Thursday, December 4, 2014Vol. 10 No. 23

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A suspect is in custody by Kamloops RCMP

after an offi cer was shot during a traffi c stop

early Wednesday morning.

A 36-year-old man who is known to police

has been arrested. His name has not been re-

leased as he has not yet been charged.

Cpl. Jean Michaud was attempting to con-

duct a traffi c stop near the corner of Batchelor

Drive and North River Drive at about 2:45

Wednesday morning, and was shot as he ap-

proached the vehicle.

“Our offi cer was fi red upon as he approached

the suspect vehicle and the backup offi cer who

was also in attendance returned fi re towards

that vehicle,” said RCMP Supt. Brad Mueller.

He said Michaud was wearing a bullet-proof

vest and driving a marked police cruiser as he

approached a vehicle as part of an ongoing

investigation. After the exchange of gunfi re,

the suspect sped away in a white 1998 Chrys-

ler Intrepid.

Michaud was transported to Royal Inland

Hospital where he underwent surgery, and is

now listed in critical but stable condition.

The 40-year-old offi cer is a 13-year member

of the force, and a father of two young children.

Kamloops RCMP immediately cordoned off

the entire Batchelor Heights area and began an

intensive search, evacuating some residents for

what they said were public safety reasons. The

search included police helicopters and dogs as

well as offi cers going door to door on foot.

The intensive manhunt lasted just over 12

hours; an arrest was made at around 3:30 p.m.

The man arrested received an injury, Mueller

said, adding the RCMP contacted the Indepen-

dent Investigations Offi ce of B.C., the police

watchdog that investigates serious incidents

involving British Columbia’s police offi cers.

The police watchdog confi rmed in a state-

ment emailed early in the evening that it will

be investigating because it has “confi rmation

of a serious injury to the affected person.”

Mueller said the event is a sobering remind-

er of the dangers police offi cers face every

day while they’re serving and protecting their

respective communities.

“I can’t tell you the impact that an incident

(like this) has on our policing community,”

he said.

Suspect in custody after offi cer shot

OPERATION RED NOSE

Despite the frigid temperatures,

Operation Red Nose (ORN)

had its most successful open-

ing weekend ever. The service,

which drives you and your vehi-

cle home, provided 39 rides Fri-

day night and 120 Saturday, and

raised more than $3,500.

ORN Kamloops provided the

largest number of rides of the 13

communities providing the ser-

vice in B.C.

Operation Red Nose runs every

Friday and Saturday during the

holidays plus New Year’s Eve.

The service is always in need

of volunteers. If you’re interested

in volunteering, contact program

co-ordinator, Katie Klassen, at

250-320-0650 for information.

If you’re looking for a ride either

on a Friday or Saturday night, the

number to call is 250-372-5110.

MANHUNT. Police cordon off a Batchelor Heights neighbourhood following an early morning shooting of an RCMP offi cer Dec. 3. A suspect was arrested after a 12-hour manhunt. The offi cer is

in critical but stable condition after undergoing emergency surgery. Submitted photo

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WINTER

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

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

• CHRISTMAS COOKIES IN A FEW CLICKS. Order Christmas

goodies from Kamloops United Church kamloopsunited,ca, or 250-

377-6887, ‘til Fri. Dec. 5. Pick up orders Fri. Dec. 12, 12 – 6 p.m. at

KUC, 421 St. Paul St.

• CHRISTMAS COOKIE WALK Dec. 6, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. at

Mount Paul United Church, 140 Laburnum St. Not just cookies, but

fudge, tarts & other goodies available.

• CSI Seniors Activity Centre second annual CRAFT & BAKE

SALE, Sat. Dec. 6, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Brock Activity Centre

(Brock Shopping Centre), 9A – 1800 Tranquille Rd. To book a table,

call 778-470-6000. Limited space available!

• RIDGEPOINT CHRISTMAS BAZAAR CRAFT SALE, Sat.

Dec. 6, 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. at Ridgepointe Retirement Residence, 1789

Primrose Court. Come get stockings to hang by the fi re!

• Kamloops Seniors Village CRAFT FAIR, Hugh Allen Dr. Dec. 6,

10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

• Celebrate everything Christmas at the HEFFLEY CREEK

CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR at the Heffl ey Creek Hall Sat. Dec. 6,

9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Concession. Admission by donation. Vendor tables

available. Call 250-578-7525.

• CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR Sat. Dec. 6, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Duf-

ferin Elementary. Vendor tables available.

• LAST CHANCE CHRISTMAS MARKET, crafts & home-based

business fair, Dec. 6, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Sahali Mall. Admission by

donation. Raffl es. Proceeds to the SPCA & other area animal rescue

organisations. To book a table, contact Suzan Jarisz, skjarz@gmail.

com, or 778-471-1957.

• 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. Every item will be $20 or less! Admis-

sion by donation to Kamloops Heritage Society. Call 250-377-4232.

• HOME-BASED BUSINESS SHOW, Sun. Dec. 14, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.,

at Dolly’s Skin Art, 37 – 750 Fortune Dr. Steeped Tea, Scentsy, Epicure

Selections, & Avon! Draws, taste testing, product samples. All welcome!

CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIRS & BAKE SALES

• 17th annual CHORAL RHAPSODY OF CHRISTMAS at Sage-

brush Theatre, 821 Munro St., Dec 9, 7 – 9 p.m. Free community con-

cert featuring 9 local choirs singing Christmas carols with audience

sing-a-longs. Reserve your seat at Kamloops Box Offi ce Live, 1025

Lorne St., 250-374-5483, or www.kamloopslive.ca. Food & cash do-

nations for the Kamloops Food Bank gratefully accepted.

• BLUE CHRISTMAS SERVICE, Dec. 10, 7 – 8 p.m. at Kamloops

United Church, 421 St. Paul St. If the “wonder of the season” is over-

shadowed by feelings of grief, loneliness, depression, loss, come, fi nd

a light in the darkness in a non-traditional, non-demoninational ser-

vice of prayer and refl ection.

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

Heffl ey Creek Hall, 6995 Old Highway 5. Come celebrate Christmas

at the Heffl ey Creek Christmas Coffee House with Wilf Bennett. He’s

bringing his acoustic guitar for your entertainment – coffee & pastries

& a good time by all!

• 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.

• AT THE BC WILDLIFE PARK: 17th annual WILDLIGHTS FES-

TIVAL, Dec. 12 – Jan. 4, 5 – 9 p.m. (except Christmas Day). More than

600,000 lights & 360 rope-light sculptures, Wildlife Express, animal

encounters, Uncle Chris the Clown, lazer light show, & more.

SEASONAL EVENTS

HoroscopesDecember 8 - December 14, 2014

After the pressures you’ve had to deal with since late Oct., you can now move onto the next stage of giving consideration to priorities that should take precedence during the next 2 years. Focus, this week, on anything that has the potential to aggravate you long term. Determine ways to get around this.

Applying determination to anything you have little choice but to be responsible for will pay dividends ‘til mid-Jan. Your view of the future can begin to have a greater sense of optimism from this week & this should carry through to early-Jan. There can also be a turning point with matters connected to family.

You may feel invisible this week when it comes to gaining ap-preciation from others or any form of recognition for what you have done. It may be what you need to rethink your position with them or what you normally do for them. Start focussing, from now – mid-Jan. on where you may want to head in life.

Dealings with other people will still maintain a strong focus though this week more pleasant interaction & willingness from others can come into play until early-Jan. Those who are determined to have control will now begin to hide those intentions. Keep an eye out for this & you can protect yourself from their actions.

You come to a turning point this week in the new 12-year cycle you began in mid-July. Refl ect, from now – early-March, upon where you’re at & what you must change about yourself to take full ad-vantage of whatever you want to develop in life. Others can have a powerful effect to mid-Jan. – stay on your own path though.

There can be confl ict this week between what you want to do for yourself & habit patterns that are already in place, particularly within a family situation. Be careful about letting things nag at you to mid-Jan. Instead, put your energies into applying a logi-cal approach to details. There’s much to enjoy as well.

You can begin to relax when it comes to matters you’ve had to restructure since late-Oct. It all moves to an easier stage from now – mid-Jan., opening up opportunities for greater enjoy-ment. This can result in a sense of underlying peace to early-Jan. You’ll benefi t from spending time at home or with family.

You’ve likely considered many options since late-Oct. Now move towards putting the foundation in place for what you want to bed down over the next 2 years. Contemplate, from now – early-March, ways in which your obligations would be best dealt with. Aim to be convivial in conversations to early Jan.

Someone is under your infl uence more than you realise. They’re likely having diffi culty in determining what your aims are in the long term. This doesn’t necessarily mean you have to spell out your thoughts or position. You may come to a turning point in relation to what you’d like to accomplish in the future.

Venus, the planet of pleasure, peace & balance moves into your sign this week where it’ll remain ‘til Jan. 4. This’ll encourage you to enjoy yourself as well as generate much social activity. You may also spend some money on things for you. Be careful of impulsive fi nancial decisions from now ‘til mid-Jan.

You’ve begun a new 2-year personal cycle with Mars now in your sign, where it’ll remain ‘til Jan. 12. Your energy level and self-confi dence should pick up, particularly in situations where you need to think about what’s best for you as opposed to what someone else wants from you; a turning point with others.

Your energy level will likely be low from now – mid-Jan. – ensure you get plenty of rest. Find time to turn your energies towards contemplating your position & perhaps taking care of your health. You can also have some fun with friends or groups of people to early-Jan.

Java Mountain News December 4, 20143

Santa & Jingle Belle VS Aubrielle

Santa Claus is coming to town. .

. soon! This gives the upper hand

to parents when trying to enforce

rules, chores, and good behav-

iour. A newer tradition for this

generation, is the Elf on the Shelf

– where an elf from the North

Pole joins a family to watch over

them and be the eyes and ears for

Santa. It’s a great visual reminder

for the children. . . But hard to

enforce when the elf has yet to

arrive.

Usually, the kids are pretty well-

behaved. They have their cranky

moments, of course. They don’t

want to clean up after them-

selves, do their homework, brush

their teeth, or get ready for bed –

at any given time. But, lately, my

youngest is testing her boundar-

ies . . . a little too often.

On days when Aubrielle is tired,

she gets cranky (as we all do).

Her crankiness varies by a wide

degree – from simple whining, to

screaming to . . . let’s just say, it’s

not Santa-approved behaviour!

This past weekend, we all de-

cided to embrace the wonderful,

sunny weather, and go for a walk

in the snow. We were all bundled

with scarves, mitts, toques, and

jackets when we set off for our

walk around the neighbourhood.

Not even 60 seconds after step-

ping outside, Aubrielle started

whining that her feet hurt. After

fi ve minutes, she was screaming

at me, running away, and not lis-

tening at all. That’s when I pulled

out the big “Candy Canes” – I

called Santa.

We were standing in the mid-

dle of the sidewalk with Aubri-

elle screaming beside me as I

“called” Santa, was connected

to his special emergency line,

and proceeded to advise him of

Aubrielle’s current meltdown –

which did not please Aubrielle.

She screamed at me, tried to

punch me and kicked me in the

legs more than once – to which I

stuck out my leg to ward her off

and she ran into it (claiming that I

kicked her.) Santa heard it all and

put Aubrielle on probation. She

had two days to clean up her act!

During that pleasant call to Mr.

Claus, he also confi rmed the im-

minent arrival of our elf, Jingle

Belle, to arrive later that night.

If that didn’t scare Aubrielle into

acting like the sweet, little angel I

know she is, then nothing would.

With the arrival of Jingle Belle

(a day late – a story for another

time), there was a note for my

little angel that she had one more

day to behave. She was elated to

have our elf back with our fam-

ily, and was even all smiles for

the last two days.

Time will tell if this one lasts . . .

only three weeks left until the big

guys comes.

Lizsa Bibeau

Mommyisms

FREE CHRISTMAS DINNERS

Dec. 10, 5 p.m.:

Lighthouse Christian Fellowship Church, 702 Columbia St.

Dec. 14, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.:

PIT STOP, Kamloops United Church, 321 St. Paul St.

Dec. 22, 5 p.m.: Salvation Army, 344 Poplar St.

Dec. 24, 1 p.m.: New Life Mission, 181 W. Victoria St.

Dec. 4: CMHA Clubhouse (members only)

Java Mountain News December 4, 20144

• 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. 6: CRYSTAL DAY. All things bright & sparkly. Dec. 13: ANNUAL

CHRISTMAS SHOW. Dec. 22 – Jan. 1: CLOSED. FUNDRAISING DIN-

NER at the Fox ‘n’ Hounds Pub, Sun. Dec. 7. Dinner includes a choice

of two meals. Bring your group & have a Christmas party. 50/50 draw.

(Must be 18 or older to participate.) Tickets: $15 at the BLSC offi ce or

from a BLSC director. Call 250-554-2572 or email susan@blscs.org.

• NORKAM BAND & CHOIR CHRISTMAS CONCERT &

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

All welcome.

• The annual B100/98.3 CIFM CHRISTMAS AMALGAMATED

TOY HOUSE campaign is now underway throughout Kamloops. The

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

Canadian Tire Aberdeen, Save-On-Foods, & Kamloops Ford Lincoln.

Everyone is welcome to drop off donations of new, unwrapped toys

for those who are less fortunate this holiday season.

• KAMLOOPS INVESTORS WALK FOR MEMORIES, Jan. 25, at

TCC indoor track, 910 McGill Rd. Registration: 9 a.m. Walk: 10:30 a.m.

– 12 p.m. Honouring Wally & Vi Smeaton. Funds raised go to the Al-

zheimer Society of B.C. To register & collect pledges on line, go to www.

walkformemories.com & click on Kamloops, or pick up pledge forms at

all Shopper’s Drug Mart pharmacies or call Marg Rodgers, 250-377-8200.

• MAYOR’S GALA FOR THE ARTS, Sat. Jan. 8. This year theme

is 1940s Hollywood Glamour. Enjoy a gourmet meal, time-inspired,

live entertainment, & raffl e prizes. All funds raised go to the Kamloops

Art Gallery, Kamloops Symphony & Western Canada Theatre. Tickets:

$125 at Kamloops Live! Box Offi ce or Eventbrite.

• 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, vance@thelaughingstock.ca.

• THE SALVATION ARMY CHRISTMAS KETTLE CAM-

PAIGN is underway. To volunteer, call Audrey, 250 819-0017.

• 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.

• 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.

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

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

Dec. 5, 6, 11, 12 & 13. Showtime: is 7:30 p.m. with 1 p.m. matinees

Dec. 7 & 14. Tickets: $18/adults, $17/seniors & students; $10/matinees

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

• Western Canada Theatre presents the swashbuckling prequel to Pe-

ter Pan, PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, last weekend: Dec.

4 – 6, at Sagebrush Theatre, 1300 Ninth Ave. Tickets: Kamloops Live!

Box Offi ce, 250-374-5483, 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.

• THE NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTRE, 730 Cottonwood

Ave. 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.

• 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.

• 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.

Sat. Dec. 6, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.at CSI Seniors Activity Centre

9A - 1800 Tranquille Rd. (Brock Shopping Centre)

Centre for Seniors Information

2nd annual

Craft & Bake Sale

To book a table or donate baked goods/crafts,

Call Pat: 778-470-6000

email: pat@csikamloops.ca

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When you wantsomething covered.

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Nov. 28, 29, Dec. 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20,

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Make this your last call before you hit the road:

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Java Mountain News December 4, 20145

Mainly

cloudy

-5° | -9°

Thursday

December 4

Friday

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Saturday

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Sunday

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Tuesday

December 9

Monday

December 8

Chance of

fl urries

-4° | -7°

POP 60%

Cloudy

-2° | -4°

A mix of

sun & cloud

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5° | 2°

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8° | 4°

The KIJHL Kamloops Storm

split a pair of games with the 100

Mile House Wranglers last week-

end. The fi rst game, on Fri. Nov.

28, was played at Cariboo Memo-

rial Recreation Complex in Wil-

liams Lake, where Kamloops was

the host team.

The Wranglers scored twice in

the fi rst period – once on the pow-

er play – to take a 2-0 lead after 20

minutes. Dexter Robinson opened

the scoring for the Storm 4:32 into

the middle frame but the Wran-

glers answered back 13 seconds

later to make it 3-1 Wranglers

after 40. The Wranglers scored at

14:19 of the third period to make

it 4-1 Wranglers. David Larouche

scored with 52 seconds left on the

clock to make it 4-2 Wranglers at

the fi nal buzzer.

The Storm were 0-for-2 on the

power play and 1-for-2 on the

penalty kill in a game that saw

few penalties called – including

a penalty-free second period. The

Storm outshot the Wranglers 36-

21 in the loss.

The following night, Sat. Nov.

29, as Keaton Gordon scored a

natural hat trick in the third pe-

riod while Robinson scored a

pair and chalked up a helper as

the Storm downed the Wranglers

5-3 in 100 Mile House.

Robinson opened the scoring

halfway through the fi rst period to

give the Storm an early 1-0 lead.

The Wranglers tied it up 6:13 later

to make it 1-1 after 20. Robinson

scored again halfway through

the second period on the power

play to tie the game 2-2. But the

Wranglers came back and scored

a pair of power play goals 1:04

apart with less than fi ve minutes

remaining in the middle frame to

make it 3-2 Wranglers after 40.

The two quick goals chased Jason

Sandhu from between the pipes

after the second period as Bailey

De Palma came in in relief in the

third period, stopping all nine

shots he faced; Sandhu stopped

seven of 10 shots he faced. The

third period was the Keaton Gor-

don Show as he scored all three

of his goals in the last half of the

period, including an empty-netter

with 48 seconds on the clock to

give the Storm the 5-3 win.

The Storm outshot the Wran-

glers 27-19 on the night.

The win gives Kamloops 38

points, enough to lead the Birks

division in the Okanagan confer-

ence, seven points ahead of the

Sicamous Eagles, eight point in

front of the Wranglers, 11 points

ahead of the Revelstoke Griz-

zlies, and 13 points ahead of the

Chase Heat.

The 38 points has the Storm in a

three-way tie for third spot in the

league with the Nelson Leafs and

the Castlegar Rebels of the Koo-

tenay conference’s Neil Murdoch

division, 11 points behind the

league-leading Osoyoos Coyotes

of the Okanagan division, and two

points behind the Fernie Ghostrid-

ers of the Eddie Mountain division.

The Storm have seven games

remaining before the Christmas

break, only three of which are

home games, including Sunday’s

game against the Heat.

The Storm face off against the

Eagles in Sicamous Fri, Dec. 5.

They then host the Heat Sun.

Dec. 7, in a 5 p.m. matinee game.

Then they travel to Revelstoke

to take on the Grizzlies in a rare

Tuesday evening game, Dec. 9.

The following weekend, the

Storm are in 100 Mile House to

take on the Wranglers Fri. Dec.

12. They are home to the Eagles

in their fi nal home game before

the break Sat. Dec. 13; the puck

drops at 7 p.m. The Storm travel

to Sicamous Sat. Dec. 20, in their

fi nal game of the year.

The players don’t return to the ice

until the Jan. 10 weekend, when

they have a pair of home games,

the fi rst against the Kelowna

Chiefs, Sat. Jan. 10, at 7 p.m.; and

the second against the Castlegar

Rebels Sun. Jan. 11, at 5 p.m.

Gordon scores natural hat trick for big win

CHRISTMAS HAMPER LIST

Christmas Amalgamated says the following food items can be

included in a basic Christmas dinner hamper. All home-baked and

canned food items must be prepared in an Food-Safe approved

kitchen.

If you are adopting a family, ensure there is enough food to feed the

entire family for their Christmas dinner. (Extras can be included.)

• One turkey or turkey certifi -

cate ($25 value);

• potatoes (3 – 5 lb.);

• stuffi ng (1 – 2 package);

• vegetables (2 tins, or fresh if

delivered immediately);

• soup (2 tins);

• juice (1 large tin);

• Jell-O or pudding (2 packages);

• cranberry jelly (1 tin);

• oranges (1 dozen);

• apples (1 dozen);

• Christmas cake;

• a mixture of nuts and candy;

• tea and/or coffee; and

• bread/buns.

Take in our away

games at www.

kijhl.com

. . .

Fri. Dec. 5:

@ Sicamous Eagles

Tues. Dec. 9:

@ Revelstoke Grizzlies

Regular Season Home Games

this weekend. . .

Sun. Dec. 7 • 5 p.m.

vs Chase Heat

Sat. Dec. 13 • 7 p.m.

vs Sicamous Eagles

The Kamloops Blazers had a

rough night on home ice as they

were beaten 7-3 by the Regina

Pats last Friday night.

The Pats got off to a strong start

as they scored three goals only

5:50 into the fi rst period.

Morgan Klimchuk, Connor Gay

and Jared McAmmond made it

look easy as they all scored in a

span of 2:10 to chase goaltender

Connor Ingram from the goal.

Ingram stopped two of fi ve shots

he faced.

The Blazers did not have the

jump to start the game, and the

goaltender change did not help

the cause.

Kyle Burroughs made it 4-0

with 13 seconds to play on a blast

from the point that blew by goal-

tender Cole Kehler.

A new period gave the Pats more

opportunity to score and they

made it 5-0 only 43 seconds into

the period on another goal by Gay.

The bleeding continued on a

power play marker by Pavel Pa-

dakin 6:18 into the period as the

Pats led 6-0.

The Blazers seemed to settle it

down at that point and got a goal

back. Luke Harrison drove hard

to the net and put in a pass from

Mike Winther to make it 6-1

through two periods.

Logan McVeigh made it 6-2

early in the second period as he

scored on a rebound against his

former team.

Gay completed the hat-trick with

another goal in the third period.

Patrik Maier rounded out the

scoring to make it a 7-3 fi nal.

Gay fi nished the game with three

goals and an assist, while Dryden

Hunt had fi ve assists for the Pats.

The Blazers gave up two late

goals in a 5-3 home ice loss to

the Victoria Royals last Saturday

night.

The Blazers had tough start as

the Royals scored on their fi rst

two shots only 1:11 into the game.

Travis Brown’s long point shot

defl ected off a Blazers defender

and past goaltender Cole Kehler

49 seconds in.

Austin Carroll then threw a puck

at the net from the side boards

that beat Kehler high on the far

side 22 seconds after the fi rst

goal as the Royals took a quick

2-0 lead on the Blazers.

The Royals continued to have

a strong period as Greg Chase

made it 3-0 on a power play. The

Royals took the 3-0 lead into the

second period.

Despite the defi cit, the Blazers

continued to battle and cut into the

lead during the second period.

Collin Shirley picked off a pass

in the neutral zone and beat goal-

tender Coleman Vollrath on the

blocker side to cut the Royals

lead to 3-1.

The Blazers got another one

back on the power play. Josh

Connolly’s point shot found its

way to the net to make it 3-2

through two periods.

In the third period, the Blazers

battled all the way back as Matt

Needham banged home a re-

bound in front of the Royals net

for his 9th goal of the season and

a 3-3 tie.

The Royals made the Blazers

pay with 3:49 to go as Joe Hick-

ett’s shot hit Kehler in the mask

and the rebound went right to

Austin Carroll to give the Royals

the lead late.

Taylor Crunk iced it 18 seconds

later converting on a rebound to

make it a 5-3 fi nal for the Royals.

The Royals outshot the Blazers

32-28 in the game. The Blazers

were 1-for-5 on the power play,

while the Royals fi nished 1-for-4.

The Blazers continued their

home stand as they hosted the

Saskatoon Blades Tuesday night

when Matt Revel haunted his

former team, scoring two goals,

including the game winner with

19.8 seconds left, to lift the Blaz-

ers to a 4-3 win over the Blades.

For the fourth straight game, the

Blazers had a rough fi rst period al-

lowing three goals on nine shots.

A shot just under the crossbar

after a turnover made it 1-0 for

the Blades 1:47 into the game.

The Blades added to lead on a

rebound on the power play for a

2-0 lead 2:37 into the game. They

made it 3-0 with some puck luck

on a 5-on-3 power play.

The Blazers played well despite

the defi cit as they outshot the

Blades 15-9 in the period.

The second period was another

strong period for the Blazers as

they had the puck most of the

game.

The Blazers got one back in the

second period as Logan McVeigh

centered a pass to Luke Harrison

for his sixth goal of the season.

The Blazers trailed 3-1 going

into the third period.

In the third period, the Blazers

pressed hard and fi red a season

high 24 shots on goal.

The Blazers cut into the lead

with 6:24 to go as Revel scored

his eighth goal of the season

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against his former team to make

it a 3-2 defi cit.

The Blazers continued to press

and fi nally with 36.8 seconds left

were rewarded.

Michael Fora’s point shot hit off

a shin pad, then a Blades player’s

helmet, before landing over the

Blades goaltender and in the net

to tie the game up at 3-3.

The Blazers weren’t done, as

Cole Ully chipped a puck for-

ward to send Needham and Revel

on a 2-on-1 break.

Needham put a shot off Blades

goaltender Nik Amundrud’s far

pad and Revel was there to score

his ninth goal of the season and

the game winner with 19.8 sec-

onds left.

The Blazers fi red a season high

49 shots on goal and outshot the

Blades 49-18 in the game.

With the dramatic win, the Blaz-

ers ended a three game losing

streak and improved to 12-13-3-2.

The Blazers host two fi nal home

games this weekend before they

head out on a road prior to the

Christmas break.

On Fri. Dec. 5, the Prince Al-

bert Raiders are in town then on

Sat. Dec. 6, the Blazers host the

Prince George Cougars for their

annual Teddy Bear Night game

at the Interior Savings Centre.

When the Blazers score their fi rst

goal of the game, fans will have

the opportunity to throw their

stuffed animals, or other winter

apparel on the ice!

Last year, 2,332 teddy bears and

other stuffed animals were col-

lected along with 1,023 toques,

gloves and scarves. All of the

stuffed animals collected were

donated locally. The annual Ted-

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back to the 1993-94 season when

the Blazers started the holiday

event that has caught on across

the CHL. Over 20 years, it’s es-

timated that about 45,750 teddy

bears have been collected and dis-

tributed in the local community.

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long as the Blazers score a goal.

Teddy Bear Night Saturday

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