Jmnews dec 11, 2014

Thursday, December 11, 2014Vol. 10 No. 24

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At this time of year Santa is very

busy helping the elves make toys,

making sure the reindeer are in

good fl ying condition as well as

answering the millions of letters

from children around the world.

Thankfully, he has help.

In the Kamloops area, that help

comes in the form of Izzy Mc-

Queen. For the past 29 years, this

grandmother has been helping

Santa answer his letters.

“The fi rst year I answered about

500 letters, and it’s just escalated

each year,” Izzy related.

She anticipates that she will have

answered more than 2,500 let-

ters before Christmas Eve. She

received her fi rst letter to Santa

around the third week of Novem-

ber, and has been answering them

ever since.

But this year, as over the past

few years, Izzy has the help of

four elves to help her answer

Santa’s letters: Mary Ellen, Anne,

Sharon, and Dolly. She and her

helpers are working full boar

now through to Christmas. The

volume of letters each day has

increased steadily, as she receied

more than 400 letters in one day.

Izzy spends more than four

hours a day answering the chil-

dren’s letters, getting up at 5 a.m.

and working for a couple hours

before taking a break then getting

back to reading and answering

more letters.

Each day, letter carriers from

Canada Post stop by Izzy’s home

Santa’s helper answers children’s letters

to drop off the children’s letters and pick up Santa’s letters. Izzy reads

each letter to Santa and tries to answer their questions.

“Some kids asked how Santa gets down the chimney and how do the

reindeer fl y,” Izzy said. “I just tell them they have to believe in magic.”

The children ask the normal questions of Santa, what they are ask-

ing for is another story. The younger children do send lists – Lego is

still a hot item for boys while princesses and anything related to the

animated Disney movie, “Frozen,” are popular with the little girls.

Izzy receives letters from not only children from Kamloops, but

throughout the B.C. Interior (Salmon Arm, Lumby, Enderby, etc.),

across Canada, and from around the world. This year she has already

received letter to Santa from Taiwan and Tokyo as well as a letter

from an exchange student from China who is doing their schooling in

Kamloops. In one of the foreign letters was a beautifully written poem

in Japanese, which she plans on getting translated.

A lot of the letters Izzy receives are from school children, which they

write in class. She answers each child’s letter individually, bundles

them into a large envelope to the teacher and asks the letter carriers

to deliver them personally to the

classrooms, which the carriers

are more than happy to do.

The only way to ensure your

child receives an answer from

Santa is to make sure a return

address is included in the letter.

Parents are encouraged to read

their child’s letter and make sure

their name and address is legible

so they receive a properly ad-

dressed response.

You don’t need a stamp to send

your letter to Santa. Just address

it to Santa Claus, North Pole,

Canada, H0H 0H0.

Santa may know everything, but

during this busy time, even he

needs help in fi nding out where

children live,” Izzy related.

Izzy encourages families to mail

their letters early so the kids re-

ceive their letters from Santa be-

fore Christmas. Izzy tries to en-

sure all the letters from the schools

are answered and delivered before

classes are dismissed for Christ-

mas. If not, the children won’t

receive their letters until after the

holidays. Sometimes the letters to

Santa don’t arrive before Christ-

mas, so that’s when Santa and Mrs.

Claus send the children a post card

from their much-needed vacation

in sunnier climes. Whichever the

case, Izzy tries to make sure ev-

erybody that sends Santa a letter

receives one in return.

Holding a letter from a child,

she said, “This makes Christmas

for me.”

SANTA’S HELPER. Izzy McQueen sorts through some of the thousands of letters to Santa that Canada Post receives within the Kamloops region as she has done for almost a quarter of a century. It’s a labour of love for

this grandmother who doesn’t plan to quit any time soon. Judi Dupont photo

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ANOTEHR SUCCESSFUL ORN WEEKEND

The second weekend of Operation Red Nose (ORN) was busy as 118

volunteers provided 120 rides Friday night and 149 rides Saturday

night, and received more than $5,000 in donations to PacifcSport Inte-

rior BC, for a total of 472 rides in the fi rst two weeks of the campaign.

Kamloops is still fi rst in the province out of 13 host communities for

providing the most rides home. Prince George sits at 356 rides and

Langley/Surrey at 276 rides.

If you are interested in volunteering, contact Katie Klassen at 250-

320-0650 or email kklassen@pacifi csport.com. Volunteer application

forms are available at the RCMP offi ce on Battle Street.

• COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS CRAFT & HOME-BASED

BUSINESS SALE, Sat. Dec. 13, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at St. Andrews on

the Square, 159 Seymour St. Great items for stocking stuffers – every

item will be $20 or less at this cash & carry event! Admission by dona-

tion to Kamloops Heritage Society. Call 250-377-4232.

• HOME-BASED BUSINESS SHOW, a Holiday Shopping Spree

with Steeped Tea, Scentsy, Epicure Selections, & Avon, Sun. Dec. 14,

10 a.m. – 3 p.m., at Dolly’s Skin Art, 37 – 750 Fortune Dr. Draws, taste

testing, product samples. Eats & Treats for all! Everyone is welcome!

• A CHORISTERS CHRISTMAS SPIRIT CONCERT, Fri. Dec.

12, 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 1136 Sixth Ave.

Admission by donation.

• THE RAILWAY CHILDREN, annual Christmas play at Kamloops

United Church, 421 St. Paul St., Dec. 12 & 13, 7 p.m. plus 2 p.m.

matinee on Sat. Tickets: $15/adults, $12/seniors & children (7–12 yr.),

free/kids 6 yr. & under. Intermission refreshments included.

• CHRISTMAS BAKE SALE & TEA, Sat. Dec. 13, 1:30 – 3:30

p.m., at St. Paul’s Cathedral, 360 Nicola St. Thrift shop will be open.

• SANTA SWIM, Dec. 13, 1 - 4 p.m., at Westsyde Pool. Swimming,

games such as Melt the Ice & Shave Santa’s Beard. Regular pool admis-

sion fees applicable. kamloops.ca/swim.

• CHRISTMAS COFFEE HOUSE, Dec. 13, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. at

Heffl ey Creek Hall, 6995 Old Highway 5. Celebrate Christmas with

Wilf Bennett. Coffee & pastries & a good time!

• CHRISTMAS WITH THE KSO, Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m. & Dec. 14,

2 p.m. at Sagebrush Theatre, with special guests 16-year-old Julien

Haynes & the Kamloops Symphony Music School’s Youth String Or-

chestra. The programme will also include sing-along carols with the

KSO Chorus. Tickets from Kamloops Live! Box Offi ce, 250-374-5483,

or www.kamloopslive.ca.

• NORKAM BAND & CHOIR CHRISTMAS CONCERT &

BAKE SALE, Tues. Dec. 16, 7 p.m., at Calvary Community Church.

All welcome.

• THE CP HOLIDAY TRAIN pulls into Kamloops (at Riverside Park

behind ISC) Tues. Dec. 16, at 4:45 p.m. with special guests Jim Cuddy

& Tracey Brown, who will perform 5:15 – 6:10 p.m. Bring a food/mon-

etary donation for the Kamloops Food Bank. Come early.

• KAMLOOPS NATURALIST CLUB CHRISTMAS SOCIAL,

Dec. 18, 7 p.m. at Heritage House at Riverside Park. Includes slide

show & nature quiz. Call 250-554-1285.

• Second annual HOPE FOR THE HOLIDAYS. Santa will be giving

out gifts to the homeless & less fortunate at Northcott’s New & Used,

419 Tranquille Rd., Christmas Day, Dec. 25, from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Food & beverages will also be served. Want to make a difference? Drop

off donations at Northcott’s or Ask Wellness or call 778-470-3090.

• B3 KINGS annual CHRISTMAS CONCERT, Fri. Dec. 19, at St Andrews

on the Square, 159 Seymour St. Doors: 7 p.m. Show: 7:30 pm. Tickets

at Purchase your tickets at Kamloops Live Box Offi ce, 250-374-5483.

• The annual B100/98.3 CIFM CHRISTMAS AMALGAMATED

TOY HOUSE campaign is now underway throughout Kamloops. The

houses are set up at Sahali, Northills, and Aberdeen malls, as well

as Canadian Tire Aberdeen, Save-On-Foods, Rona & Kamloops Ford

Lincoln. Please drop off donations of new, unwrapped toys for those

who are less fortunate this holiday season.

• THE SALVATION ARMY CHRISTMAS KETTLE CAM-

PAIGN is seeking volunteers. Call Audrey, 250 819-0017.

• NEW YEAR’S EVE BULLARAMA & NEW YEAR’S EVE DANCE, at

Barriere Fall Fair Grounds. Wed. Dec. 31. Concessions. Beer garden.

Tickets: $30/Bullarama only; $50/Bullarama & dance; $80/Bullarama,

dance & shuttle service to/from Kamloops, at the Horse Barn, Mount

Paul Way, the North Thompson Star Journal, www.farmkidsfund.ca.

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HoroscopesDecember 15 - December 21, 2014

You’ll be highly energised this week. Any pressure that’s been challenging what you want to do independently can reach a peak. Other people will be involved in this. Be realistic about commitments you feel ready to make. Just because someone else thinks so, is not the answer. Withdraw & take your time.

An intense awareness can assert itself this week when it comes to where you want to head, long term. There’s a strange mixture of having to let go, while at the same time be realistic about what should be your priorities. Be prepared to make decisions you can responsibly act upon without too much reliance on others.

There’ll be some sort of change this week when it comes to in-teractions with others. A more secretive aspect from them can develop from now to early-Jan. This can leave you feeling power-less in some way. Don’t try to alter something if your way seems blocked. There’ll also be generous people & easy conversation.

Relationships or your dealings with others can have some very interesting twists & turns this week. Much of this has been brew-ing off & on for 3 years. There can be independence about them on the surface but at deeper levels they want to be in control. Much conversation should take place to early-Jan. Be realistic.

There can be much to enjoy this week that can include some very interesting developments involving others. There’s a need for you to analyse things carefully from now to early-Jan. Pay attention to your health in this time, too. Don’t be tempted to respond on impulse to what seems a more exciting distraction.

This week can be one of the most enjoyable you’ve had in a long time. Much of this can carry through to early-Jan. There may be some surprising news about family. Don’t get too involved in the mysteries other people like to have around them. Put your ener-gies into organising your daily routines to suit your own needs.

You can become more determined this week about the way you want to organise things, particularly when it comes to home & family matters. You have greater power to insist than others have to successfully rebel. It can be time to put ideas you have been considering lately into place. There’ll be those who appreciate it.

If you want to be listened to, at least appear willing to compro-mise with your ideas. To successfully work towards getting things in place, there may be a need for you to accept more up-to-date methods or ideas in some way. Before you spend more than you should, at least give yourself time to think about obligations.

You should get plenty of attention this week, which can be a pleasant change if this has been lacking of late. Be practical when it comes to fi nances & spending, esp. when it comes to something out of the ordinary that you probably don’t really need. Lively & interesting conversations can take place.

This week can be very eventful personally, involving intensity when it comes to dealings with others. First & foremost, focus on where you stand & what you want. Greater strength & inde-pendence has been developing in you over the last 3 years & this is something you shouldn’t put to one side now.

You’re energised right now but take care this week that you’re not tempted to make rash decisions, esp. with important issues in life. You may fi nd there can be so many things going on at once that it’s hard to focus on any one thing. When it comes to important matters be sure you fi nd some time to contemplate.

Activity involving you with friends or any group of people this week should have many pleasing aspects attached to them. It may seem everything is happening at once, so just go with the fl ow & worry about catching up with sleep later. Daily routines are likely to get out of hand whichever way you go, so choose enjoyment.


Mother-Elfer!

Jolly old Saint Nikolas, lean your

ear this way, don’t you tell a single

soul, what I’m going to say…

The Elf on the Shelf is a pain in

the fruit cake!

Last year, I fell victim to the

commercialized toy that is the

Elf on the Shelf – where the elf

sits on the shelf to be the eyes

and ears of Santa, to check if

your children are being naughty

or nice. In the meantime, at night,

this elf gets into mischief and

plays around the house.

I wanted it. I needed it. My kids

needed to experience it. Well, a

year later, I am tired of remem-

bering this elf.

Santa sent us our elf last year.

Our elf’s name is Jingle Belle.

(We get to name her.) And this

year, we were lucky enough to

get her again… Or so the kids

think. I am tired of it already, and

it’s only been a week.

The fi rst night that our elf was

to arrive, I fell asleep. The kids

ran around the house looking for

Jingle Belle. She was not there.

The next night/morning, Jingle

Belle arrived with a card ad-

dressed to the kids stating she

was late as she stayed a night

with their dad (whom is going to

school up North). Zachary and

Aubrielle were elated – especially,

after they saw a ‘polaroid’ photo

of them together. Say, “ELFIE!”

Countless number of websites

have popped up with ideas for

the “fun” this elf will have. I

get bombarded with photos of

this mischievous, tiny, annoying

thing that I need to set up.

The fi rst week, Jingle Belle got

into our Christmas decorations,

as I had not started decorating.

She scattered plastic Christmas

ornaments along the living room

fl oor, stuck window decorations

of Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, San-

ta Claus, and snowmen all over

our family photos, and set up our

nativity scene. Now the deco-

rations are up, and I have had

to drag myself out of my cozy,

warm bed to stumble through the

dark to move this darn elf.

I am tired. I am busy. I don’t

have time for my wonderful,

creative, juvenile self. (Boy, I

have aged in the last year.) The

kids weren’t impressed when she

didn’t move from the mantle the

other night. But, liked that she

was snug in her bed beside the

fi replace, the night after.

This morning, Aubrielle came

running into my room hollering

how the elf was in her bedroom

– which I was secretly hoping

would be her reaction. However,

when I went into her bedroom,

the elf was lying in a face-plant,

in a not-so-elfl y position. She

should have been sitting on the

ride-a-long horse of Aubrielle’s

holding the reigns. (Mommy

grumble sound effects).

It looks like I have another two

weeks left of this mother-elfer,

self-imposed, mommy-task. At

least that creative part of my brain

has awoken (it’s been on vaca-

tion). And the kids are happy.

That’s all that matters.

Lizsa Bibeau

Mommyisms

ELF SELFIE


• AT THE NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTRE, 730 Cotton-

wood Ave. Thurs. Dec. 11, 11 a.m.: FREE CHRISTMAS CONCERT by the Ka-

mloops Christian School. All welcome. Sun. Dec. 14, 5 p.m.: CHRISTMAS

COMMUNITY DINNER. Advance tickets: $15 from the front desk (almost

sold out). NSCC is closed Dec. 25 – 26, & will close at noon Dec. 24

& 31. Regular hours resume Jan. 5/15. Sun. Jan. 11, 5 p.m.: COMMUNITY

DINNER catered by Harold’s Restaurant. Live entertainment. Advance

tickets: $15 from front desk. Tues. Jan. 20, 1:30 p.m.: OLD TIME FID-

DLER’S DANCE. Tues. Jan. 27, 6:30 p.m.: DESSERT & DANCE NIGHT featur-

ing live entertainment & lots of different desserts! VOLUNTEERS WANTED:

to man the front desk & the coffee room for a 3- hour shift a week, or as

an on-call fi ll-in sub. Call 250-376-4777.

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

Monday of the month (Dec. 15), 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.

• 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.

• GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS meetings Thurs, 10 a.m. at Desert Gar-

dens, 540 Seymour St. Call Wally, 250-679-7877, or Sunny, 250-374-9165.

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

the month (Dec. 18) at 6:30 p.m. at the Brock Centre for Seniors In-

formation, 9A – 1800 Tranquille Rd. New members always welcome.

Call Victor, 250-554-8031.

• 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 QUIT SMOKING support group meets every Thurs

at Kamloops United Church, 421 St. Paul St.

• 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 FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY meets on the 4th

Thurs of each month (Nov. 27) (excluding Dec.), 7 – 9 p.m., at Heri-

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

AROUND TOWN• Kamloops Players presents one of Noel Coward’s best known come-

dy/farces, BLITHE SPIRIT, at the Stage House, 422 Tranquille Rd.,

Dec. 11, 12 & 13. Showtime: 7:30 p.m. with 1 p.m. matinee Dec. 14.

Tickets: $18/adults, $17/seniors & students; $10/matinees from Kam-

loops Love! Box Offi ce, 250-374-5483, or kamloopslive.ca.

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

(TVASC), MEMBERS APPRECIATION/CHRISTMAS DINNER & DANCE, Dec.

13. Cocktails: 5:30; Dinner: 6:30; Dance: 8 p.m. – midnight (doors

for dance: 7:45), at Kamloops Curling Club, 700 Victoria St. Music

by DJ Alan Bruce. Tickets: $20/members, non-members/$30 (dinner

& dance); $10/dance only; reserve tickets by Dec. 8 from Zonia, 250-

372-0091, or Francoise, 250-372-3782.

• CIRQUE DU SOLEIL presents DRALION at ISC Dec. 24 – 28:

Dec. 24, 4 p.m.; Dec. 26, 4 & 7 p.m.; Dec. 27, 4 & 7:30 p.m.; Dec.

28, 1:30 & 5 p.m. Tickets at ISC Box Offi ce, 300 Lorne St., www.

cirquedusoleil.com/dralion, www.ticketmaster.ca or 1-855-985-5000.

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

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

in the exploration rooms; interactive science shows Sat. at 11 a.m. &

1:30 p.m. Dec. 13: ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SHOW. Examine some of Christ-

mas’ biggest mysteries, like hoe Santa gets down the chimney! Dec.

22 – Jan. 1: CLOSED. Call 250-554-2572 or email [email protected].

• LAUGHING STOCK THEATRE SOCIETY: SNOW WHITE – THE PAN-

TO! Dec. 24 – 31, matinees & evening shows, at Sagebrush Theatre,

821 Munro St. Tickets at Kamloops Live Box Offi ce. Contact Vance

Schneider, 250-299-7325, [email protected].

• TIPPIN’ POINT TOUR 2015: DALLAS SMITH with special guest,

CHARLIE WORSHAM, Tues. Feb. 10, at Sagebrush Theatre. Tickets: Kamloops

Live Box Offi ce, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483, www.kamloopslive.ca.

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

(TVASC), Jan. 19. Cocktails: 5:30; Dinner: 6:30; Dance: 8 p.m. – mid-

night (doors for dance: 7:45), at Kamloops Curling Club, 700 Victoria

St. Music by AL WELDON (of Copper Creek). Tickets: $20/members,

non-members/$35 (dinner & dance); $10/dance only; reserve tickets

by Jan. 5 from Zonia, 250-372-0091, or Francoise, 250-372-3782.

• PEROGIE SALES. The Ukrainian Women’s Association is taking

orders for cabbage rolls & perogies. Call Bella, 250-376-9680.

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A few

showers

10° | 6°

Thursday

December 11

Friday

December 12

Saturday

December 13

Sunday

December 14

Tuesday

December 16

Monday

December 15

Chance of

showers

6° | 5°

POP 60%

A mix of

sun & cloud

2° | 0°

A mix of

sun & cloud

0° | -1°

Cloudy

0° | -3°

Cloudy

0° | -2°

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USE THE JMNEWS CLASSIFIEDS

The KIJHL Kamloops Storm

are smoking hot as they go into

the fi nal games of the front half

of the season, with two decisive

shut-out wins last week.

Felix Larouche had a goal and

two assists while Alexander Bu-

chanan got a goal and a helper as

the Storm shut out the Eagles in

Sicamous last Friday night.

Ryan Keis opened the scoring

1:07 into the game. Larouche

scored 10 minutes later to give

the Storm a 2-0 lead after the fi rst

period. There was no scoring in

the middle frame. Brett Watkin-

son scored halfway through the

third period to make it 3-0. Bu-

chanan scored 1:41 later to make

4-0. Then Mitch Friesen scored

an insurance marker two minutes

later to give Kamloops the deci-

sive 5-0 win.

Brody Nelson was stellar in goal

stopping all 34 shots he faced for

the shut out. The Storm outshot

the Eagles 38-34.

Sun. Dec. 7, saw the only blight

in the Storm’s play as they hosted

Chase in a back-and-forth game

that saw the Heat take the 5-4

win.

Keaton Gordon opened the scor-

ing on the power play halfway

through the fi rst frame to give

the Storm an early 1-0 lead. Then

the Heat poured it on and scored

three unanswered goals in the

last half of the period to make it

3-1 Heat after 20.

Ian Chrystal got the Storm to

within one goal 2:40 into the sec-

ond period then Friesen tied it up

3-3 on the power play with 6:12

remaining in the middle frame.

Chase took the lead again less

than three minutes later to make

it 4-3 after 40.

Larouche tied the game again

3:49 into the third period with

another power play goal but the

Heat got that one back 3:21 later.

Despite pouring it on and pull-

ing Nelson for the extra attacker

in the last minute of the game,

the Storm couldn’t convert their

shots when it counted as the Heat

held on for the 5-4 win.

The Storm outshot the Heat 47-

38 as Nelson stopped 33 of 38

shots he faced in the losing effort.

The Storm had a rare mid-week

game in Revelstoke where they

came away with another 5-0

shut-out win in a game that saw

the visitors outshoot their hosts

50-20 on the game. Addison Ba-

zian and Friesen each had a goal

and a helper in the win.

Buchanan opened the scoring on

the power play halfway through

the fi rst period to take a 1-0 lead

into the dressing room.

Bazian made it 2-0 six min-

utes into the second frame with

a power play goal of his own to

make it 2-0. Ian Chrystal scored

fi ve minutes later to make it 3-0

after 40.

Keis scored a power play goal

4:04 into the third frame to make

it 4-0 Storm. The Friesen pot-

ted his own power play goal

fi ve minutes later to give Bailey

De Palma and the Storm the 5-0

shutout win.

The Grizzlies pulled their goalie

in last minute of play for the ex-

tra attacker to no avail. De Palma

stopped all 20 shots he faced in

the win.

With the two wins last week,

the Storm have extended their

lead in the Birks division, with

42 points, eight points ahead of

the second-place 100 Mile House

Wranglers. The Eagles are in

third spot just two points behind

while the Heat are barely holding

on to fourth place with 28 points

just one point ahead of the Griz-

zlies, who sit in the basement.

The Storm have only four games

left before the Christmas break,

two of which are home games.

The Storm are in 100 Mile House

to take on the Wranglers Fri. Dec.

12. They return home Sat. Dec.

13, to host the Grizzlies. The

puck drops at 7 p.m. The Storm’s

fi nal home game of the year is

Fri. Dec. 19, when they face off

against the visiting Eagles. Game

time is set for 7 p.m. The Storm

then travel to Sicamous Sat. Dec.

20, for the second half of their

home-and-home series with the

Eagles in their fi nal game before

the Christmas break.

The players then have a much-

deserved break when they’ll go

home for the holidays, and won’t

return to the ice until Jan. 10,

when they host the Sat. Jan. 10.

Storm win two shut-out games

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House Wranglers

Sat. Dec. 20:

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Regular Season Home Games

this weekend. . .

Sat. Dec. 13 • 7 p.m.

vs Revelstoke Grizzlies

Fri. Dec. 19 • 7 p.m.

vs Sicamous Eagles

The Kamloops Blazers were

done in by a goal with 25.9 sec-

onds left as they fell 5-4 on home

ice to the Prince Albert Raid-

ers last Friday night. Matt Revel

had two goals, while Cole Ully

and Logan McVeigh each added

goals. Connor Ingram took the

loss in goal.

The Blazers had another tough

fi rst period as they were outshot

16-3 and outscored 2-0.

The Raiders put the pressure on

and spent a lot of time in the Blaz-

ers zone in the fi rst period.

The Raiders got on the score-

board with a shot from the slot

that beat Ingram on the glove side

to make it 1-0 for the Raiders.

They added to the lead with a shot

that was brought out from behind

the net and roofed in with a back-

hand shot to make it a 2-0 lead for

the Raiders through one period.

The Blazers came out with more

fi re in the second period and got a

goal back. Matt Revel backhand-

ed a blocked shot past goaltender

Rylan Parenteau to make it 2-1.

Matt Needham had a chance to

put the Blazers up on a power

play, but his shot was kicked out

by Parenteau and then hit the post

to keep it a 2-1 game for the Raid-

ers through two periods.

Logan McVeigh tied the game up

44 seconds into the third period.

He got his own rebound and drove

to the net scoring his fi fth goal of

the year to make it 2-2. The Raid-

ers took the lead back 1:02 later

as a shot off the post went in to

make it 3-2 Raiders. The Blazers

tied it up on a goal by Revel and

then took the lead on the power

play as Cole Ully roofed a shot to

make it 4-3 for the Blazers with a

little less than 12 minutes to play.

The Raiders stuck with it and a

shot beat Ingram on the glove

side to make it 4-4 with just over

eight minutes to play. The Blazers

took a late penalty and the Raiders

made them pay, scoring with 25.9

seconds left to lift the Raiders to a

5-4 victory.

The Blazers lost 6-3 last Satur-

day night to the Prince George

Cougars. After a string of tough

fi rst periods, the Blazers had a

better fi rst period despite being

outshot 13-9.

The Cougars struck fi rst though,

as a point shot defl ected off a

Blazers defender and in to make

it 1-0 Cougars through one period.

The Cougars added to their lead

on the power play 3:09 into the

second period to make it 2-0

Cougars.

Michael Fora tallied the teddy

bear goal 8:36 into the second pe-

riod. His blast from the point beat

goaltender Ty Edmonds to make it

a 2-1 game.

(Fans tossed 1856 teddy bears

and 497 gloves/toques/scarves

onto the ice during Saturday’s

Teddy Bear Toss. All the bears

and winter wear will be donated

locally.)

The Cougars gained the momen-

tum after the clean-up of the teddy

bears. They scored twice to make

it a 4-1 game Cougars.

The Blazers got one back late

in the period on the power play.

Matt Revel’s shot beat Edmonds

through a screen as the Blazers

trailed 4-2 through two periods.

Early in the third period, the

Blazers got a break as they had a

5-on-3 power play. Matt Needham

eventually scored on a rebound as

the Blazers trailed 4-3 early in the

third period.

It looked as though Jake Kryski

tied it up midway through the

third period, but it was a high

stick and the Blazers continued

to trail 4-3.

The Cougars ended the Blazers’

hopes with 2:28 to go in the game

as Prince George managed to con-

vert on a 2-on-1 to make it 5-3

Cougars. The Cougars added one

more goal late as they went on to

a 6-3 victory.

The Blazers fi nished 3-for-7 on

the power play, while the Cougars

were 1-for-6. Cole Kehler took

the loss in goal with 29 saves,

while Edmonds earned the win

with 26 stops.

The Blazers now hit the road for

eight straight games between Dec.

10 and 30. The Blazers will play

all six Central Division teams

during their trip prior to Christ-

mas. They started their six-game

road trip in Edmonton Wednesday

night (result were not available at

press time). The Blazers face the

Rebels in Red Deer Dec. 11; the

Hitmen in Calgary Dec. 13; the

Rebels in Red Deer Dec. 14; the

Kootenay Ice in Cranbrook Dec.

16; and the Tigers in Medicine

Hat Dec. 17.

The Blazers will have a Christ-

mas break from Dec. 18 to 26;

they won’t play at home again

until Jan. 2.


Blazers on eight-game road trip

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