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The honeybee is such a small creature. it spends its short lifespan working its days away, doing the job it was born to do. sometimes associated with those nasty wasps, yellow jack-ets or hornets, the honeybee gets a bad rap. That bad rap couldn’t be further from the truth. The truth of the matter is that the honeybee is a major part of our food chain. They pollinate our flowers, make our vegetables and berries grow and give us that glorious thing called honey.

Local beekeeper ian Farber is one of the honeybee’s biggest fans. ian, who started beekeep-ing as a hobby in 1975, is now a full-scale local honey farmer and spends his free time teach-ing beekeeping courses and set-ting up field days for other local beekeepers, students and people who are interested in starting a hive or two.

“i started in 1975 with two bee hives,” explains ian. “i now have about 30, located mostly in westsyde and throughout the city. My honey is sold through Cooper’s and as a side note, Cooper’s is one of the only large grocery stores that support local business.”

There are many reasons to want to encourage local bee-

keeping, with the first one being of course the honey. not only is it delicious, it is also thought to help your sneezes. “it’s com-monly thought that eating local honey will help with your aller-gies,” continues ian. “That is because local bees collect local pollens. They are very hairy and when they are out collecting nectar they get covered in flow-er pollen. The pollen gets into the honey in minute quantities and when you eat local honey you are getting those quantities. your body gets used to it and builds up antibodies to it.”

another reason for encourag-ing beekeeping is pollination. bees are expert pollinators. They fly from flower to flower, tree to tree, helping your gar-dens grow. gardens and trees with bees nearby can produce at least twice as much fruit as those without.

“bees are a very important part of the food chain,” ian explains. “one third of everything we eat has been pollinated by a honey-bee. There is a huge market for renting beehives. They pay bee-keepers to bring colonies into pollinate their raspberry, straw-berry, blueberry and cranberry fields. it can double or triple

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Local honey farmer teaching beekeeping

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Ian Farber smiles fearlessly as he tends to his honeybee population. Honeybees are reputed to only sting if provoked!

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their crop. There is a shortage of honeybees at the coast.”

That shortage of honeybees is the next reason we should be encouraging beekeeping. “in 1987 a parasitic mite was intro-duced accidentally to Canada through the united states from asia. it was spread from bee to bee contact. if a beekeeper is not diligent, this mite will kill off the hive in two to three years. before bees would live in hollow logs,

trees, all over the place. now when bees swarm and slit into different hives, the feral bees will eventually die. Most bees in Canada live in beehives raised by beekeepers. after they swarm and spit apart they only last a short time without being cared for. Vancouver is very progres-sive and has been encouraging beekeepers to establish one or two beehives every kilometer.”

here in Kamloops there are hives tended to by beekeepers all over the place. you would never

know it, as bees really don’t try to bug anyone. The biggest danger you face with a beehive is a visit from a hungry bear. ian himself has had over 27 students who have come to him to learn the art of bee keeping and if inter-est keeps up we may be able to increase our bee population here in town. expert beekeeper ian Farber runs westsyde apiaries and welcomes you to contact him there at 250-852-2899 him if you have any questions.

Tanya Orozco, freelance

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Honeybees important to food chain

Renaissance announces local Seniors StarChartwell seniors housing

reiT, Kamloops renaissance is excited to announce doug rut-ledge as their regional senior star, Carl McLaughlin as the first run-ner up and sheri Lenchewski as the third place contestant.

senior star is Canada’s larg-est talent competition dedicat-ed to seniors. Now in its fifth year, this singing and musical instrument competition is open to anyone 65 years and over and a Canadian resident. The lo-cal audition took place on June 15th, 2011 in Kamloops.

during the regional competi-tions, contestant were given a maximum of five minutes to sing a song, play an instrument, or do both, and their performance was videotaped. The competition out-come was decided by a panel of three judges, made up of local musical experts, government offi-cials, and media representatives.

The winners were presented with a senior star trophy and

the top two winners advance for consideration for Chartwell’s senior star national Final. Vid-eos of the first and second place winners from across Canada will be considered by a celebrity panel of judges including dan

Clancy, Tim Louis and gordie Tapp who will narrow the list to 10 competitors. Those individu-als will be invited to compete in the senior star national Final, held on november 21st, 2011 in niagara Falls, ontario.

on June 13 staff and physi-cians gathered at hillside Centre to celebrate the tertiary mental health facility’s five-year anni-versary.

hillside Centre is a 47-bed facility located on the royal inland hospital campus. it pro-vides services to adults and elderly individuals with acute illness or significant behavioral challenges, who cannot be cared for in the psychiatric system in

their own area. programs focus on diagnosis, stabilization, and rehabilitation strategies to pro-mote reintegration into the indi-viduals’ community so they can return home.

hillside’s three main areas of service are: adult Tertiary psychiatry; geriatric psychiatry; and neuropsychiatry.

“The team at hillside Centre has played a key role in estab-lishing procedures and practice

that have gone a long way in addressing the social stigmas and the medical challenges that these patients face while in our system of care and as they re-integrate into community life. we are extremely proud of the work done to date, and look forward to continuing to build on this success,” says Maureen MacKinlay, director, acute and rehabilitation Tertiary Mental health services, interior health.

Hillside Centre celebrates five years

Senior Star winners (L-R): Doug Rutledge - 1st place, Sheri Lenchewski - 3rd place and Carl McLaughlin - 2nd place.

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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RUnaWay BRide24 moms with personal ties to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) wore their wedding dresses for two weeks in June to raise money and increase awareness about the disease in their Brides Gone Wild initiative. They were wearing their gowns around town to spark conversations about diabetes. It was their final push to gain pledges before presenting their collections to JDRF on June 12 at the annual Telus Walk to Cure Diabetes held in McDonald Park. Our photographer caught Kareen Tyson biking in her nuptial finery.

Chambers’ resolutions endorsedat 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 membership’s behalf. policies adopted will help effect change in government policy to improve conditions for busi-ness and support a healthy community both provincially and nationally.

The seven Kamloops adopted poli-cies are: The need for a business vote in bC by allowing business to have a greater voice in municipal elections; protecting our environment and compet-itive edge and freezing the Carbon Tax at its current level; Time for a review

of the Clean energy act and reducing bC hydro’s rate increases for business; health Crisis – Canada needs thousands of new doctors now. addressing the doctor shortage in bC and allowing more of our medical students to stay in Canada and return if they have studied abroad; indexing the gsT/hsT rebate threshold on new housing and simplify-ing the application process;

Marketing Canada as an international destination and allocating more dollars to promote tourist visits to our country; The Locked-in estate Trust is an important step toward solving pension reform.

Kamloops showed leadership by sub-mitting 30 per cent of all proposed policies from across the province and by having the largest contingent in attendance.

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SenioRS GatHeRinGThis years Seniors Expo filled Northills Centre to the brim with many exhibits, enter-tainment and informational booths.The melodic voice of Jim Dor-man (below) could be heard throughout the mall as he called forthe Square Dancers.

A pair of visiting dancers, Lexie and Allen Ebl came all the way from Salmon Arm for the event. Athletes (L-R) Wilf Schneider and Liz Karpluk manned the Seniors Games table and both are excited to be returning to this year’s Games in the

Floor Curling competition. In 2009 they were gold medalists in the Track and Field event.

Many visitors attended the Mcarthur park Lawn bowling info table at the recent seniors expo, which resulted in many trying the mini-green bowling and now we’re looking forward to their visit to our green on Mcarthur island beside the norbroc stadium. we call this a “sport for life” since any age can join and can continue into their 80’s or even 90’s. it is a body-friendly sport and very economical (works out to about 50 to 75 cents per game).

we are a fun group of bowlers who

meet sunday, Monday, wednesday, and Friday at Mcarthur park at 6:30 p.m. to lawn bowl. Thursday night is bowling for the visually impaired. it is an easy sport to learn but takes a lifetime to perfect. we like to call it “curling on grass” (without the sweeping or cold feet). The only equipment required, for the first year, is shoes with a flat sole as our greens are shallow rooted (similar to golf putting greens). we do not require the wearing of “whites” for club bowling and opt for casual dress.

Teams are formed from partici-pants who arrive to bowl each night allowing for attendance on your schedule. For the first year you use club bowls (not called balls) until your have established what size bowl gives the best re-sult. price for bowling is $75.00 per season and we bowl from May to oct. Lessons are available on the nights we bowl or by calling Kay Miller at 250-376-0917 or Maureen hickey 250-579-8259.

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Venture Kamloops, in partnership with the b.C. Ministry of Jobs, Tour-ism and innovation, hosted an in-credibly successful forum with nine international Trade and investment representatives (Tirs) recently. The forum at the interior savings Centre was a first for Kamloops, with over 65 companies and community stake-holders in attendance wanting to learn more about how to increase their over-seas 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 meetings with the trade representatives.

The representatives outlined their overseas services for b.C. business-es, offer advice on building networks in foreign markets, made key strate-gic connections with the local busi-ness community and became better educated on Kamloops and its invest-ment opportunities.

The Tirs represent markets in west Coast usa, Japan, Korea, north, south & east China, india and eu-rope and their experience spans all in-dustry sectors including forestry, min-erals, tourism, high tech, clean tech and international education.

if there are any export-ready Kam-loops companies that were not able to attend the event but would still like to share their product information with the Tir’s contact Venture Kamloops at (250) 828-6818.

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For the past 40 years Mr. Mike’s has been a north shore staple. Many of us remember going there as kids, recall bringing our own children there and enjoying many a meal at the popular steak and sal-ad bar restaurant.

“The Miller family operated Mr. Mike’s with the entire family and it proved very successful,” explains wendell stoughton, who is the owner of the new stout house in the old Mr. Mike’s loca-tion. “doug Miller after 42 years, decided to hang up his spatula and retire. The stoughton family purchased the restaurant formerly known as Mr. Mike’s and gave the restaurant a new name, new look but kept the popular menu items.”

Upon your first visit to the Stout House you will hardly recognize the old Mr. Mike’s. aside from some of the great dishes, prominent salad bar and actual physical location, the restaurant has been upgraded, renovated and is sporting a brand new look. From new seating to beautiful brickwork, the restaurant glows. There is even a working mod-el train, which runs up above you on suspended tracks which children of all ages love.

“The Mr. Mike’s comfort foods still remain, with a stout house twist,” continues wendell. “our family has lived in Kamloops for as long as the Millers owned Mr. Mike’s. we intend on keeping the tradition that the Millers started with the stout house salad bar and grill. we welcome you to come on in and enjoy the stout house ex-perience.”

With the official grand opening behind them, the stout house is open and welcomes you to come and try a new and fresh experience. They have a fully loaded salad bar complete with soups and desserts, homemade in-house burgers, steaks, wraps, sandwiches and more. They even have a smaller portion menu for those of us who don’t like big meals. Keeping in tune with the name, the stout house also offers a selection of beers and wine to round out your dining experience.

so stop by the stout house today, meet the stoughton family and have the same great burg-ers in a new and uplifting environment. The stout house is open from Monday to saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. be sure to ask them about their take-out salad bar and feature soups. The stout house is located at 23-750 Fortune drive in the old Mr. Mike’s location.

Tanya Orozco, freelance

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Kamloops-French immersion daycare and preschool located on Fortune drive is inviting the Kamloops community to take advantage of the opportunity to win amazing prizes while sup-porting education and health care for local children. The association Francophone de Kamloops-French immersion daycare and preschool is Kamloops’ only early Childhood education

Centre providing an introduction to French language and culture. Funds raised through the raffle will help buy needed toys and resources for their daycare and preschool, with 50 per cent of the funds raised going to the pediatric ward at royal inland hospital. Tickets are only $2 each or 3 for $5 and can be purchased in per-son at 348 Fortune drive or by calling 250-376-8660. draw will be held august 11 at 7:00 pm.

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Well, it’s almost that time of year again for the Kamloops Highland Games. They’ll be held Saturday, July 9 from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm at Albert McGowan Park, with piping and drumming, highland dancing, heavy games, beer gardens & food vendors. The games are a fundraiser for the Kamloops St. Andrews Caledonian Society as well as the Kamloops Highland Games Society, both non-profit organizations. For more information please call Jim at 250-318-8353.

dogs just wanna have fun summer is here and just like

you, dogs want to go outside and play in the great outdoors. here’s a list of dog-friendly parks on the north shore.

On Leash - Dogs Under Control: batchelor park - not playground, brocklehurst park, Crestline park - between gardens and ball field, Mcdonald park, overlander park, parkcrest park, west pines park.

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Control: batchelor open space park, ord road dog exercise park, westsyde, Centenial park - ne of dyke only.

Off Leash Beaches - Dogs Under Control: overlander park beach.

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The running room is pleased to announce the company, which has recently opened a store in Kamloops, will work with members 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.

“as Canada day approach-

es we believe it is fitting to pay tribute to a group that are particularly important to Canadians in this part of our great nation – the brave men and women of the Kamloops Fire rescue who put their lives on the line to protect their fellow citizens,” said running room founder John stanton. 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 5 kilometres. participants get a running room medal and a Canadian hand flag. a free picnic will follow.

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pick up an entry form at any Kamloops fire station, yMCa-ywCa, or boys and girls Club of Kamloops location. people can also sign up at the new running room at the Columbia place shopping Centre on the day of the event.

For more event information check out the school’s out For summer Facebook page or e-mail kamloops@runningroom.com

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NorKam Secondary School’s recent Athletic Banquet is a time for the NorKam athletic community to come together and recognize the achievement and commitment of many individuals. Various awards were given out to deserving individuals and teams. Pictured above is the Senior Girls rugby team, who won the Team of the Year award. Winning the Athletic Spirit Award, for showing a desire to excel and to motivate teammates through examples of effort and hard work, is Jayden Ockenden. He’s pictured at left with football coach Todd Graham.

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athena smith, Crime prevention Coordinator at the City of Kamloops sent along these prac-tical tips from one of the female police officers at the local rCMp detachment.

There are three reasons women are easy targets for random acts of violence. Lack of Awareness - you must know where you are and what’s going on around you. Body Language - Keep your head up, stand up straight, swing your arms and give off an air of confidence. you are considered less of a target when you appear mentally and physi-cally strong. Wrong Place, Wrong Time – don’t walk alone in desolate parks, alleys or roadways, or drive in what you consider to be questionable neighborhoods at night.

The key for women’s safety is: have a plan, practice your plan, and be prepared to act quickly.

when walking or running, tell someone

where you plan on going and how long you’ll be. plan you route ahead of time and stay in well-lit, well-traveled areas. walk/run with a partner and do not wear headphones. if you listen to music during outdoor activities, keep one ear free of headphones so that you are able to hear what is going on around you. Consider carrying pepper spray or a personal alarm for extra protection.

always keep a distance of approximately 20 to 40 feet when walking past strangers to give yourself time to react to potential threats of violence.

Keep your car in good running order to avert breakdowns and the potential of roadside threats. always carry your car keys in your hand prior to exiting any building/residence. This will ensure you will not be fumbling for them when you need to get into your car quickly. They can also be used as a weapon to

strike if need be. if your car does break down, lock your doors

and windows. always carry a cell phone, a blanket, warm clothes, a pair of boots, and a functioning flashlight in your car.

when confronted by a stranger and your “gut feeling” tells you the situation doesn’t feel right, listen to that feeling. when possible, use a strong, loud voice that others in the area can hear. Find an obstacle to separate you from the threat, whether it’s a parked vehicle, a light standard or a garbage can. when pos-sible, run away.

if you are unable to run away, yell “Fire!” and not “help!” given that children and adults tend to yell or scream at times without actual incident, most people agreed they are more likely to react to actual words than a scream. More significant is that people’s curiosity gets the better of them when they hear someone yell “Fire!”

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HoSpitaL needS paRKinG SoLUtionAfter seven trips with her husband to the Royal Inland Hospital emergency ward and struggling with parking each and every time, Rose Bourdin (pictured at right) thought it was time to do something about it. Together with her friend Irene Jones they put together a petition and manned a table at the recent Seniors Expo. After only a few hours the pair had garnered 10 pages of signatures, over 350 in all! The petition pleads with Interior Health to please do something about the lack of parking at the hospital. If you would like more information, want to help or put your name on this petition call Rose at 250-554-1797.

– continued from page 7you just thought about a red hammer, didn’t

you? if this is not your answer, you are among two per cent of people who have a different, if not abnormal, mind. 98 per cent of the folks would answer a red hammer while doing this exercise. if you do not believe this, pass it around and you’ll see.

(answers: 21, 59, 91, 65, 101, 77, 95, 128.)

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park full of musicit’s not too early to think of those heady

days of summer and Friday evenings spent listening to great music in Macdonald park. here is the line-up for July’s Music in the park performers:

July 8 - guitarist extraordinaire Joel Fafard. July 15 - nuna y with their south american style. July 22 - Just Like That (folk, blues, wing, roots). July 29 - art pruce and his country tunes.

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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.”

western Canada Theatre’s (wTC) March 31 to april 9 pro-duction of Mambo Italiano by steve galluccio (co-produced by The Firehall arts Centre) has been nominated for three Jes-sie richardson Theatre awards.

wCT regular susan bertoia was nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role, Small Theatre. gina

Chiarelli was nominated for Out-standing Performance by an Ac-tress in a Supporting Role, Small Theatre. Kamloops resident, owner of pandora’s Costume box, and designer of numerous wCT shows, Marian Truscott, was nominated for Outstanding Costume Design, Small Theatre.

theatre triple nominated

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The Moose Lodge 1552 recently elected their Board of Officers for the 2011-2012 term. They are pictured here (L-R): Back row: Buckley Lord (treasurer), Jack Buchanan (administrator), Randy Klassen (1-year trustee), Paul Spicer (3-year trustee), Ernie Smith (Sergeant at arms)Front row: Mike Hammer (past governor), Wayne Harper (governor), Harvey Boorse (governor), Terry Sismey (prelate), Blaine Eye (2-year trustee).

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TALK of the TownThe Remaining Light - free

screening with panel discussion of documentary film about the state of seniors care in b.C. produced by Canadian Centre for policy alternatives and the hospital employees’ union. June 22, 7pm at the Coast Canadian inn, 339 st. paul st. For more info contact Kerry at KJanzen@heu.org.

Calling all musicians - KCbia looking for live musi-cians for their popular Live at Lunch Music program during July and august for two-hour street side sessions. sign up online at www.kcbia.com or call 250-372-3242 for more information.

Thor Fridriksson’s Kamloops Landscapes acrylics exhibit is at the wilson house gallery at 115 Tranquille rd. to June 30.

Entertainment at Barside Lounge & grill at Chances gaming entertainment 1250 halston ave. Fridays 7-10pm. June 24 - henry small & Friends.

BIG Little Science Centre is open for public drop-in Thurs. & Fri. 3-5pm, and sat. 10am-4pm. June 25 at 1:30 pm: be a Light detective!

Udon Lunch on June 24 from 11:30am to 1pm at Kamloops Japanese Canadian association, 160 Vernon ave. reservations required. 250-376-9629.

Strawberry tea and bazaar on June 25, 1-3pm at Cariboo Manor at 831 serle rd in westsyde.

Steak and lobster dinner and dance on June 25 at The anavets, 444 Tranquille st. dinner at 6:30,

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Kamloops Idol - bC Living arts is hosting a singing com-petition on July 1. To register for an audition on June 25 and 27, email info@bclivingarts.ca or call 250-571-5151. For more info visit www.bclivingarts.ca

Community Buffet Dinner with live music is June 28 at 5pm. open to all. Tickets should be picked up in advance at the north shore Community Centre, 730 Cottonwood ave.

North Shore Artwalk runs July 29-sept 15. deadline for entries is July 8. For more info and application form, go to www.kamloopsarts.com.

Mighty Oak Midwifery Care information nights - Learn more about midwifery in a relaxed set-ting every third Friday of the month at 202-322 Victoria st. For more information, visit www.mightyo-akmidwifery.ca.

Horse Races on the big screen every wednesday at 4pm at the Fraternal order of eagles, 755 Tranquille rd. draws for steaks during the races. For more info call 250-376-1311.

Friends of McDonald Park - Monthly meetings at the parkview activity Centre, 500 Mcdonald ave. newcomers welcome. For info call 250-554-1285.

Flea Markets - every sun-day, 8am-1pm at north shore Community Centre, 730 Cottonwood ave. reserve table

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Group - network with people who are supportive, informa-tive and interested in publishing. Meet the second Thursday of each month at 6:30pm at Kamloops art gallery. For more info visit

nwww.interiorauthorsgroup.ca or call elma at 250-374-1750.

Kiwanis Club of Kamloops meets Thursdays 6:30pm at orchard grill in Valleyview. new members welcome to join in serv-ing the children of the world. phone 250-376-3356 for more info.

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