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If you’ve never done group meditation before, you are in for a treat! Until March 13, evening yoga and meditation classes are being facilitated by Katrina Hokule’a Ariel at St. Andrews on the Square, located at 2nd Avenue and seymour.

Katrina’s yoga practice is not only designed to stretch out the tightness and release the stress of your day and week but you will also experience a 15 to 20 minute guided group meditation with focus on inner peace, world peace, personal healing, world healing, loving-kindness, and more. it’s important to realize is that yoga and meditation are meant to be combined. Part of the intent of yoga traditionally is to ready the body for meditation. You may have also heard of studies done on group meditation and the ability to lower levels of violence, enhance healing, and bring about signifi-cant change with a focused intent. both of these practices will help you feel a sense of wellbeing. Calm. Centered. Peaceful.

“This will be a beautiful feeling, and could be your favourite part of class! It always feels amazing to charge up with light and then watch it ripple out. it’s a very real way to influence the world and make it a better place,” says Katrina.

The sessions have been dubbed The Seva Soul Sessions. The Sanskrit word seva means “selfless service.” This con-notes these sessions well because the fo-cus is not just on personal peace and heal-ing during these meditations, but also to send high vibrations out to the planet.

This service, or seva, becomes more relevant in knowing that these classes are dedicated to service with 10 percent of the proceeds being routed to underfunded charities that work to preserve the diversity of nature and protect animals, including the Nature Conservancy of Can-

ada and our local SPCA. You can feel good about that! The bulk of the funds will be directed towards professional recording of Katrina’s yoga music. Her goal is to work with Michael Turner from Turner Studios and have an album released before fall of this year.

Katrina explains, “I’ve been asked to record an album of my sing-ing for years. So now I’m making it happen. I’ve got a producer, we’re booking dates. My guitars and drums are dusted off and my songbooks are out.”

St. Andrews has amazing acoustics and to deepen this experi-ence further, Katrina will sing to you each time you take a deep breath and settle into Savasana.

all levels are welcome to attend these sessions. Katrina of-fers, “One of the things I have found is that anyone can enjoy their yoga practice no matter where they are physically. by giving different options and modified poses, individuals that will feel very fulfilled - both those who are new and those

more advanced. You can choose gentle modifications or intermediate variations as you wish. This isn’t a power

class, rather it’s a perfect balance of strength, stretch-ing, softness and surrender.”

To accommodate different schedules, classes are held Mondays from 6:00 to 7:15pm and wednesdays from 5:15 to

6:30pm. The feedback of those who participate in this first round will determine the schedule and direc-tion of further practice sessions. You may drop-in if there is a ses-

sion in progress.here’s more really good news:

there is plenty of space in this beautiful location and each person magnifies the energies and impact of medita-tion many times over. This said, and the more the merrier! So please, in-vite your friends and family! You’ll be helping the planet find harmony.

Visit yogawithkatrina.com to to register for these sessions or call her at 250-374-6493. It will be a wonderful time of sharing with people who make life more joyful.

Jody Tippett

Breathe and receive deeply with yoga and meditation

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In Downtown Kamloops, 15 businesses lowered the tem-perature and bundled up dur-ing the first ever “Turn down The Heat Week”, February 2 to 9. This inaugural event was the collaboration of Fortis

BC and BIABC (Business improvement areas of british Columbia), with the enthusi-astic support of the Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association (KCBIA) and twen-ty other business improvement

associations from Vancouver Island, the Mainland and the interior.

The objective of the campaign is to make everyone more aware of energy consumption – and what can be done to reduce it

– while collecting sweaters, mit-tens, socks and toques for those less fortunate.

With the communities’ help, 38 huge garbage bags full of all different kinds of warm clothing items were collected. It took a lot of trips to bring it all back to the KCBIA office, especially to Thomas Cook Travelwise, where three separate pick-ups were necessary because they had so many bags!

Overall 688 pieces of warm clothing were collected, includ-ing socks, gloves, toques and even blankets to donate to the women’s shelter and “out of the Cold”, the annual program to provide shelter for homeless dur-ing the cold winter weather at st. Paul’s Anglican Church.

“This is another example of downtowns and major com-mercial centres in the province reinforcing the sense of commu-nity between businesses and resi-dents”, says Stephanie Clarke, executive director of BIABC. “we are really appreciative of the role which FortisBC is playing to support our desire to emphasize the importance of living our lives differently, as businesses and as community”.

First ever Turn Down the Heat a huge success

KCBIA AGMThe Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association (KCBIA) AGM was held recently on February 13 at the Plaza Hotel. The evening featured a presentation on the ‘Elements of a Successful Downtown’ and keynote by Todd Stone, the president and CEO of iCompass Technologies. As well information tables were hosted by various Downtown resources including; Community Safety, Parking, Homelessness Action Plan, ASK Wellness, Kamloops Chamber of Commerce, BIABC, Progressive Waste, BC Transit, Precise Parklink and Impark, covering and sharing information on such topics as Downtown parking, wew business recycling, ProPass, panhandling and more.Pictured here is Mark Price, Jon Wilson and Shirley Culver.

The Kamloops community is blessed with very accomplished musicians that lead the Kamloops symphony’s string sections and play together in a variety of small ensemble formats. The Kamloops symphony’s daily news Chamber Music Series provides an opportunity for these musi-cians to choose the music and collaborate with their colleagues to prepare programs that show-case their abilities and personali-ties in ways that are not possible in a large ensemble. Light and Darkness is one such program. On Saturday, February 23 you can hear Kamloops symphony Chamber Musicians Cvetozar Vutev, violin; Annette Dominik, violin; Veronique Saucier, viola; and Martin Kratky, cello perform string quartets by Schubert and ravel at 7:30 pm in the alumni Theatre at Tru.

Attending a chamber music performance is an experience unlike any other and the venue

is often a key to the audience’s appreciation of the music. Thanks to its small size, excel-lent sightlines and good acous-tics, the Alumni Theatre is one of the best venues the musicians have used.

The title Light and Darkness offers an indication of the con-trasting moods of the two string quartets that will be performed. The first, Schubert’s String Quartet in d minor, “Death and the Maiden”, is one of the best-known quartets of all time, writ-

ten in 1824 by the then 27 year old composer who was suffering from syphilis and deep depres-sion. Ravel’s only string quartet, the String Quartet in F, was written when the composer was

just 28 years old, but much later, in 1903.

Program and ticket infor-mation is available on the Kamloops Symphony website at kamloopssymphony.com.

Chamber Music Series presents Light and Darkness

Curse of the Starving ClassActors Workshop Theatre’s (AWT) third production of the season, Curse of the Starving Class, by Sam

Shepard, opens February 28 in the Black Box Theatre at Thompson Rivers University.The setting is a farmhouse in the American West, inhabited by a family who has enough to eat but not

enough to satisfy the other hungers that bedevil them. As the family decides to sell the house to raise money, the other talks of running off to europe, the father sobers up and tries to take control, the daughter is arrested for shooting up a bar and the son is left brutalized and bloodied. In the end the characters become a metaphor for the underside of American life—benighted innocents pursuing a dream that remains beyond their reach.

Curse of the Starving Class runs February 28 to March 2 and March 7 to 9 at 8pm. Tickets are $12 each and can be reserved through the AWT Box Office at 250-377-6100, through Kamloops Live! Box Office at 250-374-5483 or online at kamloopslive.ca.

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Theatre’s (WCT) latest production is Educating Rita by Willy Russell, the same playwright who wrote Shirley Valentine, presented by Western Canada Theatre in 2010. The play is fresh, thoughtful and “painfully funny and passionately serious,” as the Sunday Times calls it.

WCT is very excited that this production introduces two acclaimed actors to the Kamloops audience.

Rita, played by Holly Lewis, is a brash, feisty hairdresser in northern england determined to get an education. she is a breath of fresh air for Frank, her jaded and often inebriated Open University professor, played by Scott bellis. in her pursuit of a richer life, she challenges the attitudes of a tradition-al university and teaches Frank to question his own understanding of his work and himself.

Holly is well known in ontario theatre. she now

makes Kamloops her home, and this will be her debut with WCT. Scott is a Vancouver-based actor who received enthusias-tic reviews for his per-formance at Bard on the Beach last summer.

WCT is also pleased to welcome back Sarah Rodgers, who directed the highly praised production of Billy Bishop Goes to War presented in 2010.

Come and join her on

her journey at Sagebrush Theatre from February 21 to March 2. Monday and Tuesday shows begin at 7:30pm, Wednesday to saturday performances are at 8:00pm and a Pay-What-You-Can Saturday Matinee is scheduled for March 2 at 2:00pm.

Educating Rita will tug at your heartstrings and tickle your funnybone at the same time. For tickets visit kamloopslive.com.

Holly Lewis and Scott Bellis will perform in WCT’s production Educating Rita, a play thay promises to tug at your heartstrings and tickle your funny bone.

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New on-line City serviceThe building section of the development

and engineering services department recently launched a new service to help contractors request building or plumbing permit inspections.

This new on-line service allows contrac-tors to request building and plumbing inspections on-line, 24 hours a day, and up to 7:00 am for inspections to be carried out that day. This service is in addition to the existing MyCity services in place.

Currently, contractors can access per-mit application statuses, processing information, deficiencies and inspec-tions results. This new service contin-ues to expand the Development and engineering services departments on-line initiatives through the MyCity service.

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Dancers rose in front of the Kamloops Art Gallery on Valentine’s Day for One Billion Rising, a global strike to end violence against women. At 11:30am, local radio station B100 played the “Spirit Indestructable’ by Canadian artist Nelly Furtado and Kamloops supporters were invited to tune in and leave their home, office and daily routine to rise and dance in solidarity.

Juried Art Show winners announcedThe 3rd annual Juried

art show and sale grand opening recep-tion on February 15 was a great success, with more than 200 people in attendance. over 65 exhibiting artists dis-played their work at the Old Courthouse Cultural Centre to the public and jurors. Congratulations to the award winners and honourable mentions!

1st Prize: Piercing - Catherine Dalfort (etch-ing), 2nd Prize: La Luz - Jewell Shaw (mixed media), 3rd Prize:Winter Solstice - Kirsten Atkins (upcycled fibre arts)

Honourable Mentions: Standing Alone - Ann Cormack (acrylic), Divide - Cindy Hayden (stained glass), Hokusai’s Wave - William Frymire (mother of pearl on acrylic), Mel’s Truck - Patricia Kellogg (watercolour), Nuthatch - Vikki Ferguson (por-celain), Jupiter - Nathan Skyers (screen print), Quick Response - Allen Okoye (wood relief/acrylic/enamel), Ultimate Act of Grace - Sharon Antoniak (watercolour), Connections 5 - Jeanne Wood (mixed media), eureka - Peter Thornhill (wood & rock), Summer

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The majority of artwork being exhibited is avail-able for purchase. Check out this fabulous exhibit

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The show runs until February 24 from 10am to 5pm. Admission is by donation.

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Kamloops is packed with a diverse selection of foreign cui-sine and now you can also expe-rience Cornerstone Sushi and Korean BBQ, the first Korean and Japanese restaurant to open in the city. For some, few things are more glorious than the waft-ing scent of grilled meat and a big part of Korean food is Korean bbQ. since opening up at 561 seymour street in late 2012, Cornerstone has been exceeding the expectations of local foodies with a warm envi-ronment that is perfect for casu-al meals with friends or family outings. They accept bookings for groups or parties and also offer takeaway service.

Their full menu is affordable and available all day Monday to saturday from 11:00am to 9:00pm. There is an excellent selection of both Korean and

Japanese menu options to choose from. You can savour everything from tasty stir-fry’s and Korean-style BBQ ribs to fresh Japanese sashimi. Try the Crazy Roll, it’s crazy cheap and crazy deli-cious! Visit the restaurant and serve yourself an opportunity to taste a wide range of tradition-al dishes for a very reasonable price from their all-you-can-eat daily buffet available for lunch from 11:30am to 1:30pm or din-ner from 4:30pm to 8:00pm. everyone can find something mouthwatering that they will enjoy, in fact, you might not even know where to start!

with a reputation for com-fortable decor, good qual-ity and presentation, friendly hospitality and timely service, Cornerstone has quickly proven itself as a popular addition to Kamloops’ dining options, mak-

ing it perfect for anyone want-ing to satisfy their appetite and try something different.

General manager, Bona Ahn modestly points out, “I really want our customer to be happy and peaceful with good service, tasty food and a welcoming environment. we are not perfect but are trying to do our best,” demonstrating that they are eager to go above and beyond to make Cornerstone your res-taurant of choice.

You can view their menu online at cornerstonerestaurant.ca and then contact them by telephone for reservations at 250-374-0080. Whatever you are hungry for, the cuisine will be delightful and you won’t be disappointed with you experi-ence. Chances are good you’ll become a regular.

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garry gottfriedson will connect themes from current Kamloops art Gallery exhibitions, Western and So-nia Cornwall: Roundup to his life and career, with a Community Perspec-tives exhibition Tour on Thursday, February 28, at 7:00pm.

Garry is a poet, teacher and ranch-er and a member of the Secwepemc First nation. born into a renowned

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patients are identified the hospital pharmacist passes this information onto their community pharmacist who will follow up with the patient every 3 months to review their tar-gets. Currently, they are working on developing a password protected electronic flowsheet of your hospi-tal lab values that your community pharmacist can add to at your fol-low ups. If you have access to the my ehealth service, this will greatly assist your pharmacist by making it easy to access your target lab val-ues. This information can then be added to your flowsheet and with your permission can be accessed by other members of your health-care team to track your progress. This, of course, is of great service to these patients as by offering them more support and education in the community, we hope to help prevent any future diabetes related hospitalizations.I hope this article has helped to educate you on some easy ways to monitor your diabetic targets. Re-member, these targets have been specifically set in order to minimize the impact of diabetes on your over-all health and quality of life. If you ever need any assistance reviewing these targets and discussing ways to reach and maintain them, feel free to book an appointment with me and I would be happy to help you.

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merchants would like to welcome the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce to the Centre of the City.

The Kamloops Chamber of Com-merce has moved to 615 Victoria Street and will be celebrating Chamber Week from February 18 to 22! Listed here are their up and coming events.

CHAMBER EVENTSWednesday, February 20Kamloops Chamber of Commerce Grand Opening! 4:00-7:00pm. In our new location - 615 Victoria StreetThursday, February 21It’s all about SPEED NETWORKING!Chamber of Commerce boardroom 8:00am. Networking Tip: bring lots of business cards!Friday, February 22Lunch with Minister Terry LakeJoin Minister Terry Lake for a post-budget address and Q&A on how the government is meeting the challenge of the 2013 Provincial Budget.12:00 - 1:30pm, Holiday Inn & Suites, 675 Tranquille Road. $40 + HST ($30 + HST for Chamber members) Lunch included in cost.Wednesday, March 6Chamber SocialJoin Valley First in their brand new facility! This is Valley First’s second location in Kamloops. 5:30-7:30pm.Valley First Credit Union, Riverbend complex at #3 - 760 Mayfair St. Admission: $10 for future members; complimentary for current Chamber members.Wednesday, March 13Annual General MeetingThe Annual General Meeting is on

Wednesday, March 13 at the Coast Kamloops Conference Centre.5:00pm - Networking and Cocktails6:00pm - Dinner (dinner registration required) 7:00pm - Annual General Meeting8:00pm - Mayor’s State of the City Address. Presented by Mayor Peter Milobar. Admittance $75 + HST ($60 + HST

for members) Please RSVP by Friday, March 8Wednesday, March 13Policy SessionThe Kamloops Chamber Policy Session will take place March 13, at the Coast Kamloops Conference Centre (Columbia Room) from 3:30-5:00pm. Let your voice be heard and

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CHAMBER EVENTSWednesday, February 20Kamloops Chamber of Commerce Grand Opening! 4:00-7:00pm. In our new location - 615 Victoria StreetThursday, February 21It’s all about SPEED NETWORKING!Chamber of Commerce boardroom 8:00am. Networking Tip: bring lots of business cards!Friday, February 22Lunch with Minister Terry LakeJoin Minister Terry Lake for a post-budget address and Q&A on how the government is meeting the challenge of the 2013 Provincial Budget.12:00 - 1:30pm, Holiday Inn & Suites, 675 Tranquille Road. $40 + HST ($30 + HST for Chamber members) Lunch included in cost.Wednesday, March 6Chamber SocialJoin Valley First in their brand new facility! This is Valley First’s second location in Kamloops. 5:30-7:30pm.Valley First Credit Union, Riverbend complex at #3 - 760 Mayfair St. Admission: $10 for future members; complimentary for current Chamber members.Wednesday, March 13Annual General MeetingThe Annual General Meeting is on

Wednesday, March 13 at the Coast Kamloops Conference Centre.5:00pm - Networking and Cocktails6:00pm - Dinner (dinner registration required) 7:00pm - Annual General Meeting8:00pm - Mayor’s State of the City Address. Presented by Mayor Peter Milobar. Admittance $75 + HST ($60 + HST

for members) Please RSVP by Friday, March 8Wednesday, March 13Policy SessionThe Kamloops Chamber Policy Session will take place March 13, at the Coast Kamloops Conference Centre (Columbia Room) from 3:30-5:00pm. Let your voice be heard and

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Chamber of Commerce staff; Deb McClelland, Executive Director; Maurice Hindle, President; Candace Palmer, Administrative Assistant; Lisa White, Sales & Marketing Coordinator and Jamie Mayes, Events Coordinator

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boycott debate and the reactions of indi-vidual Canadian athletes.

Join the Kamloops Museum and Archives, located at 207 Seymour Street, on Thursday, February 21 from 5:00 to 7:00pm when they will host an opening reception for this new temporary exhibit. Speeches will begin at 5:30pm. More Than Just games will be on view at the Museum until May. For more information, please visit kamloops.ca/museum/exhibits/morethanjustgames.

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The Yoga Loft at 4th and Seymour offered a free kids’ yoga class on Sunday morning in conjunction with their Storyoga, training for those wishing to teach kids yoga. It’s a fun and positive way to redirect some of that cyclone energy and has been shown to improve kids’ focus and overall well being.

Sammy Luftspring. Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame.

Thompson rivers university student Shane Stevens, currently enrolled in the bachelor of Tourism program, recently returned from Orlando, Florida, where he attended Travel exchange, the annual convention of the national Tour association and the united Motorcoach association. Sponsored by local tour operator Wells Gray Tours, where he works part time, Stevens joined scholar-ship winners from across north America, as well as over 4000 travel professionals, for five days of learning about the packaged travel industry at one of the largest travel buying events of the year. The student program and scholar-

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able charms, he even spent one afternoon shadowing the chairman of NTA. How does he describe his experience? “Awesome.”

Tourism Industry Conference attended by local TRU Student

Blazers’ Bowl for Kids SakeThe Kamloops blazers are participating in this

year’s ‘Bowl for Kids Sake’, which is formerly known as Strikes for Tykes this year. Blazers’ players including Colin Smith, Dylan Willick, Joel edmundson and many more have volunteered their time to participate in the event Monday, February 25 at 5:30pm at bowlertime in Kamloops.

Four teams will participate in the event that ben-efits big brothers big sisters of Kamloops and Region. Teams will be made up of Blazers along with blazers game host Tara gostelow and Joshua Knaak from Canadian Western Bank, which spon-

sors the event. Four spots will be available for fans to enter to

bowl with the Kamloops Blazers! These spots will be open for kids aged ten to 15. Go to the link to sign up for a chance to bowl with the Blazers at http://blazerhockey.com/page/bowl-for-kids.

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Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation raised $1200 from this past Friday’s game with former Blazer Jordan DePape speaking to young kids that are affected by Type 1 diabetes.

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hitting on the novel idea that he could end his wife’s incessant nag-ging by giving her a good scare, Hungarian Jake Fen built an elaborate harness to make it look as if he had hanged himself. When his wife came home and saw him, she fainted. Hearing a disturbance, a neigh-bour came over and, finding what she thought were two corpses, seized the opportunity to loot the place. As she was leaving the room, her arms laden, the outraged and suspended Mr. Fen kicked her stoutly in the backside. This so surprised the lady that she dropped dead of a heart attack. Happily, Mr. Fen was acquitted of manslaughter and he and his wife were reconciled.

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n Amélie at paramount Theatre on Feb. 21 at 7pm. Tickets at Moviemart, 444 St. Paul or at the door. an annual Kamloops Film Society $2 membership, also available at Moviemart or at the door, is required for admission.

n The Leisure Suite Trio on Feb. 22 and 23 from 8 to 11pm at Fireside Steakhouse and Bar, 405 Victoria St. FMI call 250-377-8075.

n Western and Sonia Cornwall Roundup at The Kamloops art gallery to Mar. 23. situated within active ranching country, the exhibition looks the mythology of the west.

n Hampton Gallery feature artist Yvonne Reddick for Feb. 167, 4th Ave, Mon to Fri, 10am to 5pm. FMI contact 250-374-2400.

n Sip and Knit at The Noble Pig Brewhouse, 650 Victoria st on the first Mon. of the month at 5pm. FMi contact Kamloops art gallery at 250-377-2400.

n Kamloops Family History Society meet-ings take place the 4th Thurs. of each month (Sept-May) From 7 to 9 pm at Heritage House, 100 Lorne St. All are welcome. FMI call 250-372-5679.

n Barnhartvale Coffee House on March 23, doors at 7pm. “Open mic” for local musicians and small groups - sign up at the door. Feature act: Blu and Kelly Hopkins from Salmon Arm. FMI contact 250-372-3461 or www.barnhart-valecoffeehouse.com

n Coffee and Cards every Tues. morning at Caffe Arianna, 272 Lansdowne St. at 10am. For anyone interested in learning more about send-ing cards, sharing ideas or just come for a chat. everyone welcome.

n A Narrative Corpse in The Cube at The Kamloops Art Gallery to Mar. 23. A collabora-tive chain story painted directly on the gallery walls. 465 Victoria St.

n The Queen of Bingo presented by The Can-Ital Ladies Society, Colombo Lodge and Kamloops Players on March 9 at Colombo Lodge, 814 Lorne St. Doors at 6pm, Dinner Theatre at 7pm. FMI or tickets contact: Colombo Lodge at 250-374-4914, United

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n Jubillee Urban Movement and Partners (JUMP) is looking for volunteer entertainers and performers for ten to 15 minute shows for the New Life Mission Saturday Lunch Project. sound equipment provided. every sat. from 11:30am to pm. FMI call Harold 778-257-9915 or Glenn 250-374-3858.

n Jubillee Urban Movement and Partners (JUMP) is looking for volunteers on Saturdays for homeless meals project kitchen and set up help anytime between 4:30 to 8pm. Contact J.U.M.P. Jubilee Urban Movement & Partners. FMI call Harold at 778-257-9915 or John 778-220-9915.

n ArtBC meets Tues. weekly from Sept. to May, at 1pm, at the Parkview Recreation Centre, 500 McDonald Ave.

n The Council of Canadians meets at 5:30pm on the second wed. of every month at the Smorgasbord Deli, 225 - 7th Ave. FMI call Anita or Dalton 250-377-0055.

n Kamloops Celiac Chapter meetings take place the second Tues. of each month (Jan. to Nov.) from 7 to 8:30 pm at 1361 McGill Road. FMI call 250-314-1404.

n Art in the Park: Call for artists for July 1, 2013. Register from Feb 2 to Mar. 16 with artists being current members of the Kamloops Arts Council. Apply online at: www.kamloopsarts.ca or pick up form at office located at 7 seymour st. w.

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PISCES (Feb 20-Mar 20) You will find your vitality is lowered. You could have trouble persuading others to accept your ideas and opinions. Changes in your domestic scene are apparent. Take time to listen to children and help them with projects that seem impossible to them.ARIES (Mar 21-April 20) False information is likely if you listen to idle chatter or gossip. Work diligently and you will get ahead this week. Conflicts over joint finances are likely. You can enhance your cash flow if you pick up additional skills.TAURUS (Apr 21-May 21) You may have a problem dealing with el-ders. Tempers could boil if someone you work with has not been pull-ing their weight. You will feel tired and rundown if you have allowed yourself to get into a financial mess. Your determination may make you a little overbearing when dealing with others.GEMINI (May 22-June 21) Don’t overindulge in anyway. If you put your mind to it, you could entertain or host a multitude of social events. Things at home may be somewhat rocky. Don’t let your personal part-ner hold you back or slow you down. CANCER (June 22-July 22) Your partner may be reluctant to tell you how they feel. You may be tired of working for someone else. Although it does look promising, be careful not to overextend yourself or you will lose in the long run. deception and confusion regarding your status in society is likely.LEO (July 23-Aug 22) Your practical approach to life may charm someone who has been observing you. You will communicate easily and should be able to develop new friendships. Your irritability will lead to family squabbles. Tell them to get out of the mess they are in and then you’ll consider getting together with them. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sept 23) Your desire for excitement and adventure may be expensive. Try not to lend or borrow money or belongings this week. Deception in your home is evident. Don’t beat around the bush. Be cautious when dealing with coworkers.LIBRA (Sept 24-Oct 23) If boredom has set in, find new and unique directions that offer interesting friendships. Try looking into new ways to make extra money. Deception is apparent. Younger relatives may seek your advice.SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 22) You will do extremely well if you get involved in competitive activities this week. Mingle with those who can help you get ahead. Use your quick wit to win points with friends. Argu-ments will flare up if you get backed into an emotional corner.SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23-Dec 21) Don’t hesitate to present your unique ideas. You should be able to get a lot done. You can make major gains if you talk to your boss about your findings. You will reap the benefits if you put money into upgrading your residence.CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 20) You may have difficulties with some-one close to you. Keep the promises you’ve made or you can expect to be in the doghouse. Romance will develop if you get involved in social events that deal with children.AQUARIUS (Jan 21-Feb 19) Broaden your horizons and look into programs that will teach you awareness and relaxation. You’re best to avoid disputes. You could receive recognition for a job well done. en-tertainment should include sports events or physical activities

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no matter what side of the political spec-trum you sit on, what your thoughts on war are, no matter how old you are or if you have children, everyone should take a few minutes out of their day this upcoming Thursday, July 28 and head down to riverside park to take a look at the portraits of honour tour that will be rolling into town that day.“157 Canadian soldiers have died in combat in afganistan,” explains portraits of honour artist dave sopha. “The portraits of honour national Tour is centred on a 10’ x 35’ oil painted mural featuring the hand painted por-traits of the 155 Canadian soldiers, sailors and aircrew who have lost their lives while serving in afghanistan. The last two have lost their lives since the tour has started and their por-traits will be in progress along the way.”The mural has taken Kinsmen and volunteer artist dave sopha over 6,500 hours so far to paint but admits that his work won’t be com-plete until our combat mission in afghanistan comes to a close. The mural will be toured across Canada in a specialized mobile display trailer and organizers expect to raise over $1.5 million. The funds raised will support the Military Families Fund and established military charities to assist families of the fallen and to assist the thousands of military personnel who return home with physical or emotional injuries. organizers will also seek to fund other charities who offer additional troop and family support that falls outside of the Military Families Fund mandate.although the journey across Canada only started this May, the whole project has been going much longer. it all started back in

2008 while dave’s nephew was serving in afganistan. “in 2008 my nephew was on his 2nd or 3rd tour in afganistan,” he explains. “we would watch and read the news and hear of fallen soldiers, we always had our fingers crossed that it wasn’t sean and were happy to find out it wasn’t him. i was ashamed to be happy at someone else’s loss as these soldiers are somebody’s child. These postage stamp

size pictures did not give these soldiers justice so i went out and had a special made canvas created and painted bigger than life portraits of all of our fallen soldiers. The response has been overwhelming.”More than coming to see his work, dave hopes that people come out in every city to show support for those families who have lost

Mural at Riverside Park honours fallen soldiers

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Dave Sopha has been airbrushing murals and paintings for the past 38 years. He discovered his

artistic talent during an eight-month recovery following a car accident in 1970 that left him with

a broken back. Dave has had an extensive career supporting military murals across the country in

Legions and memorials, receiving numerous awards for his work. The Portraits of Honour mural is

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with a wagon in tow, three of

the hardest working summer stu-

dents make their way to riverside

park every Tuesday through

saturday. These university stu-

dents are andrew Crabbe, Kirsten

sandberg and dianna springford,

also known as the Kamloops arts

Council’s rivertown players.

“Join the rivertown players

as they bring don Quixote, sir

gawain and The green Knight,

and percy and The dragon to

life. This is storytelling of epic

proportions – physical comedy,

songs, and interactive fun with

each character telling their own

story,” explains Jacquie brand,

general manager of the Kamloops

arts Council.The rivertown players theatre

company is only two years old

but the program as a whole has

been going on for seven. They

have been making headlines in

Kamloops for the last few sum-

mers and this season is no excep-

tion. The talented theatre group

stages live theatre shows for kids

of all ages twice daily at riverside

park and special performances

elsewhere throughout the summer

including every day of the western

Canada summer games.

“it’s a lot of fun,” explains

Kirsten. “we’ve all gone to school

to do this. it is great working expe-

rience.” “To get a job within the-

atre in the summer is really good.

There are not many opportuni-

ties,” adds diana. “having a sum-

mer job in your field is definitely

really nice,” finishes andrew.

out of school for the sum-

mer doesn’t mean their learn-

ing has stopped. all three of the

rivertown players, have worked

extremely hard on these summer

performances. They have done

everything from build the sets and

design the costumes to write the

material and do their own set up

each day. a hands on approach to

learning first hand what it takes

to put on a show will help these

young adults for years into their

future careers.with a medieval theme in hand,

the team went to work writing,

designing and producing. what

they came up with was two dif-

ferent productions; part one which

they performed all of July and

now part two which you can catch

down at the riverside park until

the end of august. They have also been making

appearances at different events

and festivals within the city and

were recently were awarded the

first place prize in the commu-

nity street performance category

at the Kamloops Central business

improvement associations sum-

mer busker’s showdown, which

Summer performances under the oak trees


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theatrical antics, are Andrew Crabbe, Dianna Springford and Kirsten

Sandberg (wearing moustache).

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i think i hear the school bell ringing and with that all too familiar sound comes lunch making, extra curricular activities, home-work and the hardest job a parent has to do, which is encouraging and guiding their child through another school year.Like everyone else, children are all indi-viduals; there are kids like my daughter who love school with a capital L, there are kids like my son who are extremely brilliant but just the thought of going to school makes them weep inside. how oh how do you con-vince your children that working hard now and taking an active part in what could be viewed as the most important period in life is something that is worth it for them to do?well no one person has an exact answer for that but by learning what is important to your child sometimes you can think cre-atively and motivate them with something they do care about. Just ask north shoreresident and grandpa harry Madden. at the spry young age of 79, harry promised his granddaughter rose douglas, a north shorehigh school student, that if she buckled down and took an active role in her educa-tion that he would do the unthinkable (to him that is) and get his ear pierced.“i am not a jewelry man,” laughs harry. “i have gone my whole life only wearing a wedding band and sometimes a watch. iam definitely against any kind of piercing. iagreed to get an earring just to motivate my little granddaughter.”The good news – it worked. harry gave his granddaughter a reason to stop procras-

tinating and that little push made her stand up and take an active role in her life. sheworked hard and made the semester honour roll for the first time in her life.“she got on the honour roll,” continued harry, “and i had to put my money where my big mouth is. i didn’t know it was a semester system. i thought i would have been a year until she reached her goal but he got it on the

very first one. she got on the honour roll and i got an earring. she says it’s cute, but i don’t know about that. you have to do anything you can for your children. it’s as simple as that. you do what you have to do to help guide them through life.”The moral of the story is as a parent you need to be an active participant in your – continued on page 2

Grandfather’s ear piercing motivates teen

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north shore

we are lucky that we live in the

midst of some of the best farm

land and natural food sources

around. That tied with the fact that

we also have a myriad of amaz-

ing culinary artists and chefs that

could go toe to toe in competition

with chefs from all over the world

make being able to enjoy a great

meal using fresh, delicious, and

sustainable products pretty easy.

The Thompson-shuswap Chef

Farmer Collaborative (TsCFC) is

a non-profit organization made up

of chefs and farmers who seeks to

celebrate local food in our region

using sustainable programs that

inspire and educate our member-

ship and the community about

the benefits of eating local. They

work on helping foster respon-

sible regional agriculture, sustain-

ability, and food security.

in an attempt to showcase this

fact to the community as a whole

the Thompson-shuswap Chef

Farmer Collaborative has come

up with a way to introduce the

community about the benefits of

eating locally. The one day event

is aptly named Farms2Chefs

Fundraiser and it will be one

event that you will not want to

miss.“we take over a farm for the

day, invite the public, and let

our chefs show off the best of

what our farmers/producers

offer,” explains ed walker of


Farmer Collaborative. “Chefs

create tasty one-bite dishes, local

wineries and breweries pour the

finest of beverages. Come enjoy

live entertainment and children’s

activities.”Connecting the best farmers and

producers in the region with the

best chefs from the best restau-

rants, Farms2Chefs is happen-

ing sunday, august 7 from 3pm

to 8pm at Thistle Farms out in

westsyde. Tickets are $60 for

adults, $20 for 12 and under,

5 and under are free. They are

available at wednesday and

saturdays Farmer’s Markets, at

some participating restaurants

and online at tscfc.org. The pub-

lic gets to interact directly with

our membership. Money raised

goes towards the TsCFC grant,

available to farmers and local

food security groups.

“we’ve been connected with

food security issues for a long

time,” explains dieter dudy of

Thistle Farms. “in order to make

the event viable, we had to pick

somewhere close where people

are likely to come, so i offered to

do it. The whole event is thanks

to ed walker who pursued it and

made people aware. This is such

a great opportunity for everyone,


Local farmers and chefs unite at Thistle Farms

August 3, 2011Volume 7 • number 31


Torch relay this Friday

– page 2

Fashionable Finds at 2dz– page 5

Donovan Cavers, chef and owner of Conscientious Catering preparing

a berry large amount of desserts!


Farmer’s market

at the spirit square

every Friday from 4-8pm

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with a wagon in tow, three of the hardest working summer stu-dents make their way to riverside park every Tuesday through saturday. These university stu-dents are andrew Crabbe, Kirsten sandberg and dianna springford, also known as the Kamloops arts Council’s rivertown players.“Join the rivertown players as they bring don Quixote, sir gawain and The green Knight, and percy and The dragon to life. This is storytelling of epic proportions – physical comedy, songs, and interactive fun with each character telling their own story,” explains Jacquie brand, general manager of the Kamloops arts Council.The rivertown players theatre company is only two years old but the program as a whole has been going on for seven. They have been making headlines in Kamloops for the last few sum-mers and this season is no excep-tion. The talented theatre group stages live theatre shows for kids of all ages twice daily at riverside park and special performances elsewhere throughout the summer including every day of the western Canada summer games.“it’s a lot of fun,” explains Kirsten. “we’ve all gone to school to do this. it is great working expe-rience.” “To get a job within the-

atre in the summer is really good. There are not many opportuni-ties,” adds diana. “having a sum-mer job in your field is definitely really nice,” finishes andrew.out of school for the sum-mer doesn’t mean their learn-ing has stopped. all three of the rivertown players, have worked extremely hard on these summer performances. They have done everything from build the sets and design the costumes to write the material and do their own set up each day. a hands on approach to learning first hand what it takes to put on a show will help these young adults for years into their future careers.with a medieval theme in hand, the team went to work writing, designing and producing. what they came up with was two dif-ferent productions; part one which they performed all of July and now part two which you can catch down at the riverside park until the end of august. They have also been making appearances at different events and festivals within the city and were recently were awarded the first place prize in the commu-nity street performance category at the Kamloops Central business improvement associations sum-mer busker’s showdown, which




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downtown

next year marks 200 years since

the first Hudson’s Bay Company

trading post was opened up here in

Kamloops, the land where the two

rivers meet. Although there have

been people in this area for many

more years than that, it was with this

first post that the city itself started to

grow and take shape.We see the heritage markers and

plaques on some buildings, notice

the grand architecture of others and

are proud of the Old Courthouse

which still stands proud, tall and

mostly as it has always been atop

its hill. But when we walk down the

street on a daily basis, we tend not

to think where all the oddities and

their stories here in downtown Ka-

mloops actually came from. When

there is an answer to a question

needed, there is almost no one better

in town to ask than Kamloops Mu-

seum supervisor and archive care-

taker Elisabeth Duckworth.

Elisabeth, with the help of her

cherished City archives, rolled out

the answers for many questions;

why does that house at 673 Battle

Street have a plaque that says Ide-

al on it, why are there rumours that

there are tunnels underneath the

downtown, and was there really a

Kitty Kat Theatre? The one ques-

tion that stumped her however was

why is there a giant ‘W’ on the back

of Fratelli’s Foods at 223 Victoria

st..

“The house with the word Ideal

on it is not as a romantic story as I

had wished,” Elisabeth says, as she

retrieves a book with the stories of

various buildings in the downtown

core. “It had something to do with

the type of stone used on the house

as facing.”Dead on, the owner of the home

owned the Small and Dobson Ce-

ment Plant. The plant manufactured

concrete blocks for construction.

The blocks were moulded with a

surface resembling dressed stone.

He used them to build the house at

673 Battle as an experiment to see

if it was easier to construct than the

typical wood house of that era. In

doing this, he thought it was, so he

plaquered the home with the word

‘Ideal” to explain his find.

With one oddity explained, the

next one on the list is not so easy…

or is it? The rumours of tunnels un-

derneath the city are rampant. “At

the turn of the century many of the

buildings were built with double

basements,” explains Elisabeth.

“The buildings were freestanding

but with alleys between them and

basements below their basements.

This is the source of the myths

about tunnels downtown. Today,

the Zack’s building is one of the

few buildings left downtown with a

double basement.For anyone who was here before

the early 1970’s they will be able to

tell you that there was in fact a gi-

ant neon cat here that marked not a

Kitty Kat Theatre but The Bronze

Kitten which was located where

Universal Reproductions is now at

124 Victoria Street. Stop in and ask

the boys and they will be able to tell

you the mess that half of the build-

ing was when they took it over.

The big “W” on the back of the

Fratelli’s building has always been

a talking point for those who wan-

der through the back alley at 2nd

and Victoria Street. I guessed it was

a Woolworth “W” but there was no

record of it at the museum. Luckily

Mario Pietramala from Fratelli’s let

the secret slip and mentioned that

the W stands for Wodlinger’s.

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north shore

we are lucky that we live in the

midst of some of the best farm

land and natural food sources

around. That tied with the fact that

we also have a myriad of amaz-

ing culinary artists and chefs that

could go toe to toe in competition

with chefs from all over the world

make being able to enjoy a great

meal using fresh, delicious, and

sustainable products pretty easy.

The Thompson-shuswap Chef

Farmer Collaborative (TsCFC) is

a non-profit organization made up

of chefs and farmers who seeks to

celebrate local food in our region

using sustainable programs that

inspire and educate our member-

ship and the community about

the benefits of eating local. They

work on helping foster respon-

sible regional agriculture, sustain-

ability, and food security.

in an attempt to showcase this

fact to the community as a whole


Farmer Collaborative has come

up with a way to introduce the

community about the benefits of

eating locally. The one day event

is aptly named Farms2Chefs

Fundraiser and it will be one

event that you will not want to

miss.“we take over a farm for the

day, invite the public, and let

our chefs show off the best of

what our farmers/producers

offer,” explains ed walker of


Farmer Collaborative. “Chefs

create tasty one-bite dishes, local

wineries and breweries pour the

finest of beverages. Come enjoy

live entertainment and children’s

activities.”Connecting the best farmers and

producers in the region with the

best chefs from the best restau-

rants, Farms2Chefs is happen-

ing sunday, august 7 from 3pm

to 8pm at Thistle Farms out in

westsyde. Tickets are $60 for

adults, $20 for 12 and under,

5 and under are free. They are

available at wednesday and

saturdays Farmer’s Markets, at

some participating restaurants

and online at tscfc.org. The pub-

lic gets to interact directly with

our membership. Money raised

goes towards the TsCFC grant,

available to farmers and local

food security groups.

“we’ve been connected with

food security issues for a long

time,” explains dieter dudy of

Thistle Farms. “in order to make

the event viable, we had to pick

somewhere close where people

are likely to come, so i offered to

do it. The whole event is thanks

to ed walker who pursued it and

made people aware. This is such

a great opportunity for everyone,


Local farmers and chefs unite at Thistle Farms

August 3, 2011Volume 7 • number 31


Torch relay this Friday

– page 2

Fashionable Finds at 2dz– page 5

Donovan Cavers, chef and owner of Conscientious Catering preparing

a berry large amount of desserts!


Farmer’s market

at the spirit square

every Friday from 4-8pm

Benchwarmers

Home cooked meals

Café on 12th

North Shore

102-1157 12th St. • 250-376-3812

Raise money for your team or organization!

Ask us about our fundraising dinners

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north shore

i think i hear the school bell ringing and with that all too familiar sound comes lunch making, extra curricular activities, home-work and the hardest job a parent has to do, which is encouraging and guiding their child through another school year.Like everyone else, children are all indi-viduals; there are kids like my daughter who love school with a capital L, there are kids like my son who are extremely brilliant but just the thought of going to school makes them weep inside. how oh how do you con-vince your children that working hard now and taking an active part in what could be viewed as the most important period in life is something that is worth it for them to do?well no one person has an exact answer for that but by learning what is important to your child sometimes you can think cre-atively and motivate them with something they do care about. Just ask north shoreresident and grandpa harry Madden. at the spry young age of 79, harry promised his granddaughter rose douglas, a north shorehigh school student, that if she buckled down and took an active role in her educa-tion that he would do the unthinkable (to him that is) and get his ear pierced.“i am not a jewelry man,” laughs harry. “i have gone my whole life only wearing a wedding band and sometimes a watch. iam definitely against any kind of piercing. iagreed to get an earring just to motivate my little granddaughter.”The good news – it worked. harry gave his granddaughter a reason to stop procras-

tinating and that little push made her stand up and take an active role in her life. sheworked hard and made the semester honour roll for the first time in her life.“she got on the honour roll,” continued harry, “and i had to put my money where my big mouth is. i didn’t know it was a semester system. i thought i would have been a year until she reached her goal but he got it on the

very first one. she got on the honour roll and i got an earring. she says it’s cute, but i don’t know about that. you have to do anything you can for your children. it’s as simple as that. you do what you have to do to help guide them through life.”The moral of the story is as a parent you need to be an active participant in your – continued on page 2

Grandfather’s ear piercing motivates teen

September 7, 2011Volume 7 • number 3650¢ newsstand price

More residential care beds – page 2

heather’s Fabric shelf – page 5

Lucianna Briglio at Hair Express in North gives Harry Madden a pierced ear in recognition of his

granddaughter Rose Douglas’ school achievement.


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