Jmnews march 12, 2015

Thursday, March 12, 2015Vol. 10 No. 35

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Charges pending against reckless driver

Kamloops RCMP and the BC Coroners

Service are investigating after a body was

pulled from the Thompson River last Thurs-

day afternoon. Both agencies agree believe

foul play is not suspected at this point. The

body was discovered on a sandbar west of

Tranquille on the Lake in the late afternoon

March 5.

Police received the call about the body

Thursday afternoon, according to Cpl.

Cheryl Bush. Investigators were transported

to the sandbar by the Kamloops Fire Rescue

boat (KFR), and KFR personnel helped the

coroner remove the body, she related.

On Wednesday, the Coroners Service iden-

tifi ed the body as Missing Kamloops wom-

an, 33-year-old Deseree Smith, who was

reported missing in early December 2014.

Megan Latchford, a long-time friend of

Smith, said her discovery brings a sense

of closure to her family and friends. Smith

leaves behind a 13-year-old daughter.

Body on sandbar identifi ed as missing Kamloops woman; foul play not suspected

SUMMIT CONNECTOR CRASH. Kamloops Fire Rescue personnel make notes

as they check out the scene of a crash that involved an SUV and Chevy sedan. The

driver of the SUV fl ed the scene. Police are recommending charges in the incident.Submitted photo

Kamloops RCMP are recom-

mending charges against a driver

of a black Dodge SUV involved in

a crash on the Summit Connector

near Mission Flats Road that sent

two people to hospital March 10.

A man was reported driving

aggressively down the Summit

Connector before colliding with

a vehicle, and then leaving the

scene on foot, according to Cpl.

Cheryl Bush.

Just moments before the crash,

the 43-year-old man had been

involved in a physical confronta-

tion with the driver of a blue car

at a red light near McGill Road

around 1:15 p.m.

According to witnesses, the sus-

pect damaged the car during the

incident. On witness said he saw

the suspect hit the car, smashing

the rear window.

After the altercation, Bush said the

suspect left the scene and contin-

ued down the Summit Connector,

colliding with a blue Chevy sedan

the intersection of Mission Flats

Road and West Victoria Street.

The driver and passenger in the

Chevy were both sent to Royal

Inland Hospital.

After the collision, the driver of

the Dodge abandoned his vehicle,

which was fl ipped on its side, and

left the crash scene on foot. He

was later located by police near

Riverside Auto and transported to

the hospital for non-life threaten-

ing injuries. He was later released.

Police have recommended

charges against him in relation

to dangerous driving, assault and

mischief for damages caused to

the vehicle in the fi rst incident.

The investigation into both inci-

dents is ongoing.

If you have any information, con-

tact the RCMP at 250-828-3000,

or to remain anonymous, contact

Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-

TIPS (8477).

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The Rockin’ River Music Festival, which originated in Mission and is

set to relocate in Merritt this summer has announced its amazing lineup

to date.

Along with such artists as Lady Antebellum and the Nitty Gritty Dirt

Band, organisers have continued to sign more artists for the festival,

which takes place on the BC Day weekend at the former Mountainfest

grounds.

The schedule to date is as follows: Thurs. July 30: Nitty Gritty Dirt

Band; Ridley Bent; Chris Buck Band. On the secondary stage: Who

Made Who, AC/DC tribute band. Fri., July 31: Lady Antebellum;

Tebey; Beverley Mahood; Duane Steele. Secondary Stage: Chris Buck

Band. Sat. Aug. 1: Dierks Bentley; Dallas Smith; MacKenzie Porter;

Rod Black; Cash Crawford. Sun. Aug. 2: Big & Rich with Cowboy

Troy; the Boom Chucka Boys; the Washboard Union; Sean Hogan;

Twin Kennedy.

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HoroscopesMarch 16 - March 22, 2015

Don’t be tempted to act on anything out of the frustration of not being able to see the outcome. This isn’t a time when this type of behaviour can pay off, mainly because you need to wait & see how matters wind up of their own accord before you’ll be clear to move on. There can be a lot more to things than meet the eye.

You should start to feel a whole lot better now to April 12. You’ll still have to cope with a lot going on behind the scenes ‘til April 1 but you’ll be able to take a more balanced approach & to keep calm. Spend a bit of money on yourself.

Time to get serious with others when it comes to obligations. Break down any situation you’re not happy about. If there’s a lack of clarity, don’t just let it fl oat. Commit yourself to looking into the details, though you’ll feel more inclined to take the easy way out. It’ll be to your detriment if you do.

If you’ve worked on getting your obligations well-structured you should be able to fi nd some regular periods for social inter-actions to mid-April. It may be important you do. If this is the case, it may be necessary to organise it in the same way you do with other commitments. A friendship can become more solid than you expect.

Situations with others can be hard work if you aren’t careful. You’ll get more joy sticking with your own commitments, so be mindful of being too easily distracted in attempting to fi x things up for oth-ers. It’ll be diffi cult to gain a clear perspective on their true motiva-tions so instead focus on the future goals you want to aim for.

Be careful about the way signifi cant endings, leading to new beginnings connected to someone else, can affect you. It’ll be more about them than you. So, be alert to avoid becoming a slave to their circumstances. Important new structures are estab-lishing themselves in your life – focus on their future.

By detaching yourself from the demands of others, you’ll begin to feel greater stability returning though you won’t be able to make a complete escape. They’ll still be pretty demanding. Take a serious look at the way things need to be altered on a daily basis or with routines that have become a daily ritual to you.

Someone else can seem more willing to compromise & this can improve the relationship. Don’t presume they’ll become fl exible though – there’s an underlying stubbornness to develop things their way. Don’t give them too much ground now or you’ll fi nd it very diffi cult to make progress from April – mid-May.

In order to manage personal commitments successfully, focus on putting limits on your natural tendency to be too generous of yourself. This won’t be easy for you but it’s vitally necessary so you can operate in a constructive manner. Regular daily periods of rest are just as important as daily working times.

There’ll be much opportunity for pleasure through to mid-April. Rather than it being social, it may be pleasure you feel from hav-ing established a good basis from which to continue working in the future. Changes you may have been forced to accept over the last few years can now seem more settled though not complete.

Finding time to spend at home or involved with family can bring much pleasure to mid-April. It can be a welcome change to fran-tic activity of late that’s likely left you with little time to think clearly. Resist any temptation or sense of feeling obligated to spend money that you really can’t afford to spend. Be wise.

This week signifi es dramatic endings as a means of new begin-nings over the next 6 months. Tied up in this will be decisions about commitments that have some sort pressure attached. You may want to escape but that won’t be so easy. You’re unlikely to feel ecstatic with your choices.


To buggy or not to buggy

When Zachary was four years

old, his baby sister was born, and

he was “pushed” out of the buggy

and stroller and was walking in

the grocery stores and during our

walks. He adapted well. Now,

that his baby sister is fi ve years

old, I have realised that it’s prob-

ably time for her, too, to not be in

the buggy any longer… but am I

ready for that?

My number one rule for my

Mommy’s Survival Guide was

to always, always, always use a

buggy when grocery shopping

with kids – even if only picking

up bread. I learned a couple times

that even though I was only pick-

ing up bread at the store, I had for-

gotten I also needed milk, a case

of soup was on sale, this or that

item was on sale, and I was car-

rying these items while chasing a

toddler down the aisles, while also

trying to pick up shoes that were

discarded. This was not fun.

Over the years, two kids later,

I have found that the buggy con-

tains this little bundle of energy

while I can shop in “peace” –

while tuning out the “I wants” for

everything in sight.

Aubrielle is fi ve years old. She

is old enough to walk on her own.

She is getting heavy to lift into

the buggy. But, I’m not sure I’m

ready to give up that little bit of

sanity I have left while grocery

shopping. As it is right now, the

buggy is the only thing separat-

ing both children – so they don’t

kick, fl ick, poke, and just annoy

each other. (I once sent Zachary

to the other end of the aisle to

keep him at a safe distance.)

I have a tested this no buggy sit-

uation a couple of times. It wasn’t

as pleasant as I would have liked.

I remember having to hold Au-

brielle’s hand to keep it attached

to the buggy, at one point to keep

her out of the way of other cus-

tomers; all while she whined, and

at one point, yelled at me. I ended

up putting her back in the buggy.

This little piece of sanity that I

call the buggy is very pleasant for

grocery shopping. It makes me

enjoy grocery shopping. I’m not

ready to give this up. But, is it re-

ally the sanity I’m not ready to let

go of, or simply the fact that my

baby is old enough/big enough to

walk along side of me.

I guess, only time

will tell…

In the meantime,

the candy bribes

may have to keep

things going!

Lizsa Bibeau

Mommyisms

FUNNY FACE. Aubri-elle makes funny faces at her brother as she sits in the shopping buggy while clutching a pair of coveted stuffi es while shopping with her mom.

Carly Haddon photo


• AT THE NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTRE, 730 Cot-

tonwood Ave. March 14 &15: SPRING ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES SALE.

9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sat. & 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Sun. Admission: $3; kids under

12, free. Call Jo-Ann, 250-376-4777.

• 19TH KAMLOOPS FILM FESTIVAL March 5 – 14, at the Para-

mount Theatre, 503 Victoria St. Fifteen fi lms in 10 nights. Tickets:

$10/adults; $8/students & seniors; $5/TRU students with UPass; $99/

full festival passes (lanyards), from Moviemart, 444 St. Paul St. or

at the door 1 hour befoe screening ($5 TRU student discount tickets

from the TRUSU Desk (TRU Campus Activity Centre). Festival Clos-

ing Party: $12/advance, $15/at the door. www.kamloopsfi lmfest.ca.

• THE WESTSYDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY is LOOKING

FOR A MURAL PAINTER. FMI: wcds.westsyde.info.

• KAMLOOPS FESTIVAL OF THE PERFORMING ARTS, Feb.

22 – March 15, at Calvary Community Church; Sagebrush Theatre; St.

Andrew’s Presbyterian Church; Southwest Community Church; St. An-

drew’s Presbyterian Church; Sahali Fellowship. FMI, http://kfpa.ca/.

• Ukrainian Catholic Women’s League of the Holy Trinity Ukrainian

Catholic Church annual EASTER BAKE SALE Sat. March 28, 10 a.m.

– 12 noon in the Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church basement, 109

Tranquille Road. Paskas & babkas (Easter Breads); fresh baked cabbage

rolls (limited amounts); perogies (limited amounts); homemade baking.

Limits on item amounts per person. Bitaemo! Everyone welcomed!

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

(TVASC), March 28, 8 p.m. – midnight, at Kamloops Curling Club, 700

Victoria St. Music by the band SIERRA. Tickets: $10, from Zonia, 250-

372-0091, Francoise, 250-372-3782, Ed, 250-374-2774.

• THE SNOWFLAKES THEATRE SOCIETY presents the iconic comedy, FAWLTY

TOWERS: COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS, by Connie Booth & John Cleese,

Sat. March 21, 2:30 p.m. at CSI, 9A – 1800 Tranquille Rd. Everyone wel-

come. Admission by donation. Call 778-470-6000 or 250-573-1152.

• KAMLOOPS INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINA-

TION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION DIVERSITY WALK,

March 20. Opening ceremonies, 11 a.m. at Wilson Heritage House,

followed by walk along Tranquille Road, ending at approximately

12:30 p.m. at Kamloops Immigrant Services, 448 Tranquille Rd.,

where there will be an open house featuring foods from different cul-

tures as well as games & activities for the kids.

• DROP IN ADULT BADMINTON at the OLPH Gym (rear entrance),

635 Tranquille Rd., every Tues, 7 p.m. Mixed group of players; interme-

diates – advanced. Cost: $5. Birds supplied. Call Robert, 250-579-0193.

AROUND TOWN• POKOTILLO UKRAINIAN DANCERS PYROHY DINNER FUN-

DRAISER, Fri. March 28, 6 – 8 p.m. at Odd Fellows & Rebekahs Hall,

423 Tranquille Rd. (at Aspen St. on the North Shore). Dinner includes py-

rohy, Kobasa sausage, salad, beverage & dessert. Prices: $8/small dinner,

$12/large (includes borscht), $15.50/ex large includes 3 cabbage rolls. For

tickets, call 250-374-5734 or email [email protected]. Pick up tickets

at the door. Everyone is welcome! Bring your family & friends, work-

mates & classmates! All funds go towards the Pokotillo Ukrainian Dancers

youth for new costumes, travel, & dance camp registration fees, etc.

• REFLECTIONS OF ZZ TOP, featuring Renea Denis, Sabrina

Weeks, Mike Hilliard & more, April 17 & 18, at the Double Tree by Hil-

ton Hotel, 339 St. Paul St. Doors: 7 p.m. Show: 8 p.m. Tickets at http://

sabrinaweeks.com/, or the Double Tree front desk. Call 250-572-4427.

• THE COMIC STRIPPERS, A male stripper parody & improv com-

edy show, April 17 & 18, 8 p.m. at Sagebrush Theatre. Tickets: $35 or

$30 for groups of 6 or more, from Kamloops Live Box Offi ce, 250-374-

LIVE (5483) or tickets.kamloopslive.com.

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

Monday of the month (March 2 & 16), 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.

• FREE EASTER CRAFT FAIR & FAMILY FUN DAY, March

21, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Heffl ey Creek Hall. Egg painting, Chicken

Poop Bingo, 50/50 & raffl es. Concession. Vendors including Epicure,

Scentsy, Steeped Tea, Sweetspot Cupcakes, Chelsea’s Bakery, farm

fresh eggs, spring bulbs, local artisans & crafters.

• ANNUAL KAMLOOPS COWBOY FESTIVAL, March 12 – 15,

at Calvary Community Church & Kamloops Convention Centre.

Cowboy Festival Kick-Off Dinner & Dance, March 12, at Ramada

Kamloops, 555 West Columbia St. A celebration of western heritage

in Kamloops showcasing the best in cowboy poetry & western music,

as well as cowboy artists & artisans.

• INDOOR FARMERS MARKET at Sahali Centre Mall, 1st & 3rd

Sat., 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. ‘til April 18.Meat products, farm produce, baked

goods, arts, crafts & more. Open to local vendors, if you “Make it, bake

it, grow it.” FMI, call Andy, 250-577-3810, or [email protected].

• LET’S SCRAP BREAST CANCER, a fundraiser for Canadian Breast

Cancer Foundation, CIBC Run for the Cure, Sat. April 11, 10 a.m. – 10

p.m. & Sun. April 12, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Brock Seniors Activity Centre, 9A-

1800 Tranquille Rd. Door prizes, draws, games, classes, lunch, snacks

& so much more included with your registration. Cost: $50/person/both

days! Registration is limited to 70 participants. FMI & a registration pack-

age, call Jacki, 250-579-0195, or email [email protected].

• FUN LAUGHTER FRIENDS. March 15: St Patrick’s Day Potluck

Meet & Greet Brunch; Sat. March 21, 6 p.m., Hearty Family Favou-

rite Potluck Supper; Wed. March 25, 7 p.m. (arrive early if you can),

Dessert & Coffee/Tea, Meet & Greet; Coming soon: Plant & Seed Ex-

change. For locations & details, email Wendy, [email protected].

• CAN-ITAL LADIES SPRING DINNER & FASHION SHOW,

Wed. April 22, 6:30 p.m., at Colombo Lodge, , Fashions by the Bay,

Look Boutique, 406 Sportswear, Jardine’s Domaine, Viva Bridal.

Tickets $35 from Bertha, 250-376-4669.

• KINDER MORGAN & SALMON COMMUNITY discussion,

March 18, 7 p.m. at TRU Clocktower Theatre, Room CT200. Share your

views on the importance of salmon to our communities & the impact of

Kinder Morgan’s tar sands pipeline; guest speakers Sven Biggs & Eoin

Madden; co-hosted by Wilderness Commitee and ForestEthics. Free.

• 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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A mix of

sun & cloud

14° | 6°

Thursday

March 12

Friday

March 13

Saturday

March 14

Sunday

March 15

Tuesday

March 17

Monday

March 16

Sunny

15° | 4°

Chance of

showers

12° | 3°

POP 30%

Chance of

showers

14°| 1°

POP 30%

Sunny

16° | 2°

Sunny

16° | 3°

The Kamloops Storm have ad-

vanced to the conference fi nal

against the Osoyoos Coyotes af-

ter defeating the 100 Mile House

Wranglers 4-1 in the best-of-sev-

en series. The Storm lead the se-

ries 3-0, taking the fi rst two games

at home then the third game in the

Cariboo, downing the Wranglers

3-2 in an evenly matched game

March 5.

Dexter Robinson gave the Storm

the lead 6:05 into the fi rst pe-

riod to take a 1-0 lead after 20.

Mitch Friesen made it 2-0 6:14

into the middle frame before the

Wranglers got on the scoreboard

53 seconds later to make it 2-1

Storm. But Ryan Keis answered

back 1:46 later to make it 3-1 after

40. It looked like it would end that

way, but the Wranglers were able

to score on the power play with

1:29 left on the clock to make it

3-2 for the Kamloops win.

The following night, the roles

were reversed as the Wranglers

came out with guns ablazin’, out-

scoring the Storm 4-1 to avoid

the sweep. The Wranglers lead

1-0 after the fi rst period but Fri-

esen scored the Storm’s only goal

1:41 into the middle period to tie

the game. But that didn’t last long

as the Wranglers scored twice in

less than three minutes in the last

half of the frame to take a 3-1 lead

after 40. The Wranglers added an

empty-netter in the third period to

take the 4-1 win.

The series returned to the Sports

Centre March 7, which allowed

the Storm to regroup and take a

2-1 win. The Wranglers scored

5:41 into the fi rst period to take a

1-0 lead after 20. Keaton Gordon

tied the game on the power play

6:52 into the middle frame, then

the Storm took the lead with an-

other power play goal 1: 29 later

on a goal that went in off Mark

O’shaughnessy’s skate. The goal

was allowed to stand despite an

appeal from the 100 Mile House

coaches, which gave the 2-1 win

to the Storm, eliminating the

Wranglers and advancing to the

conference fi nals.

The Coyotes advanced to the fi -

nals after eliminating the Summer-

land Steam in six games: 4-2, 8-2,

2-3, 2-6, 5-2, 3-2. The Coyotes get

home ice advantage in the series

having fi nished the regular sea-

son with a better points advantage

– they topped the league with 87

points while the Storm, who topped

the Birks division, tallied 68 points.

Games 1 and 2 will be played in

Osoyoos March 11 and 12; the se-

ries moves to Kamloops for games

3 and 4 March 14 and 15. If addi-

tional games are necessary, game

5 will be in Osoyoos March 17;

game 6 in Kamloops March 18;

and game 7 in Osoyoos March 19.

The winner of the best-of-seven

series will go on to play the Koo-

tenay conference fi nals winner,

which sees the Kimberley Dyna-

miters take on the Beaver Valley

Nitehawks.

Storm advance to conference fi nals against Coyotes

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

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

of the month (March 5 & 19) at 6:30 p.m. at the Brock Centre for

Seniors Information, 9A – 1800 Tranquille Rd. New members always

welcome. Call Victor, 250-554-8031.

• 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 SENIORS ACTIVITY CENTRE hosts BINGO every Tues at the

Brock Seniors Activity Centre, 1800 Tranquille Rd. (by Coopers). Doors:

5 p.m. Games: 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. 19+ event; fully licensed concession.

• MOUNT PAUL UNITED CHURCH THRIFT SHOP, 140 Labur-

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

• KAMLOOPS QUIT SMOKING support group meets every Thurs

at Kamloops United Church, 421 St. Paul St.

• THE BIG LITTLE SCIENCE CENTRE, 655 Holt St., open for pub-

lic drop-ins Tues – Sat, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., with daily hands-on fun in the

exploration rooms; interactive science shows Sat. at 11 a.m. & 1:30 p.m.

MARCH BREAK ACTIVITIES: March 14 – 28: DO IT YOURSELF CONSTRUCT

IT! Exciting hands-on construction fun using LEGO, Megablocks &

more. LEGO will be out every day, other materials will change over time.

Standard entry fee applies. Closed Sun. & Mon. Exploration Room open

10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sat. March 14, 21, & 28: EXCITING STATIC ELECTRICITY

SHOW, Time for a Science Centre Hair-do! Discover fun static activities

that you can try at home, & have the powerful van de Graaf Generator

make your hair fl y KEG 2015 LECTURE SERIES, at TRU Activity Centre,

Mountain Room, Thurs. March 19: CRITICAL RAW MATERIALS, by George

Simandl, Specialty Metals & Industrial Minerals BC Geological Survey.

MARCH BREAK CAMPS: SUPER SCIENCE CAMP: a full week camp for kids in

grades 2 & up, March 16 – 20, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Explore the physical world

with crafts, shows, games, science experiments, & yes, explosions! $180/

child. DAILY SCIENCE FUN CAMPS: Sign up for a day or the week! March

23 – 27, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Each day will have a different science theme

& include super science fun. $50/child/week or $15/day. ROBOTICS CLUB,

2 sessions Jan. – June: Wed. April 29 – June 3. Fri: Feb. 27 – March 13 &

April 10 – 24; May 1 – June 5. Work at your own level, from Lego designs

or free build, depending. Interactive challenges. For boys & girls 10 years

& older. Cost: $60/session/child. Register online or in person. Call 250-

554-2572 or email [email protected].


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AROUND TOWN• KAMLOOPS SEEDY SATURDAY 2015, Sat. March 21, 10 a.m. –

2 p.m., at TRU Grand Hall. Anything to do with gardening; seed & plant

exchange; heirloom seeds for sale; master gardeners; gardening work-

shops; kids’ activities; snacks; door prizes. Admission: $2; seniors, stu-

dents or Transit Pass holders/free. Free parking. [email protected].

• Kamloops newest community-based monthly series FILMS FOR CHANGE

presents WATER ON THE TABLE, a fi lm by Liz Marshall, featuring

water-warrior Maude Barlow, Wed. March 25, 7 p.m. followed by panel

discussion & Q & A. TRU Alumni Theatre. Admission by donation.

• ASK THE NUTRITIONIST, free informative 1-on-1 mini consulta-

tion with Lisa Kilgour (Registered Holistic Nutritionist), Nature’s Fare,

5-1350 Summit Dr., Fri. March 13, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.; Thurs. April 9, 9

a.m. – 1 p.m. Find the underlying cause of your symptoms or the diet that

helps you feel your best. Email your questions: ask_lisa@naturesfare.

com. 250-314-9560. ACHIEVE OPTIMAL MENTAL HEALTH –

THE WAY NATURE INTENDED, by David Stephan. Learn how to

improve your overall mental clarity & focus, reduce levels of stress & its

negative effects on the body, improve your mood & unlock your greater

mental potential, Wed. March 18, 7 – 9 p.m. Nature’s Fare, 5-1350 Sum-

mit Dr., 250-314-9560. Free. Register at the vitamin desk.

• 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.

Kamloops RCMP are search-

ing for a man who used a knife

in a robbery at a North Shore

convenience store Wednesday.

A male entered the Mac’s Con-

venience Store on Tranquille

Road before 5 a.m. March 11,

and produced a knife in front

of the clerk to steal cash and

cigarettes. The clerk was not in-

jured, according to Cpl. Cheryl

Bush. The K9 dog was sent to

search for the man but could

not locate him.

The suspect is described

as wearing a brown jacket,

gloves, blue jeans, dark run-

ning shoes and a baseball cap.

The man’s face was covered

up at the time of the robbery,

but he was wearing glasses.

The incident is still under

investigation. If you have any

information, the Kamloops

detachment at 250-828-3000,

or contact Crime Stoppers at

1-800-222-TIPS (8477) to re-

main anonymous.

Suspect sought after Mac’s robbed

The Kamloops Blazers got two

goals from Cole Ully in a 4-2 win

over the Spokane Chiefs last Fri-

day night on home ice.

The fi rst 10 minutes of the game

was free fl owing with very few

whistles until the Blazers opened

the scoring 12:33 into the fi rst

period.

Ully chipped a puck into the

Chiefs zone and Matt Needham

won a race to the puck before

feeding Ully in front of the net

for his 31st goal of the season

and a 1-0 Blazers lead.

Collin Shirley made it 2-0 on an

odd man rush. Quinn Benjafi eld

fed Shirley for his 23rd goal of

the season.

The Blazers carried the 2-0 lead

into the fi rst intermission. Shots

were 8-7 in favour of the Chiefs.

In the second period, the Blaz-

ers got an early goal on a broken

play from Jake Kryski.

Needham pushed a puck for-

ward and Kryski came off the

bench on a breakaway. Goal-

tender Garret Hughson stopped

Kryski’s fi rst attempt, but he

got his own rebound scoring his

ninth of the season to make it 3-0

for the Blazers.

The Chiefs are a hard working

bunch and spent plenty of time

in the Blazers zone in this one

as they generated 15 shots in the

second period.

Blair Oneschuk got the Chiefs

on the scoreboard with just over

fi ve minutes left in the second pe-

riod when he roofed a shot over

goaltender Connor Ingram to

make it 3-1 going into the third

period.

The Blazers started the third pe-

riod on the power play and made

the Chiefs pay 45 seconds in.

Ully pounced on a rebound and

scored his second goal of the

game to make it 4-1 for the Blaz-

ers.

The Chiefs would continue to

work hard and not give up in this

game.

They made it 4-2 with an extra

man at the tail end of the power

play. Keanu Yamamoto scored

on a rebound with just over two

minutes remaining in the game.

The Blazers took another pen-

alty, and the Chiefs had their

goaltender on the bench as they

continued to press the Blazers.

The penalty killers did a great

job as they kept the puck away

from the Blazers zone and helped

preserve a 4-2 win over the

Chiefs.

The Chiefs outshot the Blazers

38-30 in the game. The Blazers

were 1-for-4 on the power play,

while the Chiefs fi nished 0-for-2.

The Thunderbirds scored the

winning goal with 4:24 to play

in the third period to slip by the

Blazers 3-1 last Saturday night in

Seattle.

The Blazers and Thunderbirds

played a scoreless fi rst period.

Both teams had chances, but both

Ingram and Taran Kozun were

sharp.

The Thunderbirds outshot the

Blazers 11-9 in the fi rst period.

Cory Millette opened the scor-

ing 4:53 into the second period.

He got his stick on a shot from

Ethan Bear that defl ected off the

crossbar and past an unsuspect-

ing Ingram to make it 1-0 for the

Thunderbirds.

As the period carried on, the

Blazers took over and created

pressure and chaos in the offen-

sive zone.

Kozun continued his sharp play

with great saves on Shirley and

Needham in tight in the second

period.

The Blazers fi nally got one past

Kozun with 2:43 to play in the

second period.

Matt Revel gave a pass to Ully

who fed Needham for a one-

timer and a pretty goal to even

the score headed into the third

period.

The Blazers outshot the Thun-

derbirds 22-8 in the second pe-

riod.

In the third period, both teams

had chances, but the tight check-

ing game looked as though it

would end up going to overtime.

The Thunderbirds though would

score a late goal on the Blazers.

Jared Hauf’s shot from the point

found its way through a mess of

bodies in front of the Blazers net

past Ingram, to make it 2-1 for

the Thunderbirds with 4:24 left

in the game.

With the game on the line, Ully

had a great chance to tie it up, but

the puck slipped wide of the net.

The Thunderbirds added an

empty net goal with 44 seconds

to play to make it a 3-1 fi nal over

the Blazers.

The Blazers were 0-for-2 on

the power play, while the Thun-

derbirds did not get a power play

and took the only two minor pen-

alties of the game.

Kozun was the game’s fi rst star

with 39 saves for the Thunder-

birds, while Ingram stopped 30

of 32 shots he faced.

The Blazers played a home

game match up against the Prince

George Cougars Wednesday

night. Results we not available at

press time.

Prior to Wednesday’s game, the

Blazers were four points behind

the Cougars for the last playoff

spot in the B.C. division and two

points behind the Tri-City Ameri-

cans for the last wild-card playoff

spot in the Western Conference

with six games left in the season.


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