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everyone from time to time has an old rust bucket in their driveway. Maybe one of the kids left in there on their last trip home from university, maybe your youngest had been driving it but stopped when it just failed to start one day or your old car just finally let out its last puff of smoke. whatever the case, what do you do with it now? Tradi-tionally you could probably pay a few bucks, call someone and have it towed away or you could help the community and call Lee gardiner and he will scrap it for poverty. That’s right! Lee and his scrapping for poverty are on a mission to rid Kamloops of all their junk metal and while doing so will give funds to both the new Life Mission and abroad.

“our immediate goal is for a portion of the funds raised to go to the new Life Mission,” explains Lee. “There will also be a portion that will go to im-pact Ministries in guatemala. we will pick up free of charge your scrap car or even a car in running order. we will also pick up scrap metal of any kind in the Kamloops and surrounding area. we have partnered with local businesses to pick up their metal

and will process it so it does not go into the landfill. Don’t scrap it, donate it! we are continuing to pay down the cost of gifting

five vehicles to Impact Minis-tries. The vehicles were driven down to guatemala a year ago. They have five schools with

over 1200 under privileged chil-dren receiving an education. The vehicles are being used to bring food supplies, building materi-als and to serve their growing needs.”

here at home, the proceeds are going to the new Life Mis-sion which has been providing outreach and poverty relief ser-vices in Kamloops since 1980, including a drop-in centre, hot lunch program, daily bread pro-gram, hair salon, dental program and the house of ruth which is strictly for women. in 2010 alone they served over 40,000 meals and had more than 20,000 visits. They rely on many sources for funding and much of that comes from the community. places like general grant’s bottle depot will allow you to donate the pro-ceeds from your bottles directly to the new Life Mission and or-ganizations like scrapping for poverty take a special interest in helping the less fortunate.

“we are actively involved in the new Life Mission,” contin-ues Lee. “we take men in recov-ery fishing at our cabin as I am a licensed fishing guide. We also take them to various worthwhile

Old metal turns into golden opportunity

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Public Health nurse Gaudenza Plato (R) gives Randi Amato a flu shot at the Homelessness Action Plan’s flu clinic last Friday. A family flu shot clinic is happening on the South Shore at the Public Health Unit at 519 Columbia Street on November 14 and 28, and December 5 and 12. Flu shots are by appointment only. Please call the Kamloops Flu Information Line at 250-851-7359.

Web cam for driver safety

a new web camera in Kamloops is now live on the province’s drivebC website, providing real-time coverage of highway conditions in the area and helping motor-ists plan a safe journey. The web camera is located at hwy 1 at peterson Creek bridge in Kamloops, looking west: http://imag-es.drivebc.ca/bchighwaycam/pub/html/www/239.html.

priority for new drivebC web cameras is given to routes prone to extreme weather or traffic congestion, and for sites where there is not already a nearby webcam. rapidly changing weather conditions make this a prime location for a webcam. Commuters and tourists will now have access to cur-rent road condition updates, travel adviso-ries, road closure information for provincial highways, and weather information with a click of a button to the travelling public.

The Kamloops art gallery (Kag) is pleased to announce the appointment of Charo neville as curator. her predecessor, annette hurtig will continue her involvement with the gallery as adjunct curator. The two are co-curating upcoming exhibitions at the gallery.

Charo neville comes to the Kag from Vancouver where she has worked in several art institutions in vari-ous curatorial roles, including the belkin satellite, the Morris and helen belkin art gallery and the Vancouver art gallery. while at the belkin art gallery, neville had her first contact with the Kag, as part of

the team who organized rebecca belmore’s Venice biennale proj-ect.

Most recently neville was the interim director/curator of artspeak artist run Centre and before that she was associate director at the Catriona Jeffries gallery. as an independent cura-tor, neville has produced numer-ous exhibitions and written texts

that have often focused on socio-political art practices and community art projects. neville contributes critical rigour and a strong commitment to community engage-ment to her new position at the Kamloops art gallery.

New curator for art gallery

events and retreats. we encourage your business to also get involved; we currently work with many plumbing and heating com-panies, office supply, heavy equipment deal-ers, ranches and more.”

if you have some metal hanging around that you would like to clear out give scrap-ping for poverty a call and they will rid you of your junk. whether it is a beater in your

driveway or an old tractor out in the yard, your old wheels can be turned into meals. if you are a business who is throwing away metal consistently, go green and start having it picked up. it could be anything from old copiers and water heaters to old farm tools, metal sheeting or more. you can reach them online at www.scrappingforpoverty.com or by phone at 250-813-6422.

Tanya Orozco, freelance

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Your wheels turned into meals

as a Community in bloom award win-ner, Kamloops works hard to maintain its nationally recognized status as a beauti-ful community, and the City of Kamloops wants the public to know that graffiti van-dalism is a serious offence.” Vandalism of any kind is unacceptable. our message is that tagging property will not go unnoticed. by-law enforcement of these acts will be undertaken, charges will be laid,” states Len hrycan, community and corporate affairs director. “The City of Kamloops is a beauti-ful community receiving numerous awards. it is unacceptable that the work of a few tag-gers could negatively impact our image.”

recently, the City of Kamloops Community safety and enforcement staff, Community safety volunteers and graffiti Task Force members completed a six-hour graffiti removal blitz across the city resulting in the removal of over 175 tags. The City announces that increased efforts around graffiti enforcement and removal will continue.

City removes graffiti vandalism

Blazers fan blogThe Kamloops blazers have launched a

blog for fans to keep track of the weekly and daily happenings of the hockey club. This blog will offer an opportunity to get to know the team and its players on a more in-depth basis. The blog, at blazerhockey.blogspot.com, will feature guest bloggers, alumni and prospect updates, pictures and videos.

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United Way backs housing initiativesThe united way board of directors has

granted an extra $100,000 this year to support two local organizations working to help move people “from poverty to pos-sibility”. These funds come at a time when year Two of the homelessness action plan is planning for new shelter/hous-ing facilities to meet the needs of people in Kamloops. The City of Kamloops is providing four sites for social housing and other partners and organizations are work-ing to pull projects together, all part of the homelessness action plan.

Canadian Mental health association is the managing partner for the new emerald Centre shelter on west Victoria street and united way is able to provide $50,000 for the sophisticated security system they require. The new shelter will support men and women, as well as children if neces-sary.

The elizabeth Fry society plans to build supportive housing for women and chil-dren, and united way has granted them $50,000 in capacity funding to develop their business plan.

HOME CAREThe Kamloops Homelessness Action Plan’s Tangie Genshorek sets up the Interactive Wall-of-Change display at the Homelessness Action Week event on Victoria St. Residents were invited to share their thoughts and sentiments about homelessness by drawing, writing, or adding mementos to the walls of the house. The Wall-of-Change represents both a finished home and a makeshift shelter, symbolizing the transition from life on the street to permanent housing.

New support group for parents The Thompson nicola employee & Family Counselling agency is hosting a parents’

support group. This group will support parents and family members of children or adult children who are addicted to or abusing drugs and alcohol. The group is facilitated by Cogi smith, who is a registered social worker, counsellor and therapist. They meet each wednesday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. For more information call 250-372-2262.

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GIVING THANKS

St. Paul’s Anglican Church held their community Harvest Dinner recently, with turkey, stuffing and all the trimmings, including homemade apple pie and squash from Reid’s garden. Reverend Louise Peters (far right) blesses the cooks (L-R) Jim Walbie, Jim Mitchell, Bud Forbes, Reid Albright, and Rae Long.

The art of nature Flora and Fauna exhibitdon’t miss the Flora and Fauna art

show of original sketches by ron schneider, running until october 24 at the Kamloops arts Council Main gallery in the old Courthouse Cultural Centre at 7 seymour street west. The Courthouse gallery is open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday through saturday.

ron is a self-taught artist who dabbled in watercolour and the odd sketch, and then seriously took up the pencil/pen about six years ago as a hobby. his love for all creatures great and small knows

no bounds, and hence his sketches have involved either family pets or scenes involving animals both wild and domes-tic. his use of artist’s pens with pen-cil highlights has captured his interest and most of his efforts have used this medium. a lot of his early sketches were derived from absorbing the beauty in the small wonders that nature provides us.

This is ron’s first showing, and he hopes you enjoy his images of the mag-nificent ‘flora and fauna’ that surround us all.

Password needed for Red Cross fundraiserwhat will the folks at sanbiki

restaurant do to reach their fund-raising goal of $1000.00 for the red Cross? what ever it takes, even throwing someone from an airplane! so sanbiki teamed up with The Kamloops skydiving Club, and barry from Camera house shot some footage at the restaurant. adam (of “My name is Johnny Canuck” fame) from sugar Coded designs put it all together.

here’s the plan: watch the video (at www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5zeMF6Tyi0) and get the secret password. Then sign up for sanbiki’s fundraising dinner to be held Monday, october 24 at

5:30 p.m. and tell them the secret password. Free beer (courtesy of sorrento-based Crannog ales) or a free dessert is your reward.

eat, drink and feel good doing it, knowing that you’re helping the red Cross deal with the devastat-ing famine in east africa.

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Apply for youth project fundingTeLus and interior savings are

sponsoring youth grants so united way can allocate up to $1,500 to individual youth groups in the Thompson nicola Cariboo region. anyone under the age of 25 with a locally focused project can apply before december 2 to put their ideas into action in 2012. interested youth are invited to contact [email protected] for an application package.

Teams of youth, working in partner-ship with sponsor organizations, can apply for grants to address important social issues like poverty, diversity, and health and well-being.

For more information, please contact: Kaitlin o’Leary, united way Community development associate or amy berard, united way Campus Liaison at 250-372-9933 or by email at: [email protected].

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“we want to help you get the right insurance for your needs,” she explains. “we want to make it easy to understand not only what you are getting but what you need, and design your policy around those needs. we don’t just want to sell you new policies, we want you to understand what you are paying for, help you make your premi-ums manageable. it’s not hard to believe that Vicky and her experi-enced and knowledgeable team are looking after your best interests.

interior savings insurance, as part of interior savings Credit union, is very involved in the com-munity. The company as a whole, as well as each and every employ-ee, dedicates time, effort, love and support to a variety of community organizations and charities.

“we are all committed to the community,” continues Vicky. “we do year-round fundraising for Variety - the Children’s Charity and also this year we are focusing on the united way. we love what we do; we are happy people and provide services which results in happy customers. The happiness is contagious.”

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

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

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

Mural at Riverside Park honours fallen soldiers

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

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

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with a wagon in tow, three of

the hardest working summer stu-

dents make their way to riverside

park every Tuesday through

saturday. These university stu-

dents are andrew Crabbe, Kirsten

sandberg and dianna springford,

also known as the Kamloops arts

Council’s rivertown players.

“Join the rivertown players

as they bring don Quixote, sir

gawain and The green Knight,

and percy and The dragon to

life. This is storytelling of epic

proportions – physical comedy,

songs, and interactive fun with

each character telling their own

story,” explains Jacquie brand,

general manager of the Kamloops

arts Council.The rivertown players theatre

company is only two years old

but the program as a whole has

been going on for seven. They

have been making headlines in

Kamloops for the last few sum-

mers and this season is no excep-

tion. The talented theatre group

stages live theatre shows for kids

of all ages twice daily at riverside

park and special performances

elsewhere throughout the summer

including every day of the western

Canada summer games.

“it’s a lot of fun,” explains

Kirsten. “we’ve all gone to school

to do this. it is great working expe-

rience.” “To get a job within the-

atre in the summer is really good.

There are not many opportuni-

ties,” adds diana. “having a sum-

mer job in your field is definitely

really nice,” finishes andrew.

out of school for the sum-

mer doesn’t mean their learn-

ing has stopped. all three of the

rivertown players, have worked

extremely hard on these summer

performances. They have done

everything from build the sets and

design the costumes to write the

material and do their own set up

each day. a hands on approach to

learning first hand what it takes

to put on a show will help these

young adults for years into their

future careers.with a medieval theme in hand,

the team went to work writing,

designing and producing. what

they came up with was two dif-

ferent productions; part one which

they performed all of July and

now part two which you can catch

down at the riverside park until

the end of august. They have also been making

appearances at different events

and festivals within the city and

were recently were awarded the

first place prize in the commu-

nity street performance category

at the Kamloops Central business

improvement associations sum-

mer busker’s showdown, which

Summer performances under the oak trees

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

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

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

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we are lucky that we live in the

midst of some of the best farm

land and natural food sources

around. That tied with the fact that

we also have a myriad of amaz-

ing culinary artists and chefs that

could go toe to toe in competition

with chefs from all over the world

make being able to enjoy a great

meal using fresh, delicious, and

sustainable products pretty easy.

The Thompson-shuswap Chef

Farmer Collaborative (TsCFC) is

a non-profit organization made up

of chefs and farmers who seeks to

celebrate local food in our region

using sustainable programs that

inspire and educate our member-

ship and the community about

the benefits of eating local. They

work on helping foster respon-

sible regional agriculture, sustain-

ability, and food security.

in an attempt to showcase this

fact to the community as a whole

the Thompson-shuswap Chef

Farmer Collaborative has come

up with a way to introduce the

community about the benefits of

eating locally. The one day event

is aptly named Farms2Chefs

Fundraiser and it will be one

event that you will not want to

miss.“we take over a farm for the

day, invite the public, and let

our chefs show off the best of

what our farmers/producers

offer,” explains ed walker of

the Thompson-shuswap Chef

Farmer Collaborative. “Chefs

create tasty one-bite dishes, local

wineries and breweries pour the

finest of beverages. Come enjoy

live entertainment and children’s

activities.”Connecting the best farmers and

producers in the region with the

best chefs from the best restau-

rants, Farms2Chefs is happen-

ing sunday, august 7 from 3pm

to 8pm at Thistle Farms out in

westsyde. Tickets are $60 for

adults, $20 for 12 and under,

5 and under are free. They are

available at wednesday and

saturdays Farmer’s Markets, at

some participating restaurants

and online at tscfc.org. The pub-

lic gets to interact directly with

our membership. Money raised

goes towards the TsCFC grant,

available to farmers and local

food security groups.

“we’ve been connected with

food security issues for a long

time,” explains dieter dudy of

Thistle Farms. “in order to make

the event viable, we had to pick

somewhere close where people

are likely to come, so i offered to

do it. The whole event is thanks

to ed walker who pursued it and

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

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

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

Mural at Riverside Park honours fallen soldiers

– continued on page 2

wCsg opening and Closing Ceremonies – page 3

July 21, 2011Volume 10 • number 2950¢ newsstand price

Funstuff bike shop closing its doors – page 5

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

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

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

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

Dave’s first excursion in to the world of oil painting.

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with a wagon in tow, three of

the hardest working summer stu-

dents make their way to riverside

park every Tuesday through

saturday. These university stu-

dents are andrew Crabbe, Kirsten

sandberg and dianna springford,

also known as the Kamloops arts

Council’s rivertown players.

“Join the rivertown players

as they bring don Quixote, sir

gawain and The green Knight,

and percy and The dragon to

life. This is storytelling of epic

proportions – physical comedy,

songs, and interactive fun with

each character telling their own

story,” explains Jacquie brand,

general manager of the Kamloops

arts Council.The rivertown players theatre

company is only two years old

but the program as a whole has

been going on for seven. They

have been making headlines in

Kamloops for the last few sum-

mers and this season is no excep-

tion. The talented theatre group

stages live theatre shows for kids

of all ages twice daily at riverside

park and special performances

elsewhere throughout the summer

including every day of the western

Canada summer games.

“it’s a lot of fun,” explains

Kirsten. “we’ve all gone to school

to do this. it is great working expe-

rience.” “To get a job within the-

atre in the summer is really good.

There are not many opportuni-

ties,” adds diana. “having a sum-

mer job in your field is definitely

really nice,” finishes andrew.

out of school for the sum-

mer doesn’t mean their learn-

ing has stopped. all three of the

rivertown players, have worked

extremely hard on these summer

performances. They have done

everything from build the sets and

design the costumes to write the

material and do their own set up

each day. a hands on approach to

learning first hand what it takes

to put on a show will help these

young adults for years into their

future careers.with a medieval theme in hand,

the team went to work writing,

designing and producing. what

they came up with was two dif-

ferent productions; part one which

they performed all of July and

now part two which you can catch

down at the riverside park until

the end of august. They have also been making

appearances at different events

and festivals within the city and

were recently were awarded the

first place prize in the commu-

nity street performance category

at the Kamloops Central business

improvement associations sum-

mer busker’s showdown, which

Summer performances under the oak trees

– continued on page 2

blazers celebrate30 years – page 2

August 11, 2011

Volume 10 • number 32

50¢ newsstand price

non-toxic cleaning provided by green space services – page 5

This summer’s Rivertown Players, who delight audiences with their

theatrical antics, are Andrew Crabbe, Dianna Springford and Kirsten

Sandberg (wearing moustache).

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

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

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

Mural at Riverside Park honours fallen soldiers

– continued on page 2

wCsg opening and Closing Ceremonies – page 3

July 21, 2011Volume 10 • number 2950¢ newsstand price

Funstuff bike shop closing its doors – page 5

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

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

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

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

Dave’s first excursion in to the world of oil painting.

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downtown

with a wagon in tow, three of

the hardest working summer stu-

dents make their way to riverside

park every Tuesday through

saturday. These university stu-

dents are andrew Crabbe, Kirsten

sandberg and dianna springford,

also known as the Kamloops arts

Council’s rivertown players.

“Join the rivertown players

as they bring don Quixote, sir

gawain and The green Knight,

and percy and The dragon to

life. This is storytelling of epic

proportions – physical comedy,

songs, and interactive fun with

each character telling their own

story,” explains Jacquie brand,

general manager of the Kamloops

arts Council.The rivertown players theatre

company is only two years old

but the program as a whole has

been going on for seven. They

have been making headlines in

Kamloops for the last few sum-

mers and this season is no excep-

tion. The talented theatre group

stages live theatre shows for kids

of all ages twice daily at riverside

park and special performances

elsewhere throughout the summer

including every day of the western

Canada summer games.

“it’s a lot of fun,” explains

Kirsten. “we’ve all gone to school

to do this. it is great working expe-

rience.” “To get a job within the-

atre in the summer is really good.

There are not many opportuni-

ties,” adds diana. “having a sum-

mer job in your field is definitely

really nice,” finishes andrew.

out of school for the sum-

mer doesn’t mean their learn-

ing has stopped. all three of the

rivertown players, have worked

extremely hard on these summer

performances. They have done

everything from build the sets and

design the costumes to write the

material and do their own set up

each day. a hands on approach to

learning first hand what it takes

to put on a show will help these

young adults for years into their

future careers.with a medieval theme in hand,

the team went to work writing,

designing and producing. what

they came up with was two dif-

ferent productions; part one which

they performed all of July and

now part two which you can catch

down at the riverside park until

the end of august. They have also been making

appearances at different events

and festivals within the city and

were recently were awarded the

first place prize in the commu-

nity street performance category

at the Kamloops Central business

improvement associations sum-

mer busker’s showdown, which

Summer performances under the oak trees

– continued on page 2

blazers celebrate30 years – page 2

August 11, 2011

Volume 10 • number 32

50¢ newsstand price

non-toxic cleaning provided by green space services – page 5

This summer’s Rivertown Players, who delight audiences with their

theatrical antics, are Andrew Crabbe, Dianna Springford and Kirsten

Sandberg (wearing moustache).

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thursday, august 18th 5:30-7:00pm

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• Actively engaged in this community.• Part of the team responsible for the first US

web-based science education software (Science Brainium) which was adopted as curriculum for K-8 in various states.

• Past Deputy Director of Education for Wired Women International Vancouver.

• Ability to work well with a team and support group decisions.

“I believe in the democratic process and the understanding that the role of the board is to act strategically, in line with the interests of the entire school community.”

A cAndidAte with A vision

tanya orozcoschool board trustee

• Actively engaged in this community.• Part of the team responsible for the first US

web-based science education software (Science Brainium) which was adopted as curriculum for K-8 in various states.

• Past Deputy Director of Education for Wired Women International Vancouver.

• Ability to work well with a team and support group decisions.

“I believe in the democratic process and the understanding that the role of the board is to act strategically, in line with the interests of the entire school community.”

A cAndidAte with A vision

tanya orozcoschool board trustee

• Actively engaged in this community.• Part of the team responsible for the first US

web-based science education software (Science Brainium) which was adopted as curriculum for K-8 in various states.

• Past Deputy Director of Education for Wired Women International Vancouver.

• Ability to work well with a team and support group decisions.

“I believe in the democratic process and the understanding that the role of the board is to act strategically, in line with the interests of the entire school community.”

A cAndidAte with A vision

tanya orozcoschool board trustee

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I was recently inspired by local author Cheryl Christian of the nationally best selling cookbook, “Low GI Meals in Minutes”, to revisit this topic and encourage families to make healthy liv-ing a priority in our busy lives. Many people have the misconception that choosing to eat low glycemic index foods and portion control is only for di-abetics and don’t re-alize that this is how EVERYONE should be eating in order to prevent diabetes and other health compli-cations in the future. With the incidence of childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes on the rise, now is the time to em-brace healthy habits as a family in order to ensure many long and happy years together.

Type 2 diabetes is a disease that used to be almost exclusively diagnosed in adults, as it devel-ops overtime due to our natural mechanisms for managing our blood sugars becoming fatigued after years of being overloaded by poor diet, overeating, and inactivity. Unfortunately, it is becoming more common in teen-agers and even children with a 10-30 fold increase in American children being diagnosed in the last 10-15 years. It is estimated that every 1 in 3 children born in the States in 2000 will be di-agnosed with diabetes in their lifetime and similar rates are ex-pected in Canada. Canadian First Nation children, which belong to a high-risk ethnic group for developing diabetes, are being diagnosed as young as 8 years old. As 95 percent of children di-agnosed with type 2 diabetes are overweight, and the number of Canadian children who are over-weight has tripled in the last 30 years, we need to take an active role in protecting our children

from developing this disease.Remember, developing healthy

living habits doesn’t have to be complicated or overwhelm-ing. Start by choosing one thing that you could do differently as a family such as eating off of

smaller dinner plates to encourage portion control, switching to sprouted grain bread, or no longer having pop in the house. Don’t forget to try and have some fun with it too! For ex-ample, get out there and be more active together as a family, by choosing an extra

family outing, such as a hike or afternoon at the park every week. Have a contest to see which fam-ily member can eat the most servings of vegetables and fruit in a day or the most variety of different colored fruits and vege-tables. Try to limit the amount of time your child spends watching TV, playing video games, or on the internet and encourage them to be active by enrolling them in a healthy activity of their choice. If your child seems to have issues surrounding eating or tends to use food for comfort, make sure you sit down with them and discuss this to try to support them emo-tionally and spiritually as well to develop healthier habits.

I hope that this review of the measures to prevent diabetes as a family has inspired you to make that one change that you could do differently this week and will lead to many more in the future that will nurture your fam-ily. If you have any suggestions you would like to share to sup-port others in their quest towards achieving a healthy lifestyle as a family, I would be happy to hear them so that I may pass them on.

Laura Burgess, B.Sc. Pharm., Certified Diabetes Educator and Pharmacist, Manshadi Pharmacy

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“Quick, quick!” shouts Sister Marilyn. “what shall we do?”

“Turn the windshield wipers on. That will get rid of the abom-ination,” says sister helen.

sister Marilyn switches them on, knocking dracula about, but he clings on and continues hiss-ing at the nuns. “what shall i do

now?” she shouts.“switch on the windshield

washer. i filled it up with holy water in the Vatican,” says sister helen.

sister Marilyn turns on the windshield washer. dracula screams as the water burns his skin, but he clings on and contin-ues hissing at the nuns.

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Moments later, bob shakes his head to clear the fog. dazed, he looks over at the passenger seat and sees his wife unconscious, with her head bleeding. despite the rain and unfamiliar country-side, bob knows he has to carry her to the nearest phone.

bob carefully picks his wife up and begins trudging down the road. after a short while, he sees a light. he heads towards the light, which is coming from an old, large house. he approaches the door and knocks. a minute passes. a small, hunched man opens the door. bob immediately blurts, “hello, my name is bob hill, and this is my wife betty. we’ve been in a terrible accident, and my wife has been seriously hurt. Can i please use your phone?”

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celebrating 25 yearSin Downtown KamloopS!october 19, 20, 21 & 22

Two men were walking home after a halloween party and decided to take a shortcut through the cemetery just for laughs. right in the middle of the cemetery they were startled by a tap-tap-tapping noise coming from the misty shadows. Trembling with fear, they found an old man with a hammer and chisel,

chipping away at one of the headstones. “holy cow, mister,” one of them said after catch-ing his breath, “you scared us half to death, we thought you were a ghost! what are you doing working here so late at night?” “Those fools,” the old man

grumbled, “they mis-spelled my name!”

Fixing the headstoneNOW THAT CAT KNOWS HOW TO CARVE A PUMPKIN!

one halloween a woman opens her door to find the most adorable little girl, with golden blond curly hair and the biggest blue eyes. she was dressed as an angel, and was just delightful. The woman said, “what are you supposed to say sweetheart?”

The little girl looks up at the woman and says, “Twick or tweat!”

The woman thinks this is just adorable, and she calls her hus-band to come to the door. The woman says to the child, “go

ahead honey say it just one more time.”

once again the little angel looks up and says, “Twick or tweat!”

The husband agrees with his wife, this little angel is just the cutest thing. The woman picks an apple from the treat bowl, shines it up with her apron, and drops it into the little girl’s treat bag.

The little angel looks in her bag then looks up at the woman and says, “Thanks a lot lady, you just broke my damn cookies!”

The cutest trick or treater

The orthopedic surgeon i work for was moving to a new office, and his staff was helping trans-port many of the items. i sat the display skeleton in the front of my car, his bony arm across the back of my seat. i hadn’t considered the drive across town. at one

traffic light, the stares of the peo-ple in the car beside me became obvious, and i looked across and explained, “i’m delivering him to my doctor’s office.” The other driver leaned out of his window. “i hate to tell you, lady,” he said, “but i think it’s too late!”

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TALK of the Townlist your event. Email: [email protected] Fax: 250-374-3247

Kamloops Family History Society meet-ings take place 4th Thurs. of each month, sept. to May 7-9pm at heritage house, 100 Lorne st. bring a military item of interest, recogniz-ing remembrance day. guests and new mem-bers welcome. FMi 250-579-2078.

Haunted House at halloween alley in sahali Mall open during mall hours in october. donations to baldkidsrule.com are welcomed.

Ultimate Frisbee Indoor League Thursdays to nov 3, with games from 6:15 and 7:15 at TCC, 910 Mcgill road. FMi con-tact Mark at [email protected].

Letter From Wingfield Farm presented by wCT until oct. 22 at the sagebrush Theatre. For tickets call 250-374-LiVe (5483) or visit www.kamloopslive.com

KCBIA Open House & Mixer for Think green publishing and roi Media works at 204-242 Victoria st. on oct. 20 from 5-7pm.

Dr. Daniel Amen, “a Magnificent Mind at any age” on oct. 20 at 7pm at the Calvary Community Church, 1205 rogers way. FMi 250-374-0679 local 209.

Kamloops Business & Professional Women’s Club networking evening on oct. 20 at hotel 540 from 5-7pm in the lounge.

Multi-Genre Concert featuring local duos at Kamloops united Church, 421 st. paul st, on oct. 21. FMi contact alan Corbishley at 250-819-7373. For tickets call 250-374-LiVe (5483) or visit www.kamloopslive.com

Pumpkin Pie Party hosted by donovan Cavers on oct. 21 from 4-9pm at 652 dominion st. Fundraiser for donovan’s city council campaign. rsVp to www.cavers-forcouncil.com

Kidney Function Free Screening on oct. 21. For an appointment call sahali Mall administration office between 9am and 3pm on weekdays 250-374-3033.

2141 Steam Locomotive Ghost Train one-hour long journey of restless souls. all

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departures have sold out the past five years so book early. departure dates: oct. 21, 22, 28, 29 at 7:30pm. FMi 250-374-2141.

Fur Trade Lecture, presented by the okanagan historical society& okanagan County historical society on oct. 21 at 7pm at Tru in the new barber Centre.

Cuz I’m Talented at The art we are, 246 Victoria st. oct. 21 at 7pm. sign up at Cuz i’m Magic, 240 3rd ave.

The Art We Are, 246 Victoria st. 250-828-7998. oct. 22, wild oaks at 8pm; oct. 23, Morning Meditation with Therese dorer from 11am-1pm; oct. 29, The harvest at 8pm.

So You Think You’re Funny? a Kamloops players society “renovation” Fundraiser. a Comedy Variety show and Competition on Oct. 22 at 8pm, 422 Tranquille. Tickets at

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Kamloops united Church, 421 st. paul st, andrenas book Co, 910 Columbia st. w, and Avalon Books, 417 Tranquille Rd.

Coffee House at st. paul’s Cathedral hall, 4th and nicola st., oct. 22 at 7pm. Come sing along to your favourite folksongs and enjoy fine entertainment, goodies and fellowship.

Kamloops Bicycle Summit: A look at Velo Culture - arnica gallery, 7 w. seymour st. exhibit, film festival, guided bike rides (oct. 22: Tour of public art; oct. 22: geocaching; oct. 29: halloween graveyard Tour). FMi visit arnica.ca or call 250-372-8808 or e-mail [email protected].

Ladies Auxiliary Executive Meeting at Legion branch 52, 425 Lansdowne st. oct. 24, 1pm. FMi Joan wensley 250 579 9220.

Open Heart Mondays- Letter writing night the second and last Mon. of each month at the art we are, 246 Victoria st. oct. 24 and nov. 7 from 7-11pm. all supplies by donation or bring your own. FMi call 250-828-7998.

TRU Actors Workshop Theatre presents “a Midsummer night’s dream” directed by heidi Verwey, on oct. 26-29 and nov. 2-5. Tickets are general admission at the TruawT box office open the week of the performanc-es, Monday to Friday, 11am to 2pm.

Kamloops Film Society presents “a better Life” oct. 27 at 7pm at paramount Theatre, 503 Victoria st. a dramatic por-trayal of the plight of “illegals” who live in east Los angeles, and the courage and love of a father for his son who may be in danger of slipping under the influence of the L.a.’s mean streets.

Haunted Tour with the Kamloops Museum of scary burial grounds, historical spooky spots and more. Tours from 6-8pm or 6:30-8:30pm from oct 27-29. FMi 250-828-3500.

Boo! Look for a listing of Halloween events in next week’s echo!

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TEA TAlK - Cathy McLeod, Member of Parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo hosted meet-ups last week at local cafes and invited residents to join her to share their thoughts over a cup of coffee or tea. Local pastor and fencing instructor Zacharie Jean had a visit with Cathy at the downtown Blenz.

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

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A 2010 recipient of the Order of B.C., Chris Rose is a retired Kamloops School Principal and School Trustee. He is known for his work in special education, especially autism with the development of the Chris Rose Therapy Centre for Autism. He endorses Arjun Singh for City Council....

“Arjun has an affinity for people who are struggling and for youth. He has worked hard to build relationships and has become a better listener. In my opinion, Arjun, if elected, will work hard for the good of the whole community”

CHrIs rose endorses Arjun sIngH for CIty CounCIl

City Council Elections, Nov 19th 2011Arjun sIngH for CIty CounCIl

Smart Thinking, Community Linking

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LIBRA (sept 24-oct 23) False information from someone trying to start problems is likely. deception in your home is evident. don’t beat around the bush. Make alternate plans just in case you need to make a career shift. Travel for pleasure will be enticing.SCORPIO (oct 24-nov 22) you can make career moves that will bring you a much higher income. don’t go out of your way, and don’t let these unexpected guests cost you money. you may have been too nice to a friend who wanted to take advantage. do not make any decisions in haste.SAGITTARIUS (nov 23-dec 21) Changes in your home are apparent, and you must be willing to bend if you don’t want to find yourself alone. don’t get involved in expensive entertainment that involves gambling. you can pick up wonderful buys if you really look hard this week.CAPRICORN (dec 22-Jan 20) your best efforts will come through hard work. The great outdoors will allow you to teach youngsters some of the things you learned when growing up. avoid confrontations with coworkers who aren’t pulling their weight. enjoy some entertainment.AQUARIUS (Jan 21-Feb 19) relatives will want to get together. you have to feel free to come and go as you please to achieve happiness. Visit friends or relatives who have been confirmed. Your ability to organize and get everyone together will enhance your popularity.PISCES (Feb 20-Mar 20) you may be tom between two possibilities. This has left you in a confused and uncertain state. Learn some new skills that will increase your in come. Get help finishing a project if needed. ARIES (Mar 21-april 20) residential moves will be favorable, and larger quarters the most probable direction. Try to avoid being extrava-gant this week. You may have difficulties at an emotional level with mates. you may have ignored or neglected your mate lately.TAURUS (apr 21-May 21) get involved in philosophic groups that will enlighten you. Find out exactly what’s expected of you and you’ll be sur-prised to find out how capable you are. Those close to your heart may be difficult to reason with. You may find hidden matters disturbing.GEMINI (May 22-June 21) Think hard before going into business with friends or family. emotional deception will cause friction on the home front. don’t let your mate force you into making a decision that you aren’t ready to make. attend social functions that are linked to work.CANCER (June 22-July 22) Raise your self esteem and your confidence if you want to get back into the mainstream again. you could be cornered, so be prepared to tell the truth. use your high energy and dynamic ap-proach to win favors from superiors. deception and doubts may surround your involvement with friends and relatives.LEO (July 23-Aug 22) Work hard on improving your living quarters. you can write beautiful love letters this week. you should not be con-cerned with coworkers who insist on spreading rumors. be cautious when dealing with foreigners.VIRGO (aug 23-sept 23) don’t lament to a friend about any grievance regarding your mate, or it may be hard to rectify your relationship. don’t hesitate to talk to your partner about rekindling your relationship. Check out prestigious clubs or groups that have a cause you believe in.

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halloween safety tipsn buy or make costumes in light coloured material and make

sure the costumes fit properly.

n add reflective tape to costumes so that motorists can spot your

children.

n use non-toxic face paints rather than a mask. a mask may obstruct your child’s vision.

n have children carry a cell phone and know how to call 911 in an emergency.

n supervise younger children and have older children travel in

groups.

n visit houses only where the lights are on

n for older children, draw a map outlining what route they should follow.

n have children carry a flashlight so they can be seen.

n accept treats only in the doorway. never go inside a house.

n have your children bring treats home before eating them so that you

can inspect them.