We may not be as big as Vancouver, Toronto or even Kelowna but what we lack in size and stature we more than make up for in culture. Kamloops seems to have more artists and arts based festivals and shows than most other cit-ies. This summer alone we just finished the BC Provincial Performing Arts Festival, are looking forward to Project X’s summer run of Munsch Ado About Nothing, the famous Art in the Park during Canada Day and for a second year in a row Kamloops will be hosting Theatre BC’s Mainstage Festival.

“Mainstage is the adjudicated Annual Provincial Theatre Festival for community the-atre groups throughout BC,” explains Vance Schneider of Theatre BC whose office is now conveniently located in the Old Courthouse Cultural Centre. Theatre BC will be fully moved in and officially based in Kamloops by the end of this July. “It is one of the longest running theatre traditions in Canada.”

Mainstage is more than just theatre, it is the best of the best of theatre in the province. The province is broken up into 10 different zones, which each year hold a festival. The winner of each festival is eligible to come to Mainstage to compete head to head with the other zone winners for bragging rights on being the best community theatre production in the province. If you are thinking, oh great, community the-atre, why would I want to watch a bunch of amateurs try and act their way out of a cereal box”, you couldn’t be farther from the truth. “These are the best of the best,” continues Vance. “These are top notch shows that rival any professional show.”

This year there will be eight shows running from July 1 to 9 at the Sagebrush Theatre. The

week starts off with Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song Trilogy and ends with Neil Simon’s Biloxi Blues, with Fuel, Over the River and Through the Woods, Memory of Water, Lost in Yonkers, The Duck Variations, and Ladies of the Camellias in between. “This is going to be a great festival,” Vance continues. “They are pretty much all comedies with the exception of Fuel. It’s anyone’s game, top prize could go to anyone.”

Mainstage brings more than 200 actors,

crewman and stage people to Kamloops for the week to participate in festival. Each production has crews of 15 to 30, all of whom come with them to produce a quality show for you to see. One major difference between a Mainstage production and that of a show you are used to seeing at the Sagebrush or elsewhere is the adjudicators commentary at the end. At the end of each show, they stop and give a talk about what they liked, didn’t like, what they thought

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As a precautionary measure due to high water levels and the fast-flowing river, The City of Kamloops closed all public boat launches effective June 17. The City will advise when the boat

launches will be reopened. The City posts the river levels taken from the Overlander Bridge on its

website. Interested residents can view the chart online at www.kamloops.ca/riverlevels

Here is the low down on the mailed-out Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) referendum packag-es in light of the postal strike. Elections BC is administering the HST referendum from June 13 to July 22, 2011. The vote will be conducted by mail-in ballot and as there is no option to vote on the internet.

Acting Chief Electoral Officer Craig James has issued the fol-lowing statement re the HST referendum and Canada Post:

“Canada Post has informed Elections BC that postal employ-ees have been locked out as of 10 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, 2011.

Elections BC is continuing pro-duction of the HST referendum Voting Packages to the effect that there should be no delay in getting the packages to registered voters once Canada Post service resumes. Canada Post has assured Elections BC that the voting packages in the mail system presently will be securely stored until postal service

resumes.Elections BC and Canada Post

will be meeting to discuss ways to mitigate the disruption in postal service. No changes to the referen-dum timetable are being contem-plated at this time.

Voters who have received their voting packages can deliver their ballot package to any one of 60 Service BC Centres located throughout the province. The loca-tions are listed on Elections BC’s website at www.elections.bc.ca.”

could have been better and so on. There are also green room par-ties each night afterwards where you can go, hang out, and meet the cast, crew and other theatre goers as well as a variety of work-

shops as well as coffee critiques the morning after each show. If you want to learn more about theatre, these productions will definitely be for you. If you don’t want to know more about theatre but want to see some top-notch plays, Mainstage is also the place

for you. Tickets are on sale now through Kamloops Live! Box Office and the entire schedule of events can be found online at www.tbcmainstage.ca or by phon-ing 778-471-5620.

Tanya Orozco, freelance

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stay on shore, PleaseThe City of Kamloops is warn-ing residents to stay out of the river as the water is flow-ing much faster than it looks from the shore. Over the past few days the river has begun to level out and has reached a height of 343 metres. With the rise in water levels the City has been working on filling catch basins, testing portable pumps and inspecting dykes. According to the River Fore-cast Centre, the cool April and May led to a delay in the on-set of snow melt by three to four weeks. Due to this, there is still a significant amount of water left to drain into the rivers and the weather over the next couple of weeks will determine how fast the wa-ter will come. The City posts the river levels taken from the Overlander Bridge on its website. Residents can view the chart online at www.kam-loops.ca/river-levels.

It’s spring runoff time, and Interior Health would like the public to know that they have a number of resources available on their website about flooding and poten-tial health issues including: a community flood prepared-ness kit, info on food safety after a power outage, drink-ing water safety info, and what to do after a flood (includes tips on clean up, sewage disposal, mould and air quality as well as other health and safety issues). You can read all about by going to the Interior Health’s web-site at www.interiorhealth.ca and enter the word “flood-ing” in the search bar at the top right.

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In solidarity together outside the downtown postal outlet on Seymour Street are (L-R) Suzanne Harlow, Linda Raymond, and Donna Cross Canada Post’s CUPW union.

At their annual general meeting in Prince george, members of the BC Chamber of Commerce voted to support seven policy resolutions brought forward by Kamloops chamber members.

This resounding support means that the BC Chamber will now work to advocate on the Kamloops Chamber mem-bership’s behalf. Policies adopt-ed will help effect change in government policy to improve conditions for business and sup-port a healthy community both provincially and nationally.

Kamloops showed leadership by submitting 30 per cent of all proposed policies from across the province and by having the largest contingent in atten-dance.

To read more about the seven policy resolutions, go to www.kamloopschamber.bc.ca.

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The Kamloops Homelessness Action Plan wants to announce that Shayla Driver is their summer student, and she will be performing a comprehensive Support Service Inventory for the community. Shayla is pictured here at the Camp Out on Campus event in March where TRU students and faculty member campers collected pledges to support youth at risk in our Kamloops community.

Venture Kamloops, in partnership with the British Columbia Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation, hosted an in-credibly successful forum with nine in-ternational Trade and Investment repre-sentatives (TIrs) recently. The daylong forum at the Interior Savings Centre was a first for Kamloops, with over 65 com-panies and community stakeholders in attendance wanting to learn more about how to increase their overseas market. The afternoon session, which served as an international trade mission without leaving Kamloops, had an impressive 12 companies and community stakeholders participated in over 58 one-on-one meet-ings with the trade representatives.

The representatives outlined their over-seas services for B.C. businesses, offer advice on building networks in foreign markets, made key strategic connections with the local business community and

became better educated on Kamloops and its investment opportunities.

“We were incredibly pleased to see the strong support and participation of this event by the business community. It clearly demonstrates how Kamloops is ready for growth, thinking globally, and positioned to take advantage of interna-tional opportunities,” said Dan Sulz, ex-ecutive director Venture Kamloops.

The TIrs represent markets in West Coast uSA, Japan, Korea, North, South & East China, India and Europe and their ex-perience spans all industry sectors includ-ing forestry, minerals, tourism, high tech, clean tech and international education.

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Berwick on the Park administrator Barry Wills (R) spent some time with Ruby Yemen at this year’s Seniors Expo which was filled to the brim at Northills Centre with many exhibits, entertainment and informational booths.

end Women’s cancer team near fundraising goalTo the editor:Thank you all for your help with

our fundraising efforts for the Weekend to End Women’s Cancer. The Weekend to End Women’s Cancer is a two-day 60 km walk through the neighbourhoods of Vancouver. The proceeds from this important weekend benefit the BC Cancer Agency funding research, education, services and care.

The members of our team have all been touched by this disease, and this year several of us have lost some dear friends to cancer. We are walking to honour our friends and all of the survivors.

A very special thank you goes out to Nandi at Flavours of India for another amazing evening of deli-cious food and exceptional service, and to Arthur at the Hospitality Inn for donating his beautiful space for our event, Appreciation to rogers rentals for donating the tables, chairs and tents, plates, cutlery, and thanks to Wenda at the Echo for our beautiful posters and tickets and always being there for me. Thanks to Cor Plitt from your Dollar Store With More (by Save On Foods)

for all the decorations, prizes and team shirts. Also thank to Bryce Herman for his bartending skills and his time!

Also, huge thanks to all the busi-nesses who donated prizes for our raffle table: Downtown Dairy Queen, Lynette groff At Visual Influence, Pineridge golf Course, Nandi at Flavours of India, and Krista Tranah at True Balance Massage.

Our team “rack Pack” have a goal of raising $14,000.00 this year and it is now within reach! We could not do it without the help of good people like you. your generous sup-port helped to raise $2361.00 at our “Breast Fest” music festival and Indian dinner this past weekend. We truly appreciate you!

Sincerely,Team “Rack Pack”

Members of the “Rack Pack” team for the Weekend to End Women’s Cancer are (L-R) are Margaret Huff, Connie Lacey, Teresa Foreman, Bev Moody, Tanya Alkerton, Terri Haggerty and Vessy Mochikas.

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“At SPH Consultancy Inc. we can assist your business to continue to build connections through powerful networks,” explains Shirley. “We recognize that the ultimate advantage is for businesses to advance beyond the presented barriers to achieve your success. In these challeng-ing economic times we work with businesses to realize local

advantages and create bridges to global opportunities.”

Much of her business includes helping Canadian businesses ex-pand by connecting them with in-ternational counterparts. Working internationally has become a focal point for the company. Through that work they have found that building bridges is a two way

road. Not only are companies and businesses looking to expand operations globally, but interna-tional companies and individu-als are looking to do the same. To help meet the demands of the global marketplace, Shirley has recently branched out by found-ing SPH Immigration which is a division of SPH Consultancy Inc. and helps investors and business people relocate to Canada.

“At SPH Consultancy Inc: Im-

migration Services we represents all levels of immigration includ-ing skilled category, family class, work permits, student visas, inves-tor class, entrepreneur class, pro-vincial nominees, and represent clients before Citizenship and Im-migration Canada,” explains Shir-ley. “We are proud to serve indi-viduals and businesses seeking to immigrate or visit Canada. I am a Certified Canadian Immigra-tion Consultant, and a full mem-ber of the Canadian Association of Immigration Consultants. At SPH Immigration Services we are dedicated to helping our clients through the process of emigrating to Canada. We provide solutions to individual immigration appli-cations and treat every case with the utmost integrity.”

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Much business includes helping Canadian businesses expand by connecting them with international counterparts.

The running room is pleased to announce the company, which has recently opened a store in Kamloops, will work with mem-bers of the Kamloops Fire rescue to host the School’s Out For Summer run/walk on June 29 to help send kids to camp with the Boys and girls Club of Kamloops and the Kamloops Community yMCA-yWCA.

running room founder John Stanton will lead School’s Out For Summer run/walk on Wednesday, June 29 at 6:00 p.m. at the new running room in Columbia Place Shopping Centre at 300-1210

Summit Drive in Kamloops. Choose to walk or run 2.5 or

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register online at yMCA-yWCA, or Boys and girls Club.

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Shirley Palmer-Hunt is pleased to offer her many skills and experience in offering success to her business and immigration clients.

Video game and 3d animation summer campSchool District # 73 Kamloops

has partnered with the DigiPen Institute of Technology located in redmond Washington, the world leader in education related to video game development and 3D anima-tion, to bring the award winning DigiPen ProjectFuN initiative to Kamloops.

When attending these entertain-

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Students are invited to attend 60-hour two-week summer introduc-tory workshops located at Sa-Hali High School: Courses are: Junior

game Developer Workshop 1: ages 10 to 12 - July 5 to 15; Video game Programming Level 1: ages 13 and up - July 18 to 29; 3D Animation Level 1: ages 13 and up - Aug 2 to 12.

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“A” stands for your hemoglobin A1C, which is a measurement of your average blood glucose levels over a three month period. The target for your A1C is less than 7 per cent. This equates to an average blood glucose reading of 8.3mmol/L over the past 3 months. Remember, this target has been set because it has been shown to greatly reduce your risk of developing cardiovascular disease and other complications of diabetes.

“B” stands for blood pressure. The target blood pressure for dia-betics is stricter than for the gener-al population due to the increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The target is less than 130/80 mmHg. If your blood pressure is elevated, it not only puts extra pressure on your heart, increasing your risk of a heart attack or heart failure, but it also puts extra pressure on the smaller blood vessels in your body, therefore increasing your risk of blindness, kidney failure, and stroke. There are several life-style modifications that you can do to decrease your blood pres-sure such as stress management, increasing your exercise, and lim-iting salt in your diet. However, if you cannot achieve the target with lifestyle measures alone, then your doctor may put you on medication to help. There are several different classes of medications that they

can choose from and sometimes a combination is the most effec-tive. The most common classes that we see used in diabetics are angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI) such as ramipril or enalapril or angiotensin receptor

blockers (ARB) such as Avapro or Micardis as they have a protec-tive mechanism for the kidneys as well.

“C” stands for cho-lesterol. The target cholesterol for diabe-tes is a LDL, which is the bad choles-terol, of less than 2.0 mmol/L and a total cholesterol to HDL

ratio below 4. Once again, these targets are stricter for diabetics due to an increase risk of cardio-vascular disease. Some lifestyle modifications that you can do to help lower your cholesterol in-clude increasing your physical activity to 150 minutes per week of moderate intensity exercise and reducing the amount of fat in your diet from animal sources, such as red meat, cheese, and butter. Ad-ditionally, you may benefit from taking 1500mg of an Omega 3 fish oil supplement daily. If you are still unable to meet the above tar-gets with lifestyle modifications, then your doctor may prescribe medication to help lower your LDL. The most common class of medications prescribed for this is called statins (E.g. Lipitor, Cre-stor), which work by decreasing cholesterol production in the liver.

I hope this review of treatment of cardiovascular disease has encour-aged you to know your ABCs and to work closely with your health-care team to achieve your targets. In my next article, I will be review-ing the treatment of nerve damage (neuropathy) and kidney disease (nephropathy) associated with dia-betes.

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A group of approximately 25 people, half of the attendees from aboriginal communities, were on hand at the Kamloops Via rail sta-tion on June 15 at 6:00 am to meet the KAIrOS representative travel-ling by train, enroute to Ottawa, supporting the KAIrOS’s cross-Canada initiative. KAIrOS unites eleven churches and religious orga-nizations in faithful action for eco-logical justice and human rights.

Elder Charlotte Manual TK’emlups band gave prayers for a safe journey. Justin young of the Objibway nation, youth leader who worked on decorating the Secwepemc Cultural Educational Society banner, led the drum-ming. Iris Jules and Dalla Powder from Neskonlith Education Centre shared the Secwepemc Farwell song (Elder Ethel Billy’s song) to ensure safe travel for Minnie and Bert. They sang for a safe journey by the elders taking the banners and the message on the train to Ottawa. Chief Judy Wilson –Kukpi’7- of the Neskonlith band and reverend Teri Meyer from united Church, gave thanks for all who attended in supporting this action, and performed prayers and blessings. Chief Judy expressed appreciation for the support shown by Kamloops united Church and the greater united Church. rev. Teri expressed gratitude on behalf of the united Church.

Julie graham, making the cross-Canada journey as the KAIrOS representative, welcomed Elder Bert Deneault and Elder Minnie Kenoras of the Skatsin Neskonlith band in joining her, taking the mes-sage that people care about, and

support the rights of Indigenous Peoples; encouraging and chal-lenging the Canadian government’s accountability as November 2010 signatories on the united Nations Declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Elder Bert noted with a smile how appropriate the translation of his name, Smoky Train, was to the occasion and Elder Minnie‘ MiniLegs’ named for all the walk-ing she has done in the pursuit of justice and right relations, carried replica scrolls of histori-cal significance, the Sir Wilfred Laurier memorial 1910 and the Frank Oliver memorial. Chief Judy explained they “set out a crown relationship and coexistence and showing the wealth of the land”. They show how the Secwepemc Peoples relate to Canada and the people arriving on their territory.

Elder Bert in sharing reflections, finds himself acknowledging the past has gone, and tomorrow never comes, places the focus on today. yet he is caught in the juxtaposition of acknowledging that the future is unknown so recognizes the need to intentionally acknowledge the importance of including children and grandchildren, the future of all peoples, who maybe the chiefs and leaders of tomorrow.

By the time the train arrived new relationships had begun building and a real sense of common com-munity purpose was achieved. Julie and the Elders gathered the colour-ful banners to take on the journey. They will be joined together with banners from across the country that will be rolled out in events in Ottawa beginning on June 20.

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Pictured (L-R) on a windy early morning are Rev. Bruce Comrie, Lynda Fisher, Judy Bergman, Justin Young, Julie Graham, Elder Bert Deneault and Elder Minnie Kenoras., with the banners for the cross-Canada KAIROS UN Declaration train.

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Pratt’s Compounding Pharmacy• Corn and Lactose Free Medications and Supplements • Gluten-Free Medications • Bio-Identical Hormones • Topical Pain Gels Chris pictured at left100 - 321 Nicola Street • 250.374.7226

Core Essentials - Private Training StudioGain knowledge, confidence and motivation to reach your fitness goals. Personal/Group Training • Sport Specific • Weight Loss • Kinesiology250-851-2673 • 102-153 Seymour St. • www.coreessentials.ca

Mighty oak Midwifery CareBC Registered Midwives. Services covered by BC Care Card. Personal family-centered maternity care. www.mightyoakmidwifery.ca • www.bcmidwives.com • 250-377-8611

Jenn Johnson, Registered Massage TherapistPain management, stress reduction, injury prevention and rehabilitation790 Seymour Street, Kamloops250-374-6325 • www.JennJohnsonRMT.com

Getting back to the hockey grindIf you’ve ever thought

about wanting to learn the fundamentals of hockey with other female players this is the time! A unique female skills and training summer hockey camp known as grundy’s grind will help you develop your skills so you can enjoy the game at a higher level. The camp will run July 8-10 at the Ice Box, with girls camps on July 15-17 for age groups 6 to 9 and 10-14 years old.

Local coach Danielle grundy has competed at a high level of hockey through-out her career. She was select-ed to compete at the 1999 Canada Winter games with Team BC, and then secured a hockey scholarship to play NCAA Division 1 hockey at Dartmouth College. She

played professional hockey in Switzerland for two years and was the top scorer for her team. She also competed in the Western Women’s Hockey League for the BC Breakers. Her coaching resume consists

of over ten years of high per-formance instruction experi-ence, instructing at many established and elite hockey camps. For more informa-tion and to register, go to www.grundysgrind.com.

thought you knew everything?

➤ Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite!➤ rubber bands last lon-ger when refrigerated.

➤ There are more chickens than people in the world.

➤ The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. (good thing he did that.)➤ The words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palin-dromes).➤ If the population of China walked past you, 8 abreast, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction. ➤ In the last 4,000 years, no new ani-mals have been domesticated.

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Back Alley Art - Walk by and watch artist Alex Moir-Porteous and his crew at work on the latest addition to the Back Alley Art gallery. Located in the alley-way north of Seymour St. between 3rd and 4th Avenue.

Glenfair Community Garden grand Opening happens June 23 at 10:30 at 1100 glenfair (next to glenfair Seniors Housing – behind the Courthouse and Interior Health). For more info call Karen at 250-554-3132.

“Red Lights and Black Hearts” Walking Tour - Join the Kamloops Museum for a walking tour and explore the darker side of Kamloops. Learn about houses of ill repute, opium dens and notorious Kamloops icons. Discover the fascinating history of Kamloops’ brothels, ‘women of the night’ and the Kamloops gaol. This is not suitable for younger audi-ences. Tour is June 25 from 10-11:30am. Call 250-828-3576 to register, quoting course #170582

Heal Your Life® workshop - Centre For Spiritual Living™ Kamloops is pleased to sponsor a life-transforming workshop on June 26 from 1:30-3pm with Colleen Nielsen of Leading Edge Wellness. Colleen is a certified Heal your Life® Facilitator based on Louise Hay’s work. At Desert gardens Community Centre, 540 Seymour St. For more info phone 250-314-2028.

Stage One Summer Theatre School – Aug. 2 to 20 for children ages 8-18 with Introductory, Musical Theatre, & Performance classes. Sign up before June 27 for early bird special at wctlive.ca/stageone.htm. Call Western Canada Theatre at 250-372-3216 for more information.

Kamloops 39th Annual International Baseball Tournament will be held July 7 to July 11 at Norbrock Stadium. This year’s tournament will consist of eight teams competing for $14,500.00 in prize money. For more info, contact Dean Padar at 250-376-5057

Jehovah’s Witnesses invite all to attend “Let god’s Kingdom

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Come!” Convention at held at Interior Savings Center starting July 8. For more info contact Trevor Campbell at 250-828-9977.

Call for Entry - Old Courthouse gallery, a fine art and craft co-operative at 7 West Seymour St. invites appli-cations from artists working in stone, wood or metal, photography and bas-ketry. At this time they are not accepting applications for glass, paintings, pottery and textile. Visit www.kamloopscourt-housegallery.ca for more information and application forms.

North Shore Artwalk runs July 29-Sept. 5. Deadline for artists to submit their entry application is July 8. See the Kamloops Arts Council website for all details and application form: www.kam-loopsarts.com

Fraud programs for seniors -Book a one-hour presentation with the Centre for Seniors Information, ABC’s of Fraud Program. Presentations to groups of ten or more anywhere within a two-hour drive from Kamloops. Call 250-320-7384 for a fall booking, or leave a mes-sage for Donna at 50-554-4145.

Kamloops Stroke Recovery group invites people who have suffered a stroke and their caregivers. Meetings 2nd, 3rd, & 4th Thursday each month from 10:30am-1pm for activities & field trips. To confirm dates of meetings, loca-

tion and for more info call Shona at 250-320-1348.Shambhala Meditation, 433B Lansdowne St. Thursdays 7pm and

Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays drop-in 12 to 1pm. Evelyn 250-573-5519. www.kamloops.shambhala.org.

Order of the Royal Purple invites new members. The tradition of service requires a legacy of support. Meetings 1st and 3rd Tuesday. Call Eleanor at 250-374- 2806.

Table Tennis for seniors. Desert gardens, 540 Seymour St. Tues. 7pm and Thurs. 12:30pm. Call guenter 250-372-3965.

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VEGGIE SURPRISE - The veggie and herb plants appeared in the early hours one morning recently in the planters outside the downtown library and art gallery building. The concept of edible gardening seems to be growing in the downtown area.... and the mystery continues as to who initiated this anonymous project as a TNRD security guard looks on. Last time we checked, the veggies has been removed and replaced by landscaped flowers and foliage.

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Artisan Square at Gaglardi Park, St. Andrews On the Square, 159 Seymour St. Saturday mornings in July and August. This very successful event fea-tures talented local artisans and entertainers. Book a vendor spot by phoning Mel at 250-377-4232 or visit www.standrewssquare.com

KCBIA looking for live musicians for their popular Live at Lunch Music Program during July & August. 2 hour street side sessions. Sign up online at www.kcbia.com or call 250-372-3242 for more information.

Land of Lakes Choirboys of Minnesota, Kamloops United Church, 421 St. Paul. June 23 at 7pm. 28 boys, ages 8 - 14, trained in European tradition.

The Art We Are, 246 Victoria St. 250-828-7998. June 28 at 8pm - Norma Macdonald June 29 at 8pm - Poetry Slam hosted by richard Wagamese

Midsummer Night’s Ice Cream Dream fund-raiser, St. Andrews on the Square 159 Seymour St. June 25 at 8pm. Entertainment by cast and crew of X Fest 2011. Tickets available at Beauty Code Boutique or Pandora’s Costume Box.

Kamloops Arts Council, 7 Victoria St. W. Main Gallery gary Davies’ exhibit of sculpture & painting to June 25.

Music in the Park starts July 1 in riverside Park with Canada Dance medley of performers and in MacDonald Park on July 8 with guitarist extraor-dinaire Joel Fafard. For complete schedule of dates & performers go to: www.kamloops.ca/events/musi-cinthepark.shtml.

Kamloops Art Gallery, 465 Victoria St. In the Main Gallery until Sept. 3: yousuf Karsh and Edward Steichen: The Art of the Celebrity Portrait, Lorraine gilbert and Sarah Anne Johnson: global Nature, and Victor Hamm: Sublime Moments.

Kamloops Idol, Riverside Park, July 1. - BC Living Arts will host a community wide singing competition and crown its own Kamloops Idol on July 1. To register, email info@bclivingarts.ca for an audition time on June 26, 27, or 28.

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TheatreBC’s Mainstage Annual Provincial Theatre Festival, Sagebrush Theatre, July 1-9. Culmination of winning plays from Zone Festivals of up to 10 regions of the province. Participants can also enroll in acting, design, directing, vocal and singing workshops. Nightly performances with a variety of festival tickets and registration packages. Tickets available at Kamloops Live! Box Office 250-372-LIVE. More information on performances, workshops and volunteering is available at www.tbcmainstage.ca

Central Station Pub, 126 4 Ave. rock trivia on Friday nights. Karaoke on Saturday nights.

Jams / Open Mic Nights Commodore, 369 Victoria Street. Every Friday The Scattered Atoms, 7pm, free. Kami Inn, 354 Victoria St. Jam Session Saturday afternoons from 2-5pm. The Loft, 255 Victoria St. Wednesdays at 8:30pm. All sound gear and amps provided. The Grind, 476 Victoria St. Electric Jam Night on Thursdays 8-11pm.

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ThE KamlooPS aRTS GallERy’S summer exhibition includes local photographer Victor Hamm’s show entitled Sublime Moments. One of those moments is captured here in this work, Hills - Shumway Lake from Hwy #5. The Kamloops Art Gallery is delighted to announce that they are offering a Portrait Session event with Victor Hamm on Saturday, June 25, from 1:00 to 4:00pm. Being on the “other” side of the camera helps to better understand being in “front” of the camera—an unconventional educational appreciation of portraiture. Victor Hamm will be conducting a portrait session in the Gallery for members of the community. Meet Victor Hamm and have your portrait taken surrounded by the artist’s exhibition. Please call the Gallery at 250-377-2400 to book your photo session.

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Horoscopes courtesy of astrologer Michael Thiessen. For daily horoscopes go to www.astrology-online.com

CANCER (June 22-July 22) Be honest in your communication and don’t lose your cool. Do not borrow or lend money or belongings to friends or relatives if you wish to avoid any hassles. renovations or purchases made for your home will payoff. This week is not the day to try to comer people by giving them ultimatums.LEO (July 23-Aug 22) Take some time out. get out and have some fun. your hard work and dedication will payoff, so stick to your guns and do your job well. you will be emotional about family matters.VIRGO (Aug 23-Sept 23) Changes in your domestic scene are evi-dent. you may interest some of them in a service you have to offer. Let your lover know what your personal intentions are. Take a look at investment opportunities.LIBRA (Sept 24-Oct 23) Don’t hesitate to voice your opinions when it comes to matters pertaining to work. Although up setting, changes in your domestic situation will be favorable. Be honest in your communication and don’t lose your cool. Be careful how you deal with colleagues.SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 22) you may be emotional and quick to judge others. Don’t believe everything you hear. Find out if they have other commitments. Spend some time on yourself.SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23-Dec 21) Don’t avoid situations that may deteriorate; try to mend them. Travel will also entice you. your out-going nature will surprise others this week. you need to get out if you want to meet potential partners.CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 20) you’re intuitive this week; how-ever, this attribute could get you in trouble if you tactlessly say what you think. Look into ways that you can make extra cash. It will be all around you. Don’t be too eager to buy things for those who really don’t deserve it.AQUARIUS (Jan 21-Feb 19) Try to stay calm and understand both sides of the situation. your obviously unique way of doing things has caught the eye of someone in a higher position. Obstacles may stand in your way where career and success are concerned. Let them know what your intentions are.PISCES (Feb 20-Mar 20) you must refrain from overspending on entertainment. you can make money if you concentrate on produc-ing services that will make domestic chores easier. Toning, fitness, pampering should all be scheduled. Feeling under the weather may be a result of overindulgence.ARIES (Mar 21-April 20) your personal life will still be experi-encing difficulties and you are best to avoid the issues for the time being. Try looking into new ways to make extra money. Don’t hesi-tate to voice your opinions at a group meeting; however, keep your thoughts to yourself at home. Minor accidents may occur if you don’t concentrate on what you’re doing.TAURUS (Apr 21-May 21) you need to be sure that you aren’t in your present relationship because it is convenient. use your obvi-ous talent to work with detail and you can come up with something great. Lovers will be demanding. you are best to sign your partner up for activities that will be tiring. Take time to talk things over. Travel for business or pleasure.GEMINI (May 22-June 21) you can accomplish a lot if you deal with other people’s money or possessions this week. you are apt to meet someone special on your journey. your reputation will be af-fected. Catch up on your correspondence and reading.

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We’re Moving...Not that far really (we’re staying in town!)

I don’t normally send out a spring newsletter but I thought with all of the exciting things going on at Kamloops Hearing Aid Centre this spring that I would make an exception.

We are excited to announce that after far too long we are moving to a new location and Lynda and Joanne will have a bit more elbow room! Not only that, but we will also have room for Al’s son Joe to join us full time. In our new location we will have more client park-ing and a larger waiting room that will be better set up to show-case the newest technologies. We felt we should do this because so many of the new hearing aids have features that integrate with TVs, stereos and phone systems.

Our new front desk will be larger to enable us to more efficiently service you, our client. We have done our very best to ensure that everything will be wheelchair and walker friendly. Our sound booths will also be more accessible, so those of you with mobility issues will have easier access.

If you have not been in for a while, remember that you don’t have to wait for our move to come and see us. It is our goal to ensure you are hearing the best you can at all times, regular cleanings and adjustments can extend the life of your current hearing aids. We will also be there for you with the newest technology when you are ready to replace them.

Some of you will miss Al as he has decided to retire from full time practice and will be available only on a limited appointment basis for those of you who just can’t live without him. It is our focus to continue to provide the excellent customer service and care we are known for.

Our new location will be 414 Arrowstone Drive (the old Sahali Dental Building behind Sahali Mall). Our phone numbers and hours of operation will remain the same. Please feel free to phone us if you have any questions, we would love to tell you where to go and how to get there!

Looking forward to seeing you soon! - Jan

OpeN uNtil JuNe 24 at 705 Seymour St.Closed June 27-June 30

re-OpeNiNg July 4 at 414 Arrowstone Dr.

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