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Thursday, December 18, 2014Vol. 10 No. 25
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Bringing the mountain to the people
The only solely owned and operated newspaper on the Kamloops North ShorePublished weekly in Kamloops, B.C.
Phone: 250-819-6272 • Fax: 250-376-6272 • E-mail: [email protected]
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As it has done for the past
59 years, the North American
Aerospace Defense Command
(NORAD) will be tracking Santa
Claus on his annual Christmas
Eve fl ight as he delivers pres-
ents to boys and girls around the
world.
The moment radar detects
Santa’s lift off, NORAD begins
tracking him using satellites
22,300 miles above the Earth.
The satellites can detect Ru-
dolph’s bright red nose, which
gives off an infrared signal, with
practically no problem.
Once Santa is detected fl ying
over North American airspace,
Canadian NORAD fi ghter pi-
lots, fl ying CF-18, take off out of
Newfoundland to intercept and
welcome Santa to North America.
Then at numerous locations in
Canada other CF-18 fi ghter pilots
escort Santa while he makes his
deliveries throughout Canada.
The tradition began in 1955 after
a Colorado Springs-based Sears
Roebuck & Co. advertisement for
children to call Santa misprinted
the telephone number. Instead
of reaching Santa, the phone
number put kids through to the
CONAD commander-in-chief’s
operations “hotline.” The director
of operations at the time, Colonel
Harry Shoup, had his staff check
radar for indications of Santa
making his way south from the
North Pole. Children who called
were given updates on his loca-
tion, and a tradition was born.
Since 1958, NORAD staff, fam-
ily and friends have volunteered
their time to personally respond
to Christmas Eve phone calls and
emails from children.
In addition, NORAD now tracks
Santa using the Internet. Last year,
millions of people who wanted to
know Santa’s whereabouts visited
the NORAD Tracks Santa website.
Live updates start at 1 a.m.
Christmas Eve. To track Santa
with NORAD, log onto the web-
site at www.noradsanta.org.
NORAD tracks Santa on Christmas Eve
NORAD staff volunteers will be tracking Santa’s Christmas Eve fl ight around the
world. Track Santa’s progress at www.noradsanta.org.
Java Mountain News December 18, 20142
is independently owned and operated and published weekly by Racin’ Mama Productions.
Publishing Editor: Judi DupontReporter/Photographer: Judi Dupont, Lizsa Bibeau
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Mountain News, Racin’ Mama Productions or the staff.
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space in which the error occurred. The content of each advertisement is
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reproduced without written permission from the publisher.
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• KAMLOOPS NATURALIST CLUB CHRISTMAS SOCIAL,
Dec. 18, 7 p.m. at Heritage House at Riverside Park. Includes slide
show & nature quiz. Call 250-554-1285.
• 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.
• MERRY CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION. Enjoy a morning of
Christmas carols, skits, the Christmas story, specials, and to top it
off, a lovely Christmas turkey lunch afterwards! Perfect for the whole
family to spend time together at this wonderful time of year! Feel free
to invite friends! Dec. 20, at 10:45 a.m. at Kamloops Seventh Day
Adventist Church, 364 Fortune Dr.
• The annual B100/98.3 CIFM CHRISTMAS AMALGAMATED
TOY HOUSE campaign is now underway throughout Kamloops. The
houses are set up at Sahali, Northills, and Aberdeen malls, as well
as Canadian Tire Aberdeen, Save-On-Foods, Rona & Kamloops Ford
Lincoln. Please drop off donations of new, unwrapped toys for those
who are less fortunate this holiday season.
• THE SALVATION ARMY CHRISTMAS KETTLE CAMPAIGN
is seeking volunteers. Call Audrey, 250 819-0017.
• Second annual HOPE FOR THE HOLIDAYS. Santa will be giving
out gifts to the homeless & less fortunate at Northcott’s New & Used,
419 Tranquille Rd., Christmas Day, Dec. 25, from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Food & beverages will also be served. Want to make a difference? Drop
off donations at Northcott’s or Ask Wellness or call 778-470-3090.
• NEW YEAR’S EVE BULLARAMA & NEW YEAR’S EVE DANCE, at
Barriere Fall Fair Grounds. Wed. Dec. 31. Concessions. Beer garden.
Tickets: $30/Bullarama only; $50/Bullarama & dance; $80/Bullarama,
dance & shuttle service to/from Kamloops, at the Horse Barn, Mount
Paul Way, the North Thompson Star Journal, www.farmkidsfund.ca.
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FREE CHRISTMAS DINNERS
Dec. 18, 6 p.m.: Bible Truth Church, 1099 Fraser St.
(RSVP by Dec. 16, 250-434-3333)
Dec. 22, 5 p.m.: Salvation Army, 344 Poplar St.
Dec. 24, 1 p.m.: New Life Mission, 181 W. Victoria St.
HoroscopesDecember 22 - December 28, 2014
You may feel as though you’re about to explode this week when it comes to what you consider undue pressure to accept certain obligations, esp. if you feel they’ve passed their use by date. Your position is weaker. Though new ways can be established, the sta-tus quo will remain, as you’re dealing with a powerful force.
There can be a sense this week that new directions are opening up when it comes to the future. Ideas that you may have to make dramatic changes may not be able to be implemented that easily. Become clearer about your priorities – it’s the only way you can keep a lid on frustration when it comes to necessary wait times.
In dealing with others this week, you may fi nd their approach may seem to change, esp. if you’ve been determined about want-ing to fulfi l certain wishes. If you’re at odds, it won’t really al-ter that situation. They can actually become more secretive. To counter this, talk less & give time to see their reaction.
New directions can begin to establish themselves this week, initi-ated by somebody else. No matter how alternative their thinking processes may seem to be, there’s something highly conservative about them, coupled with a strong degree of infl exibility. The main thing is that you don’t make commitments you may regret.
It’s time to make some serious decisions when it comes to changes you need to make with daily routines if you’re to ac-complish certain goals in the future. It’ll be easier to waste time than you utilise it effi ciently. To ensure you don’t go down this path, make a list of what you need to do & keep checking it.
Focus on enjoying yourself this week. Any new directions you’ve decided to take because you think it’ll be more fun, should work for you. Even so, there’s likely to be something practical about it all. Don’t let uncertainties or doubts expressed by somebody else put you off the path you’ve decided to take. You know best.
There’ll be a lot of focus on home & family this week including something new about the way things generally go. Enjoy it all but be careful you don’t wear yourself out getting everything just so. Much of this may come from those who want changes that suit them but leave the work to you.
You’ll likely feel you’re on the verge of new directions requir-ing you to take a new approach communication wise. The dif-fi culty will be mentally letting go of long held habit patterns. Be prepared to embrace alternative ideas or modern technology in some way. The best approach is to relax & treat it as fun.
A new 30-year personal cycle will begin to take shape in your life this week, no matter your age. A sense of being held back that’s plagued you since late 2012 will no longer be the case. Become more serious about your personal position & how you handle things – including your fi nances as well.
This week will generate a sense of personal renewal, which is likely to see you more determined than ever mentally. Focus upon your own needs & anything you want to accomplish. It’ll likely require some major restructuring in some way. You’ve likely suspected this for a while anyway.
While you’re still in the throes of beginning a new 2-year cycle, you also need to make some time available for getting away from it all to enable you to contemplate possibilities in peace. This may be easier said than done because there’s much activity involving others that’s enjoyable though taking you away from your needs.
You’ll likely sense some underlying tension when involved with a group of people. Working out exactly where it’s coming from may be diffi cult because of there being so many different energies blended into the circumstances. Amongst this can be new people. This can have the effect of altering what’s the usual dynamics.
Java Mountain News December 18, 20143
Home for Christmas
It’s been 10 years since I spent
Christmas at “Home” (my child-
hood home). Since I don’t live
in the same town as my parents,
and since I’ve had children, I just
don’t like to chance driving the
wintery highways, at Christmas-
time. Instead, my husband, my
children, and I have our own tra-
ditions and enjoy a cozy Christ-
mas with each other. This year,
that’s all going to change.
For the fi rst time, my children
will be spending Christmas away
from the home they know, and
we will all be spending the holi-
days with my parents. They’re
excited that Santa will be chang-
ing course to ensure they get their
special Christmas gifts in Kam-
loops, and a little worried Santa
may forget them.
This all started when I sug-
gested I come up for a quick visit
at the end of November, which
turned into the middle of De-
cember. My dad, whined (yes, he
actually whined) that we should
be coming for Christmas – as we
were all going to be home. (Who
is this giant mushball and what
did he do to my father?) So, we
discussed it, and agreed to spend
the holidays in Kamloops.
My parents have been warned
that it comes with the territory
that their grandchildren will be
jumping on them at 7 a.m. Christ-
mas morning! My parents’ reac-
tions were that they are old now,
and get up early. (No one has told
them that 10 a.m. is not early in
the eyes of a child – especially on
Christmas morning!)
It’s been many years since they
had to endure small children on
Christmas morning: sneakily get-
ting up in the middle of the night,
with a fl ashlight to sneak a peek
at the Santa goods; knocking over
the Christmas tree; kids bouncing
around in their rooms waiting for
the clock to turn to 7 a.m. (that
was the time we were allowed to
get up.) I don’t think my parents
have a clue!
This will also be the fi rst time
that my entire immediate family
will be together for Christmas. I
am excited to lounge in my py-
jamas all day, eat, eat, eat, and
NOT have to cook turkey dinner.
(Sorry, Mom. It’s my year off!)
Merry Christmas!
Lizsa Bibeau
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9 p.m. – 3 a.m.
Nov. 28, 29, Dec. 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20,
26, 27, & New Year’s Eve Dec. 31
Make this your last call before you hit the road:
250-372-5110Call from anywhere in the city of Kamloops and
we’ll drive you and your vehicle safely home.
Java Mountain News December 18, 20144
• LET’S DANCE, hosted by Thompson Valley Activity & Social Club
(TVASC), Jan. 19. Cocktails: 5:30; Dinner: 6:30; Dance: 8 p.m. – mid-
night (doors for dance: 7:45), at Kamloops Curling Club, 700 Victoria
St. Music by AL WELDON (of Copper Creek). Tickets: $20/members,
non-members/$35 (dinner & dance); $10/dance only; reserve tickets
by Jan. 5 from Zonia, 250-372-0091, or Francoise, 250-372-3782.
• 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 (Jan. 5 & 19), 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.
• PEROGIE SALES. The Ukrainian Women’s Association is taking
orders for cabbage rolls & perogies. Call Bella, 250-376-9680.
• 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.
• KAMLOOPS TRAVEL CLUB, an informal group that gets togeth-
er regularly for weekly meetings to talk about travel at The Art We
Are. Call James, 250-879-0873.
• BROCK CENTRAL LIONS CLUB meets the 1st & 3rd Thurs.
of the month (Dec. 18, Jan. 15) at 6:30 p.m. at the Brock Centre for
Seniors Information, 9A – 1800 Tranquille Rd. New members always
welcome. Call Victor, 250-554-8031.
• KAMLOOPS QUIT SMOKING support group meets every Thurs
at Kamloops United Church, 421 St. Paul St.
• KAMLOOPS SENIORS ACTIVITY CENTRE hosts BINGO every Tues at the
Brock Seniors Activity Centre, 1800 Tranquille Rd. (by Coopers). Doors:
5 p.m. Games: 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. 19+ event; fully licensed concession.
• MOUNT PAUL UNITED CHURCH THRIFT SHOP, 140 Labur-
num St., open Tues & Thurs, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
AROUND TOWN• CIRQUE DU SOLEIL presents DRALION at ISC Dec. 24 – 28:
Dec. 24, 4 p.m.; Dec. 26, 4 & 7 p.m.; Dec. 27, 4 & 7:30 p.m.; Dec.
28, 1:30 & 5 p.m. Tickets at ISC Box Offi ce, 300 Lorne St., www.
cirquedusoleil.com/dralion, www.ticketmaster.ca or 1-855-985-5000.
• THE BIG LITTLE SCIENCE CENTRE, 655 Holt St., open for pub-
lic 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. 22 – Jan. 1: CLOSED. Call 250-554-2572 or email [email protected].
• LAUGHING STOCK THEATRE SOCIETY: SNOW WHITE – THE PAN-
TO! Dec. 24 – 31, matinees & evening shows, at Sagebrush Theatre,
821 Munro St. Tickets at Kamloops Live Box Offi ce. Contact Vance
Schneider, 250-299-7325, [email protected].
• AT THE NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTRE, 730 Cot-
tonwood Ave. NSCC is closed Dec. 25 – 26, & will close at noon Dec.
24 & 31. Regular hours resume Jan. 5/15. Sun. Jan. 11, 5 p.m.: COM-
MUNITY DINNER catered by Harold’s Restaurant. Live entertainment.
Advance tickets: $15 from front desk. Tues. Jan. 20, 1:30 p.m.: OLD
TIME FIDDLER’S DANCE. Tues. Jan. 27, 6:30 p.m.: DESSERT & DANCE
NIGHT featuring live entertainment & lots of different desserts! VOL-
UNTEERS 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.
You shall ! nd the babe wrapped in
swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.Luke 2:12
Happy Birthday
Baby Jesus
. . .
Congratulations
on the
Birth of Christ
From the management and staff at
273 Nelson Avenue
Ph: 250-376-3672 Fx: 250-819-6272
Ha y Holidays!To allow our staff to enjoy the
Christmas holidays with their families,
Java Mountain News will not be
published on Dec. 24 or Jan. 1.
Our next issue will be on Jan. 8, 2015.
We would like to wish our readers
& advertisers all the best this Christmas
& good health & prosperity in 2015.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
Java Mountain News December 18, 20145
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Mitch Friesen was the star of the
game tallying fi ve points on the
night including a hat trick and
two helpers as the Kamloops
Storm defeated the Wranglers
7-3 in 100 Mile House in KIJHL
action in a rough, hard-hitting,
penalty fi lled game last Friday
night, Dec. 12.
Addison Bazian opened the
scoring for the Blazers 2:56 into
the game. Ian Chrystal made it
2-0 halfway through the period
with a power play goal. Just
11 seconds later the Wranglers
got on the scoreboard to cut the
Storm’s lead to 2-1. Less than
two minutes later, the Storm’s
Ryan Keis and 100 Mile House’s
Liam Cumberbirch each received
matching two-minute penalties
for cross-checking. Then with 45
seconds remaining on the clock,
Cole Merrick gave Kamloops an-
other two-goal lead to go into the
dressing room leading 3-1 after
20.
Friesen scored his fi rst goal just
seven seconds into the middle
frame to make it 4-1 Storm. The
Wranglers got that one back 6:06
later to make it 4-2 Storm. Less
than three minutes later, Friesen
scored his second goal of the
night, then Tylor Seabrooke pad-
ded the Storm’s lead to make it
6-2 Storm after 40.
A scuffl e between a number of
players halfway through the pe-
riod resulted in fi ve-minute ma-
jors for fi ghting and game mis-
conducts doled out to Keis and
the Wranglers’ Brett Harris, and
two-minute roughing penalties to
the Storm’s Alexander Buchanan
and the Wranglers’ Jayden Syro-
ta. The fi sticuffs didn’t end there
as just 12 seconds later, David
Larouche and Tate Page each
received fi ve-minute majors for
fi ght and game misconducts. A
few moretripping, roughing and
boarding penalties were handed
out before the end-of-period
buzzer rang.
More roughing penalties were
handed out, this time to Bazian
and Stephen Egan less tha four
minutes into the third period.
The Wranglers scored halfway
through the third to make it 6-3
Storm. About two minutes later,
another fi ght broke out – between
Felix Larouche and Brady Ward
– resulting in fi ve-minute fi ght-
ing majors as well as game mis-
conducts being doled out; Ward
also received two minutes for be-
ing the instigator while Larouche
was given two minutes for board-
ing.
Then with 5:24 remaining in the
game, the Storm made a goalie
change, taking Brody Nelson,
who stopped 12 of 15 shots on
the night for the win, in place of
Bailey De Palma, who stopped
all three shots he faced. Friesen
scored his hat trick goal with
3:47 remaining in the game to
give the Storm the 7-3 win.
The Storm outshot the Wran-
glers 36-18 on the night.
The following night, Dec. 13,
saw the Storm narrowly edge the
Grizzlies 2-1 at home. Friesen
opened the scoring 23 seconds
into the game to give the Storm
the early 1-0 lead. The Grizzlies
tied it up with 1:43 left in the
penalty-free fi rst period.
Despite a few scoring chances
neither team capitalized in a
scoreless middle frame to take
the 1-1 tie into the third period.
Chrystal scored the winning
goal for the Storm 1:33 into the
third to give Kamloops the 2-1
win.
The Storm outshot the Grizzlies
35-12 on the night, including 17
shots in the third frame.
Kamloops fi nishes off the fi rst
half of the season with a home-
and-home series against the
Eagles; the fi rst game will be at
home Fri. Dec. 19, at 7 p.m. at
the McArthur Island Sports Cen-
tre, while the second game will
be Sat. Dec. 20, in Sicamous.
The team won’t play again un-
til the new year, when they host
a pair of home games; the fi rst,
against the Kelowna Chiefs, on
Sat. Jan. 10, at 7 p.m., and the
second against the Castlegar
Rebels on Sun. Jan. 11, at 5 p.m.
The Storm continue to lead the
Doug Birks division of the Okan-
agan Shuswap conference with
44 points, eight points ahead of
the Wranglers and the Eagles, 11
points ahead of the Heat and 16
points ahead of the Grizzlies.
Storm lead division going into Christmas break
Take in our away
games at www.
kijhl.com
. . .
Fri. Dec. 12: @ 100 Mile
House Wranglers
Tues. Dec. 20:
@ Sicamous Eagles
Regular Season Home Games
this weekend. . .
Sat. Dec. 13 • 7 p.m.
vs Revelstoke Grizzlies
Fri. Dec. 19 • 7 p.m.
vs Sicamous Eagles
In operation from
9 p.m. – 3 a.m.
Nov. 28, 29, Dec. 5, 6, 12, 13,
19, 20, 26, 27,
& New Year’s Eve Dec. 31
Make this your last call
before you hit the road:
250-372-5110Call from anywhere in the city
of Kamloops
and we’ll drive you and your
vehicle safely home.
The Kamloops Blazers opened
their longest road trip of the sea-
son with a 4-1 loss in Edmonton
last Wednesday night.
The Blazers had a slow start
as the Oil Kings dominated the
Blazers 16-4 on the shot clock
and scored the game’s fi rst goal.
Andrew Koep fi red a shot off the
crossbar and in from the slot for a
1-0 Oil Kings lead.
Goaltender Connor Ingram was
counted on in the fi rst period as he
made two great saves off the rush
to keep the Blazers in the game.
The Blazers tied the game up
4:26 into the second period on a
good forecheck.
Collin Shirley and Logan
McVeigh won a battle behind the
net, and McVeigh centered a pass
for Luke Harrison as he scored
his seventh goal of the season to
make it 1-1.
The Blazers then had their
chances as they had four straight
power plays including two 5-on-
3 opportunities. Unfortunately,
only one shot was generated as
the game remained tied 1-1.
The Oil Kings then got a power
play goal late in the period with
2:52 to go in the second period.
Ben Carroll blasted a shot from
the point to give the Oil Kings a
late 2-1 lead as the Blazers trailed
2-1 going into the third period.
Aaron Irving got the next goal
for the Oil Kings. His blast from
the point beat Ingram high on the
blocker side for a 3-1 lead.
The Blazers had their chances
with two more power plays in the
third period, but the Oil Kings
added an empty net goal to make
it a 4-1 fi nal.
The power play was poor for the
Blazers as they were 0-for-7 on
the night.
On a rare Thursday night game,
the Rebels got two goals from
their captain, Conner Bleackley,
as they beat the Blazers 6-2 on
Friday night.
The Blazers got off to a terrible
start as the Rebels scored 16 sec-
onds into the game. Brett Cote’s
blast from the point went off a
stick and past goaltender Cole
Kehler to make it 1-0 Rebels early.
Bleackley added to the Rebels
lead off a rush. Tyler Sandhu cen-
tered a pass to Bleackley as he
scored his 11th goal of the season.
The Blazers replied the next
shift as Shirley drove to the net
and scored his eighth goal of the
year to cut the Rebels lead to 2-1.
The Rebels added one more goal
in the fi rst period on the power
play. Adam Musil won a battle
in front of the net and scored to
make it 3-1 Rebels through the
fi rst period.
The Blazers looked like they
were getting back into it as Cole
Ully scored an early power play
goal. Matt Needham set a great
screen in front of the net, and
Ully rifl ed it short side for his
14th goal of the season.
Grayson Pawlenchuk scored the
game’s next goal for the Rebels. A
faceoff win by the Blazers, turned
into a quick shot by Pawlenchuk
past Kehler for a 4-2 Rebels lead.
In the third period, the Blazers
had some early pressure as they
looked to get back into the game.
Unfortunately, the Rebels got the
next goal.
Bleackley scored off the rush
on the power play to make it 5-2
Rebels.
Tyler Sandhu added a late goal to
make it a 6-2 fi nal for the Rebels.
The Blazers outshot the Rebels
32-27 in the game. Rylan Toth
stopped 30 of 32 shots, while
Kehler stopped 21 of 27 shots.
The Blazers were edged 5-3 last
Saturday night against the Cal-
gary Hitmen.
For the fi rst time in 10 games,
the Blazers scored fi rst. Ully
went to the net and put in a re-
bound to make it 1-0 Blazers.
The Hitmen tied it up about two
minutes after the Blazers opened
the scoring. Connor Rankin took
a pass in the slot and wired a shot
past Ingram to tie the game.
The two teams went into the fi rst
intermission tied at 1-1.
Loch Morrison gave the Hitmen
an early 2-1 lead with a goal 1:25
into the second period. Morrison
went to the net and scored on a
rebound.
Chase Lang made it 3-1 one-
timing a pass past Ingram on a
power play as they Hitmen took
a 3-1 lead into the third period.
The Blazers stuck with it and
got a goal from Shirley with 8:55
to play. His hard shot on the rush
beat goaltender Mack Shields on
his glove side to make it 3-2.
The Hitmen made it 4-2 on the
next shift as Adam Tambellini
scored 13 seconds later on a cen-
tering pass.
The Blazers wouldn’t go away
though and made it 4-3 with 6:40
to play. They ran a play to perfec-
tion with Matt Revel scoring off
an offensive zone faceoff for his
13th goal of the season.
Deven Sideroff and Ully had a
couple of good chances late in
the game but couldn’t score as
the Hitmen added an empty net
goal for a 5-3 fi nal.
The Blazers continued their
Central division road trip in Le-
thbridge where the Blazers got
back in the win column, defeat-
ing the Hurricanes 4-2 last Sun.
Dec. 14. Shirley scored two goals
in the win.
The Blazers had a solid start the
fi rst period as they outshot the
Hurricanes 17-7, but didn’t score
until late in the period.
In the last 1:02 of the fi rst peri-
od, the Blazers scored three times
to build up a 3-0 fi rst period lead.
Shirley scored on a 5-on-3
power play. He was parked in
front and took a pass from Logan
McVeigh to score his 10th goal of
the season.
With 30 seconds left, Cole Ully
made it 2-0 on a power play rush.
He took a feed from Matt Revel
and snapped a shot short side.
Shirley rounded out the scor-
ing 14 seconds later as he rushed
down the left wing and put a shot
far side for his 11th goal and sec-
ond of the game.
The Hurricanes worked hard and
they did what they could to get
back into it in the second period.
Zane Jones had a tap in goal as
Kord Pankewicz found him alone
at the side of the net to make it
3-1 5:09 into the second period.
Jones made it 3-2 when he got
a loose puck in the slot and beat
Ingram on the blocker side.
Ryan Rehill replied for the
Blazers on a blast from the point.
Matt Revel won a clean faceoff
to Rehill and his shot beat goal-
tender Zac Robidoux high on the
blocker side for a 4-2 Blazers
lead through two periods.
Stuart Skinner started the third
period for the Hurricanes as they
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WORST NOISY TOY: Despicable Me Bee-Do Fireman Minion $60
This adorable yellow plush cyclops appears soft and cuddly. But
press his tummy and cuddle time is interrupted by an obnoxious end-
less siren noise and fl ashing lights from his head gear.
WORST PINKIFICATION: Nerf Rebelle Femme Fire Mini Blaster $8
Pinkifi cation is the term Shirtliffe uses to describe once-genderless
things being recoloured and rebranded to market specifi cally to attract
little girls. In this case, Nerf has created a pretty pink and purple gun
that comes complete with two pink Nerf bullets for three seconds of
fun before you need to chase and reload.
“Nothing says Christmas like a pink handgun,” said Calgary
Eyeopener host David Gray.
THE SKANKY AWARD: Cerise Hood Doll $30
This doll is a character from the television show Ever-After High.
Cerise Hood is the daughter of Little Red Riding Hood and her doll is
dressed in knee-high brown boots, snakeskin leggings and an incred-
ibly short lace skirt.
Shirtliffe said the doll is basically taking Red Riding Hood and “tart-
ing her up.”
BEST WORST TOY: Bop It! Beats Game $25
Bop It! is a toy that has been around for quite a while. This ver-
sion involves bopping and scratching a turntable to Nicki Minaj’s hit
Pound the Alarm.
Shirtliffe said this game is fun at the start but the repetitive song,
combined with the lack of volume control, makes the game get old
pretty fast.
JUST TERRIBLE: 7-11 Slurpee Drink Maker $40
Everyone loves Slurpees. The instructions call for six tablespoons of
salt per cup and Shirtliffe said every review on one particular site rated
the 7-11 Slurpee Maker as “one star” because of leaking.
“It comes with a free Slurpee coupon, which you’re going to need
when your Slurpee fails,” said Shirtliffe.
DUMBING DOWN A CLASSIC: Monopoly Empire $25
Most everyone has a memory of a long drawn-out family game of
Monopoly. The classic version of the game would take hours to play
and usually end with someone throwing the board across the room.
Monopoly Empire is a game that replaces property with popular
brands like McDonalds, YouTube and eBay. The game is based on
luck, not skill and can be fi nished in 15 minutes.
BEST WORST FOR LAST: 2-in-1 iPotty with Activity Seat for iPad $40
Reading on the toilet is a thing of the past! This potty-training seat
resembles a ride-on bike. But instead of handlebars, parents can install
their iPad. Fortunately though, there is a splash guard.
“You can use an app while you crap before you nap,” said Shiftliffe. – NC
The best worst toys to give this Christmas
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With the recent, and much anticipated, snowfall in the region, local
RCMP are reminding motorists of the safety requirements to travel on
B.C. Interior highways, and the reason for the focus on ensuring these
rules are followed.
“We’re happy to have ski season upon us, as well as the visitors it
brings from the Lower Mainland as well as from other locations,” said
Sgt. Rob Knapton. “Unfortunately, every year we end up going to ac-
cidents that could have been prevented.”
As of Oct. 1, the Motor Vehicle Act requires all vehicles on B.C.
highways to have winter tires.
“With the great weather we had through October, it was easy to lose
sight of this requirement,” said Sgt. Knapton. “Now that the snow is
falling, we want to make sure that people are properly equipped to travel
safely so they can enjoy their time in our community. It’s not only about
the drivers safety, it’s about the safety of everyone else on the road.”
Road checks are being conducted to ensure compliance and motorists
run the risk of being fi ned and having their vehicles towed if they are
not properly equipped. There is also the potential for criminal or civil
liability if an accident is caused by not being properly equipped.
While tires that are designated as “Mud and Snow” (M+S) on their
sidewall may meet the legal requirements, the best option is to get
a dedicated snow tire, which will display a mountain and snowfl ake
symbol on the sidewall.
For information on tire requirements, refer to www.th.gov.bc.ca/
popular-topics/faq.htm#winter_tires. – NC
Drive safe this winter
Christmas tree lots are open for
business and families throughout
the Interior aren’t wasting any
time picking out their perfect
tree.
If you’re eager to bring the holi-
day spirit into your home with
the perfect tree here are three tips
you’ll need to remember to make
it last until Christmas.
1. Buy wisely. Buying a tree at
the beginning of December may
mean you’ll need to splurge a
little on a higher quality tree like
the Noble Fir or a Normand Fir
to make it last. Trees can vary a
lot in price from $5 a foot for an
Interior Douglas to $14 a foot for
a Noble Fir.
2. Water, water, water! Get the
bottom of your tree cut off when
you buy it at the lot and put it in
water right when you get home.
To keep your tree from shedding
needles it will need a lot of water.
Do not let the water fall below
the cut line.
3. Location. Place your tree in a
cool place, away from radiators,
heat sources and bright lights. – NC
Three ways to make your tree last ‘til Christmas
EAGER TO BRING THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT INTO YOUR HOME WITH THE PERFECT TREE?
HERE’S HOW TO MAKE YOUR TREE LAST
Canadians know that winter driving can be summed up in one
word: Preparation. But what does being prepared include?
According to Lacey Elliott, car expert and spokesperson for auto-
TRADER.ca, aside from the requisite items such as a snowbrush
and ice scraper, booster cables and road salt, motorists today should
consider adding several other items to their vehicle emergency kit
this winter.
“A regular emergency kit for summer may include staples such as
a fi rst aid kit,” she said. “But as weather conditions change dramati-
cally in the winter, assembling a next-level kit is all part of being
prepared.”
• THE VISIBILITY FACTOR. Needing to pull over to the side of the
road during the winter, especially during whiteout conditions, means
making yourself as visible as possible. This means that an absolute
must-have in your winter emergency kit is road fl ares or high-visi-
bility roadside triangles that will signal your distress to other drivers.
“Many accidents occur as passers-by simply do not see your ve-
hicle pulled over until it’s too late,” Elliott said.
• PORTABLE POWER. Cell phones are indispensable in an emergency,
but if your phone battery is fading fast and your car battery is itself
dead or dying and unable to charge it, your phone won’t be of much
use.
“A portable power pack that’s sold in many consumer electronic
stores is a good idea to have in-hand,” related Elliott. “The ability
to charge your phone, even without the aid of your car, is worth its
weight in gold if you’re stuck roadside during the winter.”
• THE BLANKET SOLUTION. An extra set of clothes – especially wool
socks, gloves and a warm toque – in which to keep warm is also ad-
visable, should you fi nd yourself stuck in the cold waiting for help.
If space is an issue, another option is to include an emergency blan-
ket, which is thin and metallic – not unlike the ones used to keep
marathon runners warm post-race.
“They don’t take up much room in your trunk and might just save
the day in frigid conditions,” Elliot explained. – NC
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Java Mountain News December 18, 20149
The third weekend of Operation
Red Nose (ORN) in Kamloops
was the busiest weekend of the
campaign with 127 volunteers
helping drive people and their ve-
hicles home. ORN provided 129
rides on Friday night and a record
173 rides on Saturday night, the
most rides provided in a night in
Kamloops. The weekend brought
in more than $6,200 in donations
for PacifcSport Interior B.C.
Kamloops is still fi rst in the
province out of 13 host com-
munities for providing the most
rides home with 729 rides. Prince
George sits at 630 rides and
Langley/Surrey at 468 rides.
Operation Red Nose is still
looking for volunteers for New
Year’s Eve. If you are interested
in volunteering, contact Ka-
tie Klassen at 250-320-0650 or
email at kklassen@pacifi csport.
com. Volunteer application forms
are available at the RCMP offi ce
on Battle Street. You are asked to
complete the application forms
at the police station, and to bring
two pieces of photo ID.
• The fi rst recorded date of Christmas being celebrated on Dec. 25
was in 336AD, during the time of the Roman Emperor Constantine.
A few years later, Pope Julius I offi cially declared that the birth of
Jesus would be celebrated on Dec. 25.
• No one knows the real birthday of Jesus! No date is given in
the Bible.There are many different traditions
and theories as to why Christmas is celebrated
on Dec. 25. A very early Christian tradition said
that the day when Mary was told she would have
a very special baby, Jesus was on March 25, and
nine months after that is Dec. 25! Dec. 25 might
have also been chosen because the Winter Sol-
stice and the ancient pagan Roman midwinter
festivals called “Saturnalia” and “Dies Natalis
Solis Invicti” took place in December around
this date – so it was a time when people already
celebrated things.
• Christmas had also been celebrated by the early
Church on Jan. 6, when they also celebrated the
Epiphany and the baptism of Jesus. Now the
Epiphany mainly celebrates the visit of the Wise Men to the baby Jesus,
but back then it celebrated both things! Jesus’ baptism was originally
seen as more important than his birth, as this was when he started his
ministry. But soon people wanted a separate day to celebrate his birth.
• The Christmas candy cane originated in Germany about 250 years
ago. They started as straight white sugar sticks. A story says that a
choirmaster was worried about the children sitting quietly all through
the long Christmas nativity service. So he gave them something to eat
to keep them quiet! As he wanted to remind them of Christmas, he
made them into a ‘J’ shape like a shepherd’s crook, to remind them of
the shepherds that visited the baby Jesus at the fi rst Christmas. Some-
time around 1900 the red stripes were added and
they were fl avoured with peppermint or winter-
green.
• Carols were fi rst sung in Europe thousands of years ago,
but these were not Christmas carols. They were pagan songs,
sung at the Winter Solstice celebrations as
people danced round stone circles (The word
carol originally meant to dance to something).
• One of the main reasons we have the custom of
giving and receiving presents at Christmas, is to
remind us of the presents given to Jesus by the
Wise Men: frankincense, gold and myrrh. Frank-
incense was a perfume used in Jewish worship.
Gold was associated with kings, and myrrh was
a perfume that was put on dead bodies to make
them smell nice.
• All over the world, families and friends give
presents to each other. Most children around
the world believe in a Christmas gift bringer.
It’s often St. Nicholas, Santa Claus or Father
Christmas, but in Germany it’s the Christ Kind, in Spain it’s the Wise
Men, and in Italy it’s an old lady called Befana.
• St. Nicholas was a bishop who lived in the fourth century AD in what is
now Turkey. He was a very rich and kind man who had a reputation for
helping the poor and giving secret gifts to people who needed it. Because
of his kindness Nicholas was made a Saint. St. Nicholas is not only the
saint of children but also of sailors. Many countries, especially ones in
Europe, celebrate St. Nicholas’ Day on Dec. 6. In Holland and some other
European countries, children leave clogs or shoes out to be fi lled with
presents. They also believe that if they leave some hay and carrots in their
shoes for Sinterklaas’s horse, they will be left some sweets.
• By the 16th century in Europe, the stories and traditions about St. Nicho-
las had become very unpopular. But someone had to deliver presents to
children at Christmas, so in the UK, he became Father Christmas, a charac-
ter from old children’s stories; in France, he’s known as Père Nöel; in Ger-
many, the Christ Kind. In the early USA his name was Kris Kringle. Later,
Dutch settlers in the US took the old stories of St. Nicholas with them and
Kris Kringle became Sinterklaas or as we now know him, Santa Claus.
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dinner. (Extras can be included.)
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were looking for a kick start to work their way back.
The Blazers limited the chances all night as they outshot the
‘Canes 41-20 and won 4-2.
The Blazers gave up three third period goals in a 5-2 loss to the
Kootenay Ice on Tuesday night in Cranbrook.
It was a physical game to start, as the Blazers had a good forecheck
going and spent a lot of time in the offensive zone in the fi rst period.
The Ice had a penalty shot in the fi rst period as Jaedon Desche-
neau went in alone, but was stopped by Ingram.
Rinat Valiev opened the scoring in the fi rst period. His long shot
beat a screened Ingram to make it 1-0 for the Ice through one pe-
riod.
The Blazers outshot the Ice 13-5 in the fi rst period.
The Blazers found their scoring touch in the second period. Shir-
ley went hard into the offensive zone and fi red a shot past goalten-
der Wyatt Hofl in to tie the game up at 1-1.
Shirley gave the Blazers the lead on the power play midway
through the period. He put a bouncing puck on goal for his 13th
goal of the season to give the Blazers a 2-1 lead.
The Ice came back on an odd-man rush. Tyler King fed Desche-
neau for a one-timer in the slot to make it a 2-2 tie through two
periods.
The game was tied until 8:02 into the third period. Tyler King
scored on a rebound to give the Ice a 3-2 lead.
The momentum shifted to the Ice as former Blazer Tim Bozon
scored 55 seconds later to make it 4-2.
Ryan Chynoweth added another goal for the Ice as they went on
to win 5-2.
The Blazers outshot the Ice 32-27 in the game. Wyatt Hofl in earned
the win with 25 saves, while Ingram took the loss with 27 saves.
The Blazers concluded their road trip Wednesday in Medicine Hat
against the Tigers. Results weren’t available at press time.
The Blazers take a much-needed Christmas break, then are back
on the ice Sat. Dec. 27, when they travel to Kelowna to face off
against the Rockets. They continue their road trip Tues. Dec. 30, in
Vancouver to take on the Giants.
The Blazers’ next home game will be in the new year, Fri. Jan.
2, when they host the Rockets. The following night, Jan. 3, the
Blazers play host to the Giants. Both games have a 7 p.m. start at
the ISC. The Blazers then face the Rockets in Kelowna Fri. Jan. 9.
Blazers take holiday break ‘til Dec. 27
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