk about travel at The Art We Are Oct. 2. Special meet-

ing with guest speaker, TERESA THE TRAVELER, at Maurya’s Fine Indian

Cuisine, Sept. 25, 7 p.m. Weekly meetings Call James, 250-879-0873.

• INTERIOR WELLNESS FESTIVAL at Thompson Rivers Univer-

sity, Sept. 26 – 28. Friday, 6 – 9 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Sunday,

10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Free admission. Free classes, workshops, seminars,

healing garden, live entertainment, marketplace, cafe & more.

• JONATHAN BYRD, folk music troubadour from North Carolina, and fel-

low musician Johnny Waken, who’s never been to Canada, will perform at a

house concert in Rayleigh, Sat. Sept. 27. Contact robyn@erwinsbakery.com.

• 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 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.

• KAMLOOPS FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY meets on the 4th

Thurs of each month (excluding Dec.), 7 – 9 p.m., at Heritage House

(Riverside Park). All welcome. Call 250-372-5679.

• WCT presents DRIVING MISS DAISY, the heartwarming & humor-

ous Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Alfred Uhry, Oct. 9 – 18 at Sage-

brush Theatre, 1300 Ninth Ave. Tickets at Kamloops Live! Box Offi ce,

250-374-5483, kamloopslive.ca.

• TWO PIANO TORNADO, an unpredictable vortex that’ll pick up

the listener & deposit them in another realm, Thurs. Oct. 9, at Stage

House Theatre, 422 Tranquille Rd. Doors: 7 p.m. Showtime: 7:30 p.m.

Tickets: $20 at Kamloops Live Box Offi ce, 250-374-5483.

• 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 or www.kamloopslive.ca.

• THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN’S RIDE, a fundraising ride

for prostate cancer research, Sept. 28, beginning at 11 a.m. behind Interior

Savings Centre, ending at 2:30 p.m. at Red Beard Coffee Roasters.

• GE-FREE KAMLOOPS HARVEST DINNER featuring locally

grown, organic food, silent auction & live music, Sat. Oct. 4, at ANA-

VETS, 9 – 177 Tranquille Rd. Doors: 6 p.m. Tickets: $35 or $60/2 at GE-

Free Kamloops Booth at the Saturday Farmers’ Market; Reubin’s Diner,

188 – 204 Tranquille Rd. Call 250-554-7885, gefreekamloops.org.

• TRU ACTORS WORKSHOP THEATRE presents PATIENCE by Jason Sher-

man, at TRU’s Blackbox Theatre, 900 McGill Rd., Oct. 9 – 11 & 17 – 19,

7:30 p.m. Tickets: $14; season tickets: $40 from 1-250-377-6100.

• LET’S DANCE, hosted by Thompson Valley Activity & Social Club

(TVASC), Oct. 25, at Kamloops Curling Club, 700 Victoria St. Cock-

tails: 5:30; Dinner 6:30; Dance 8 p.m. – midnight (Doors for dance

only: 7:45 p.m.). DINNER & DANCE. Music by the Evergreen Drifters.

Tickets: Dinner & dance: $20/members, $30/non-members; dance only:

$10, from Zonia, 250-372-0091, or Francoise, 250-372-3782.

• The hit CBC radio show, THE VINYL CAFÉ with STUART MCLEAN, live

at Sagebrush Theatre Oct. 20, 7 p.m. Tickets: Kamloops Live Box Offi ce.

AROUND TOWN• DEEP ROOTS (HIDDEN SPACES), a powerful exhibition that dis-

cusses the twists & turns of life, while giving each viewer a sense of won-

der in regards to nature featuring artists Tricia Sellmer, Steve Mennie,

& Ann Diehl, Sept. 11 – Oct. 17, at Chazou Art Gallery, 791 Victoria St.

• SABRINA WEEKS & SWING CAT BOUNCE: Oct. 18: LIVE CD

RELEASE PARTY at Double Tree by Hilton Hotel (Coast Hotel), 339 St.

Paul St. Doors: 7 p.m. Tickets at Karateristics, 422 Victoria St.

• POKOTILLO UKRAINIAN DANCERS PYROHY DINNER FUNDRAISER, Fri. Sept. 26, 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!

• THE CANADIAN BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION CIBC RUN FOR THE CURE Sun. Oct. 5, at the Rotary Bandshell at River-

side Park. Registration/donation drop-off: 9 a.m. opening ceremonies:

10 a.m. warm up: 10:17 a.m. SURVIVOR PARADE: 10:30 a.m. start of

lead by survivors: 10:45 a.m. awards celebration: 11:45 a.m. Register

as a team or individual. FMI, 250-571-5050, or swebb@cbcfrun.org.

• LAUGHING STOCK THEATRE SOCIETY: Oct. 21 – 23: HAUNTED KAM-LOOPS, join us as we “historically” haunt some of Kamloops’ cemeter-

ies! Oct. 24 – 26: CREEPY CORN MAZE. In for a fright? Navigate your

way through the corn maze, but watch out for the unexpected! SNOW

WHITE – THE PANTO! 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, vance@thelaughingstock.ca.

• THE NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTRE, 730 Cotton-

wood Ave. Tuesday is PIE NIGHT at 6:30 p.m. Pie & ice cream & tea/cof-

fee for only $3. Live entertainment. FRANKLY YOURS CONCERT: Sat. Sept.

27, 2 p.m. Come out & enjoy FRANK SINATRA classics. Admission by

donation, fundraiser to buy an automated external defi brillator. ANTIQUE

& COLLECTABLES SALE, Oct. 4 & 5. Admission $4. Call 250-376-4777.

• MONSTER X TOUR at Whispering Pines Sports & Recreation

Centre, Sept. 26 – 27. Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 1:30 & 7:30 p.m.

Monster trucks, quad racing & tough truck competitions. Tickets: $20/

adults; $10/kids 3 – 12 yrs. Kids 2 & under/free, at NAPA Auto Parts,

476 Chilcotin Rd., or www.monsterxtour.com or at the gates.

• KAMLOOPS SYMPHONY hosts a FREE DRESS REHEARSAL Sept. 27

at 1 p.m. Meet musicians, piano soloist Michael Kim & music director

Bruce Dunn; sit on stage with musicians; refreshments at intermission.

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Friday

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Saturday

September 27

Sunday

September 28

Monday

September 29

Wednesday

October 1

Tuesday

September 30

• 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.

• KAMLOOPS FARMERS’ MARKET at the 400-block of Victoria

Street, every Wed. ‘til Oct. 29, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.

• POKOTILLO UKRAINIAN DANCERS PYROHY DINNER FUNDRAISER, Fri. Oct. 24, 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!

• TREAT STREET 2014. Oct. 31, North Shore businesses & NSBIA are

opening their doors to invite Kamloops residents to dress up for Hallowe’en

fun & trick-or-treating, 3 – 5 p.m. Participating business will be marked.

• REFLECTIONS OF CCR, featuring Renea Denis, Marie Jackson

& Sabrina Weeks, backed up by the Refl ections band – Ed Hilliard,

Terry Strudwick, Mike Hilliard & Kelly Spencer, Nov. 14 & 15 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 (Oct. 1). Call 250-572-4427.

• PERRY TUCKER & THE GOOD GRAVY BAND will perform

at Chances Barside Lounge Fri. Nov. 28, 7 – 10 p.m.

• UNPLUGGED ACOUSTIC JAM SESSIONS, on the 1st & 3rd

Monday of the month (Oct. 6 & 20), 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.

• BROCK CENTRAL LIONS CLUB meets the 1st & 3rd Thurs. of

the month (Oct. 2 & 16) at 6:30 p.m. at the Brock Centre for Seniors

Information, 1800 Tranquille Rd. New members always welcome.

Call Victor, 250-554-8031.

• MOUNT PAUL UNITED CHURCH THRIFT SHOP, 140 Labur-

num St., open Tues & Thurs, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

• RUBE BAND practises most Mondays, 7:30 p.m., at the Old Yacht Club,

1140 Rivers St. New members welcome. Call Bob Eley, 250-377-3209.

• KAMLOOPS QUIT SMOKING support group meets every Thurs

at Kamloops United Church, 421 St. Paul St.

• 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.

CHARACTER HATS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY:NEWBORN, TODDLER, YOUTH, ADULT.ALSO BLANKETS, SLIPPERS, BOOTIES,

SCARVES, MITTENS, ETC. WILL MAKE TO SUIT.CALL JUDI TO ORDER • 250-376-3672

CROCHETED CREATIONS BY JUDI

AROUND TOWN

In addition to playing Cho-

pin’s Piano Concerto #2 with

the KSO on Sat. Sept. 27, at

7:30 p.m. in Sagebrush Theatre,

Sara Davis Buechner will lead

a Masterclass for piano students

on Fri. Sept. 26, from 4 – 5:30

p.m. St. Andrews Presbyterian

Church on Sixth Avenue. Cost

is $50 for performers, and $25

for observers. There will also

be an informative pre-concert

chat with Rod Michell in the

Sagebrush Theatre lobby at

6:45 p.m. before the perfor-

mance Saturday night. Contact

Marilyn_wiwcharuk@shaw.

ca or Kaitlin@kamloopssym-

phony.com.

Savour the Season is this

year’s version of the KSO’s

annual wine-tasting, dinner,

auction & entertainment fun-

draiser at the Plaza Hotel Fri.

Oct. 17, with a harvest-inspired

menu, entertainment by Black

Dog String Quartet, & optional

wine-tasting combine to create

a wonderful evening. Attend as

a couple or in a larger group.

Tickets at brownpapertickets.

com or KSO offi ce.

Barb’s Used Book and Music

Sale is back at Sahali Mall Nov.

15 – 29. Bring your donations

to the mall starting Nov. 12.

Just Cruisin’ Raffl e is your

opportunity to win a Holland

America cruise for two and

other prizes. Tickets: $10 each

or $20/3. Draw date: Dec. 17.

For information about all their

performances and events, visit

kamloopssymphony.com.

KSO season starts this weekend

The KIJHL Kamloops Storm

are in a four-way tie for top spot

in the Doug Birks division of the

Okanagan/Shuswap conference

after a pair of overtime road wins

last weekend.

Sat. Sept. 20, saw the Storm in

Nelson to take on the Leafs in

what proved to be a very even-

matched game with Kamloops

coming out on top in OT.

The Leafs opened the scoring

on a power play goal 13:28 into

the game to take a 1-0 lead af-

ter 20 minutes. Addison Bazian

tied it up for the Storm 3:28 into

the second frame and Ryan Keis

gave Kamloops the lead halfway

through the period. The Leafs

tied it up on a shorthanded goal

with 2:40 remaining in the mid-

dle frame. Cole Merrick gave the

Storm a 3-2 lead 1:32 later and

Ian Chrystal got an insurance

marker with 19 seconds on the

clock to make it 4-2 after 40. The

Leafs tied it back up with two

unanswered goals – one on the

power play – less than three min-

utes apart just 2:36 into the third

period to send the game to OT.

Bazian proved the hero scoring

the winning goal with 1:45 left

on the clock to give the Storm the

5-4 OT win.

Bailey De Palma stopped 32 of

the 36 shots he faced on the night.

The Storm and Leafs were even

on the shot clock on the night.

Chrystal scored a hat trick, in-

cluding the game-winner in OT

on Sun. Sept. 21, when the Storm

travelled across the 49th Parallel

to take on the Spokane Braves.

Chrystal opened the scored just

1:16 into the game to give Kam-

loops an early 1-0 lead then Ke-

aton Gordon scored a power play

goal with 50 seconds remaining

in the fi rst period to make it 2-0

after 20. The Braves came back

and scored 5:13 into the second

frame but Chrystal scored his

second goal of the evening on

the power play just 38 seconds

later to make it 3-1. The Braves

fought back with a power play

goal of their own with 2:41 re-

maining on the clock to make it

3-2 after 40. The Braves tied the

game 1:14 into the third frame to

send the game into OT. Chrys-

tal scored his hat trick goal with

1:12 remaining in the extra frame

to give Kamloops the 4-3 OT

win. Jason Sandhu stopped 33 of

36 shots on goal he faced for the

Storm win. Kamloops outshot

Spokane 46-36 on the night.

Kamloops shares fi rst place

honours with the Revelstoke

Grizzlies, 100 Mile House Wran-

glers and Sicamous Eagles, all of

whom have six points. The Chase

Heat follow closely behind with

3 points after the second week of

regular season action.

The Storm are at home for a pair

of games to wrap up the month.

Kamloops hosts the Grizzlies

Fri. Sept. 26, and the Osoyoos

Coyotes Sat. Sept. 27. The puck

drops at 7 p.m. both nights at the

McArthur Island Sports Centre.

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Fri. Sept. 26: at Victoria

Sat. Sept. 27: at Victoria

The Blazers opened the 2014-

15 WHL season scoring a goal

in the fi rst minute on home ice to

win 6-3 over the Victoria Royals

in their home-opener last Friday

night at the Interior Saving Cen-

tre.

The Blazers had a real good

fi rst period. Matt Revel opened

the scoring 52 seconds into the

game batting a puck in mid-air

past goaltender Coleman Voll-

rath to make it 1-0 for the Blaz-

ers. Josh Connolly made it 2-0 on

the power play as he fi red a shot

past Vollrath.

The Royals had their chances in

the fi rst period, but 20-year-old

goaltender Bolton Pouliot was

solid. Matt Needham made it 3-0

at the end of the power play as

he put in a rebound off the end

boards. The Blazers took a com-

manding 3-0 lead into the second

period.

The Royals got on the score-

board scoring on a rebound to

cut the Royals defi cit to 3-1. Jake

Kryski replied midway through

the period scoring his fi rst WHL

goal. The 16-year-old forward

scored off the rush on a shot that

beat Vollrath on the glove-side to

make it 4-1.

After the goal, the Royals made

a goaltender change as Vollrath

left the game stopping 10 of 14

shots, and 17-year-old Evan

Smith got his fi rst taste of action.

The Royals responded shortly

after Kryski’s goa as a shot de-

fl ected off a Blazers defender

and past Pouliot to make it 4-2

through two periods.

The fi rst goal of the third period

was pivotal for the Blazers. Luke

Harrison won a race to the puck

and put a shot on goal. Revel was

there to score his second goal of

the game to give the Blazers a

5-2 third-period lead.

The Royals scored a power play

marker 6:56 into the third period

on a terrifi c shot to cut the Blaz-

ers lead to 5-3. Cole Ully iced the

game with 12:02 to go. He scored

on a quick shot to give the Blaz-

ers a 6-3 win.

Revel had two goals and an as-

sist, while Ully and Connolly

each picked up a goal and an

assist. Kryski picked up his fi rst

career WHL goal and an assist in

the game. Pouliot was outstand-

ing in goal for the Blazers with

30 saves on the 33 shots he faced.

Evan Smith fi nished with 16

saves for the Royals.

The Blazers were 1-for-4 on

the power play, while the Royals

were 1-for-5.

The Kelowna Rockets got goals

from six different players as the

Kamloops Blazers were beaten

6-1 last Saturday night in Kelow-

na.

The Rockets got off to a quick

start in the game as they scored

three goals in the fi rst 10:56 of

the game to chase goaltender

Pouliot from the net and give the

Rockets a 3-0 fi rst period lead.

Pouliot stopped six of nine shots

and 17-year-old Connor Ingram

made his WHL debut stopping all

six shots he faced in the second

half of the fi rst period.

The Blazers were ready to go

in the second period and scored

nine seconds in. Patrik Maier

fl ipped a puck forward to Need-

ham who fed Deven Sideroff for

a goal as the Blazers had life, de-

spite trailing 3-1.

The next goal was pivotal, and

the Rockets got it as Tyson Bail-

lie was left alone in front and

scored 2:30 into the second pe-

riod to restore the Rockets three-

goal lead.

The Blazers had their chances

in the period, but goaltender

Jackson Whistle was rock solid

for the Rockets. He robbed Ully

point blank and stopped a great

chance by Jesse Zaharichuk late

in the period.

The Rockets built on their lead

with 4:20 to play in the period.

Tyson Baillie made a great pass

to a streaking Kris Schmidli as he

batted it past Ingram to give the

Rockets a 5-1 lead through two

periods.

Again, the Blazers created

chances in the third period, but

were stonewalled by Whistle.

Carter Rigby rounded out the

scoring by one-timing a shot past

Ingram on a power play to make

it a 6-1 fi nal.

The Blazers fi nished the night

0-for-6 on the power play, while

the Rockets were 2-for-7. The

Rockets outshot the Blazers 39-

33.

Ingram played the last 49:04

minutes and stopped 27 of 30

shots. Whistle was the game’s

fi rst star in turning aside 32 of 33

shots he faced.

The Blazers are in Victoria this

weekend to face off against the

Royals.

Blazers open season with decisive 6-3 win over Royals

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You’re out of bread, can’t fi nd

a water bottle and the school bus

will arrive in four minutes. Is this

a familiar scenario in your house?

If making your child’s lunch

seems stressful, here are fi ve tips

to ensure their lunchbox is fi lled

with healthy, quick options.

THINK ABOUT BALANCE: Use a

lunch container with divided

compartments, so you remember

to add the four food groups:

• Vegetables and Fruit: such as

carrots, grapes and watermelon

• Grain Products: such as whole

grain bread, corn bread and bulgur.

• Milk and alternatives: such as cheese, milk and yogurt.

• Meat and alternatives: such as tofu, eggs and chicken.

STOCK CONVENIENT ITEMS: You can still include whole grains without

preparing ingredients from scratch! Use whole grain breads, wraps

and crackers to get Canada’s Food Guide’s recommended Grain Prod-

ucts at lunchtime. Choose foods that list 100 per cent whole grain as

the fi rst ingredient.

USE THE FREEZER: Stock your freezer with items that can be defrosted

for quick lunches:

• Quick-to-cook vegetables like

peas as great additions to grain-

based salads.

• Whole grain breads for quick

sandwiches and wraps.

• Sliced peaches, pineapple or

mango for fruit salad or kebabs.

• Convenience tip: you can pre-

pare and freeze soy butter and

jam sandwiches, which can be

slipped into lunch bags as-is –

they will defrost by lunch!

Organize a snack drawer: For

easy snacks, pre-fi ll containers

with trail mix made with soy

nuts, raisins and whole grain ce-

reals. You can also have a snack drawer in the fridge, fi lled with ready-

to-go Greek yogurt, cheese strings or hummus cups.

Have a “go-to” lunch: When supplies are low, don’t stress. Have a

staple lunch in mind – one that’s made from on-hand ingredients. A

simple go-to lunch is whole grain crackers, cheese cubes and soy but-

ter, artfully arranged in paper muffi n cups in a square container. With

some fruit on the side, lunch is ready.

To learn more about the goodness of grains, visit www.goodinevery-

grain.ca or www.healthygrainsinstitute.ca. – NC

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Cheering on your favourite team is even

better with a winning snack. Roasting pea-

nuts brings out their fl avour and you can up

the ante by tossing them with fresh rosemary,

parmesan and pepper.

Rosemary, Parmesan and Black Pepper Roasted PeanutsPrep time: 5 minutes

Roasting time: 15 minutes

Makes 3 cups (750 ml)

3 cups (750 ml) peanuts, preferably unsalted

1 tbsp. (15 ml) peanut oil

¼ cup (60 ml) Parmesan cheese, coarsely

grated

4 tsp. (20 ml) fresh rosemary leaves, fi nely

chopped

½ tsp. (2 ml) salt

½ tsp. (2 ml) black pepper, coarsely ground

Preheat oven to 325°F (160°C). Stir peanuts

with oil on a baking sheet. Bake, stirring oc-

casionally until fragrant and toasted, about

15 minutes.

Turn peanuts into a large bowl. Toss with

Parmesan, rosemary, salt and pepper. Serve

warm or at room temperature.

Additional recipes can be found at www.

peanutbureau.ca. – NC

Flavourful roasted peanuts are perfectfor game day snacking

Five tips for quick and healthy school lunches