Thursday, April 30, 2015 Vol. 10 No. 42 FREE Bringing the mountain to the people The only solely owned and operated newspaper on the Kamloops North Shore Published weekly in Kamloops, B.C. Phone: 250-819-6272 • Fax: 250-376-6272 • E-mail: [email protected]Online: http://issuu.com/jmnews • Follow us on FaceBook CANADIAN SHOWDOWN. Local mixed martial arts athletes (L-R) Paul Alec Jr., Cass Young, Jakob George, coach Matt Baker, Derek Apps, Marylène Martin, and Mikel Dupont are heading to the Canadian National Championships in Le- thbridge next month. They have opened a Go Fund Me account to help pay their flights there. Judi Dupont photo Local MMA athletes on the road to the Worlds Six of Kamloops’ best amateur mixed martial arts athletes are heading to the Canadian Nation- al Championships next month to compete for a spot on Team Canada and the opportunity to represent their country at the In- ternational Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) in Las Ve- gas in July. Derek Apps, Marylène Mar- tin, Jakob George, Paul Alec Jr., Cass Young, and Mikel Dupont will be competing in the tourna- ment for the chance to win a Ca- nadian National Title in each of their weight classes, and a spot on Team Canada May 29 to 31 in Lethbridge, Alta. The national champions in each category will earn an all-expens- es-paid round trip to represent Canada at the IMMAF World Championships in Las Vegas in July during UFC Fan Expo. All six athletes have been train- ing at the Mata-Leao MMA & Fit- ness gym under coach, Matt “The Riot Maker” Baker, an MMA fighter, who turned professional in 2008, and has a pro fight record of 13 wins and seven losses. Be- fore he was in MMA, Baker was a national kickboxing champion. The 30-year-old is ranked in the Canadian Top 10 pro fighters. Baker’s Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) coach is five-time BJJ world champion and current One FC MMA world champion, Bibiano Ferandes; he also trains in Brazil with the Pitbull Brothers, Patricky Friere and Patricio Friere, the Be- lator MMA 145 world champion. Baker opened Mata Leo four years ago, and during that time has taught three amateur MMA and two kickboxing champions. Derek “Rachet” Apps fights in the middleweight (185 lb) class. The 25-year-old nightclub bounc- er has been doing MMA for four years and has a 2-4 fight record, including a title fight last month; he lost due to a doctor stoppage after receiving a cut above the eye. His wins were by submis- sions, one by triangle and the oth- er an armbar. Apps is a blue belt in BJJ under Bibiano Ferandes. “I’m really looking forward to the tryouts for Team Canada,” Apps said. “I’m going there to win it!” Marylène Martin, is a bantam- weight (135 lb) is 4-2 in the cage – one knockout, one TKO and two by decision. The 29-year-old infantryman, who has been doing MMA for 10 years, the last three at Mata-Leao, travels two hours from her home in Lytton to train. She trains in boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai as well as BJJ and MMA. Last month she travelled to Bra- zil to train with the Pitbull Broth- ers. While there, she also trained with Bethe Correia, a profes- sional UFC bantamweight fighter who is scheduled to fight Ronda Rousey later this summer. “That was pretty awesome,” she exclaimed. Martin is looking forward to competing in the national tryouts with women in the same class as herself. “There are not enough women in MMA in Canada,” she related. “It’s hard to find women in the same weight level, so because of this, I may be able to go profes- sional quicker here in Canada.” Jakob George is the youngest of the group. At 17, he has been training for five-and-a-half years, the last three with Mata-Leao. The 125-lb. flyweight has a 0-0 fight record; the Nationals with be his first official MMA competition – he has put on a number of MMA exhibitions at amateur fights and has participated in a number of tournaments, and has more gold medals than he can count. “One-twenty-five isn’t a deep weight class so I have a high chance of making the team,” said the grade 12 Valleyview Second- ary student. “But I’m not taking anything for granted – I’ve been training full-out for the past six weeks to get to where I am now.” Cass Young is a welterweight (170 lb.) with fours years of MMA under his belt. He won the North American Challenge (NAC) wel- terweight belt in Surrey in Octo- ber 2012. (“I forfeited it because I couldn’t train regularly to defend LOCAL MMA see page 2
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Thursday, April 30, 2015Vol. 10 No. 42
FREE
Bringing the mountain to the people
The only solely owned and operated newspaper on the Kamloops North ShorePublished weekly in Kamloops, B.C.
before receiving his purple belt under Bibiano Fernandes in July 2013.
He has as a fi ght scheduled for May 16 in Yellowknife for Warrior
Strong Fight League and on June 6 in Chilliwack for Warpath MMA.
These amateur fi ghters are asking the public for help to get them to
Lethbridge for the National Tryouts.
They are hoping to raise $4,000 for fl ights and hotel rooms for the
athletes. Flying means the athletes don’t feel the long haul and arrive
ready to perform at their best potential.
If they cannot raise enough money for their fl ights, their second op-
tion is to drive, which would add an extra two days to their trip, some-
thing they are trying to avoid as it will be very exhausting for the
athletes and would diminish their chances at winning. This would also
mean raising enough money for fuel for two to three vehicles (for the
athletes and their gear), meals and hotel/motel rooms for four nights.
Baker and Mata-Leao MMA & Fitness gym have opened a Go Fund
Me account to help fund their travel plans.
If you would like to help our amateur athletes compete for a chance
to represent Canada in Las Vegas in July, donations can be made at
gofundme.com/teamcanadamma.
Local MMA athletes need help to get to national tryouts
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HoroscopesMay 4 - May 10, 2015
Something won’t be exactly clear in your mind, so guard against any feeling to act too quickly. Let a situation move on of its own accord & then the facts in relation to what you are dealing with will become clearer in your mind. Something can come to head in relation to the true desires of somebody else as well.
Set out to do things in your own way – this may have something to do with fi nally getting things organised that you fi rst attempted or decided upon during mid-Sept. You’ll be left in no doubt as to what others think about it or what they’re prepared to accept. This may leave you with decisions to make to early-June.
You may start to have some doubts about something you previ-ously thought was important personally. It can be commitments attached that may be generating any uncertainty. Also, take into account how your daily routines will be impacted, esp. if this will infringe upon time you normally have to yourself.
Venus, the planet of peace, balance & pleasure moves into your sign where it will remain ‘til June 6. This will encourage you to establish more balanced circumstances in areas where this doesn’t seem to exist. There will be a lot going on behind the scenes – fac-tor this into fi nding personal peace.
Absolute clarity about what you need to be determined & com-mitted to when it comes to the foundations you can create will take shape this week. This can be connected to something you de-cided in mid-Sept. but haven’t necessarily fully followed through with so far. It’s an important time now – don’t waste it.
Don’t be infl uenced by somebody else attempting to get you to feel sorry for them or guilty about something. Remain focussed on the ideas you have in relation your long-term goals & anything you need to bring to a conclusion to eventually get things in place. Be responsible for your own position not someone else’s.
Now – early June it’s important you weigh up the commitments you’re willing to accept or are comfortable to take responsibility for. Expect some change when it comes to the ideas you’ve so far had about where you want to head in the long-term. Focus on your own priorities not someone else’s.
The full moon this week occurs in your own sign & this can bring situations that involve you personally to a head. It can certainly make you aware of what you should be prepared to take on, esp. when it comes to matters that have had many twists & turns since mid-Sept. Believe in your strength of mind.
Don’t leave yourself open to confusion from others this week – they are primarily concerned with themselves and will be to early-July. There is a lot building up behind the scenes & your best bet is to remain focussed on the details you should be dealing with on a daily basis. This will enable future goals to become clearer.
Interaction with others should increase and be pleasant from now – early-June. Avoid distractions to daily routines this week & cer-tainly don’t be tempted to alter them, as it won’t work. If you re-alise somebody else’s expectations will cause problems with your priorities, don’t hesitate in taking action to thwart them.
A situation with somebody else that has gone backwards and for-wards in some way since mid-Sept. can now reach a point where you have to decide how you will commit yourself. Be clear-cut, while at the same time dealing with some mental uncertainties. These will pass, so focus clearly on what you want.
Though you can feel compelled to make fi nal decisions this week, you aren’t. Visions of what’s possible long term can be specifi c, as well as the amount of work involved in accomplishing this. You may begin to realise that having time to relax & enjoy yourself is important because constant pressure doesn’t suit you.
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Two lanes on the bridge deck will
be closed effective Wed. April 29.
As a result, traffi c will be down to
two lanes on the bridge deck, one
in each direction, for the duration
of the project.
The Tranquille Road entry
ramp onto the bridge will remain
closed to regular traffi c, with pri-
ority access for emergency ve-
hicles, transit and school buses.
Motorists are reminded that
there is a 30 km/hr speed limit in
effect throughout the construc-
tion zone, 24 hours a day, seven
days a week. Drivers are advised
to slow down, use caution and
obey all traffi c control devices
and traffi c control personnel.
Commuters are encouraged to
use the Zipper Merge technique.
You may be asking, “Wait, you
want me to merge late?” Yes! As
you see the “lane closed ahead”
sign and traffi c backing up, stay in
your current lane up to the point of
merge. Then take turns with other
drivers to safely and smoothly
ease into the remaining lane.
Benefi ts to the Zipper Merge:
• Reduces differences in speeds
between two lanes,
• Reduces the overall length of
traffi c backup by as much as 40
percent and,
• Creates a sense of fairness and
equity that all lanes are moving at
the same rate.
The eastern multi-use pathway
will remain open throughout the
project. Pedestrians and cyclists
Motorists are reminded to watch
for and give right of way to emer-
gency vehicles.
Overlanders Bridge construction update
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FUNDRAISER, Fri. May 29, 6 – 8 p.m. at Odd Fellows & Rebekahs
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