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Armstrong receives Olympic bronze at ceremony

OLYMPIC MEDALIST. Kamloops’ own Dylan Armstrong

holds up the Maple Leaf as a backdrop for his Olympic

bronze medal he received during a presentation ceremony at

TCC Sunday afternoon. He was presented the medal from

four-time Olympic champion, Hayley Wickenheiser. More

than 1,100 people were on hand to watch the presentation.Submitted photo

Kamloops shot putter Dylan

Armstrong fi nally received his

bronze medal from the 2008

Olympic Summer Games in

Beijing in front of a hometown

crowd Sun. Feb. 15, at the Tour-

nament Capital Centre.

The medal presentation cer-

emony began with a number of

dignitaries praising Armstrong.

Then, as he was introduced to the

crowd, the crowd of 1,100 began

chanting Armstrong’s name –

“Dylan. Dylan. Dylan!”

Armstrong emerged from be-

hind the scenes, and walked to

the podium, and took his place

on the bench step reserved for the

bronze medalist.

And then his nearly seven-

year wait had arrived, and four-

time Olympic champion Hay-

ley Wickenheiser put the medal

around his neck. The exact medal

that was presented during the

Beijing Olympics in 2008.

“It’s nice to have the original

medal and nobody can ever take

that away from me,” Armstrong

said after the medal presentation.

For Armstrong and his family,

this was the culmination of a long

drawn out journey.

On Aug. 15, 2008, the 34-year-

old from Kamloops threw his

personal best with a throw of

21.04 metres, but lost out to

Andrei Mikhnevich of Belarus,

who threw immediately after

Armstrong – and whose throw

was one centimetre longer than

Armstrong’s at the Bird’s Nest

Stadium in Beijing.

But, in August 2014, the In-

ternational Olympic Commit-

tee stripped Mikhnevich of the

bronze medal, which brought

Armstrong, who placed fourth

in Beijing, to the medal podium.

The Belarus Athletics Federa-

tion had imposed a lifetime ban

on Mikhnevich in June 2013 af-

ter positive re-tests of his dop-

ing sample from the 2005 world

championships in Helsinki. It

was his second positive test, the

fi rst coming in 2001.

The International Association

of Athletics Federations (IAAF)

followed suit in August 2013,

nullifying Mikhnevich’s results

dating back to August 2005 and

banning him for life.

Sunday’s ceremony brought out

the crowd’s patriotism as many

wore red in honour of National

Flag Day, which was also on

Sunday.

After Armstrong received his

medal, everyone faced the Maple

Leaf and sang O Canada.

Speakers included master of cer-

emonies Scott Russell of CBC,

Athletics Canada CEO Rob Guy,

Kamloops Mayor Peter Milobar,

Canadian Olympic Committee

member Marcel Aubut, Kam-

loops-Thompson-Cariboo MP

Cathy McLeod and Health Min-

ister Terry Lake.

After the fanfare, Armstrong

posed for numerous photos and

signed hundreds of autographs.

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WEIGHTLIFTING WRESTLING

About 500,000 Canadians suffer from heart failure, but many of them

don’t know how to cope with it according to a University of Alberta study.

In addition, the care they receive is inconsistent and rarely incorporates

patients’ and their family caregivers’ views and needs.

Heart failure is a condition in which blood fl ow can’t meet the body’s

demands. It can lead to fatigue, shortness of breath, diffi culty concentrat-

ing and high blood pressure.

The researchers reviewed 49 studies involving more than 1,600 patients

and their caregivers. They found that a lack of knowledge about heart

failure among patients leads to confusion, delays in seeking help and un-

certainty about the long-term outlook and how to manage their own care.

Misconceptions and low knowledge of heart failure symptoms contrib-

uted to ineffective self-care. However despite the gaps, evidence showed

that patients were keen to manage their condition and used creative and

collaborative approaches to daily management. The study was published

earlier this year in the journal Heart.

The researchers noted that knowledge and self-care strategies could be

reinforced using cell phone or tablet technology. Telehomecare, a pro-

gram of the Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN), offers simple-to-use

monitoring technology and health coaching by phone to maintain health

at home. The initiative is targeted to people with Congestive Heart Failure

and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Vital signs can be measured daily and monitored remotely by a spe-

cially-trained clinician. Patients and caregivers can visit www.ontariotele-

homecare.ca to learn more about Telehomecare.

The researchers concluded that, to be effective, future interventions for

heart failure should involve family members and take into account pa-

tients’ normal daily routines. –NC

Heart patients need better knowledge, more support

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HoroscopesFebruary 23 - March 2, 2015

This week is excellent for you & somebody else to work on future plans or to organise something that you want to do together. This can include travel. Most things will go your way. Others will be willing to come under your infl uence or to accept your guidance. Keep things within reasonable bounds to maintain control.

It may pay to consider what may be better to let go of so as to make things more stable in some way. This may include trying too hard to please somebody else. Don’t be tempted to spend money on impulse. Instead, carefully consider the long- term benefi t – if it’s not there you may quickly feel you’ve wasted your money.

You may realise this week that there’s a lot to learn about personal commitment – it may not be what you anticipated. There’ll be ex-pectations from others that can place you under pressure. Part of this can be deciding exactly what you do want to pursue. Involve-ment in a group may become more appealing than standing alone.

Time spent gathering information or reviewing facts connected to an outcome you have in mind, will be time well spent. Getting the smaller details in place or coming to fi nal conclusions as to the structure to follow will result in a sense of security about it all. Com-mitment needs to have the right foundations in place to succeed.

Discussion about your own priorities with somebody else may lead you to presume they’re following along the same lines. This isn’t necessarily the case & you may have to challenge them in some way to discover this, as they can be secretive. Focus on what you’ll enjoy planning & putting into place yourself long term.

You can reach an interesting stage with others through talking about their involvement or assistance in situations you want to get organised. They may be hard to pin down. There’s something you need to learn about this. It may be as simple as them not having the level of interest in you that you initially presumed.

Someone else can realise that it’s to their benefi t to come your way rather than insisting on theirs. However, they’ll still not relin-quish control completely – they’ll expect you to do the compro-mising. Instigate serious discussion – they’ll respond when they know it’s important to you. Don’t accept otherwise.

Focus on the details in some way – it’s part of keeping your eye on the ball. This’ll be to do with other people & very likely not knowing exactly where you stand with them or what their true po-sition is. They intend to keep this secret. They want you to express what’s important to you. Don’t attempt to exaggerate.

Personal commitment to something both creative & enjoyable can bring much pleasure, though it may mean more work than you fi rst realised. Your big test will be to pace things your way. Others will be involved & if you aren’t careful they can inject too many distractions that can dissolve any foundations you established.

Seriously look at commitments you should cut back on so you have the energy & time to get a good groundwork in place for what’s necessary to get done. This can include anything around the home but can mean any situations that are an important part of your existence. You have the consistency to succeed.

You should feel strong of mind & this’ll encourage you to put your thoughts & ideas forward, particularly when it comes to friends or any group situation that involves you. This isn’t about money so don’t let anything along these lines create distractions. From now to mid-March is an important decision making time for you.

You’ll be highly tuned in this week while at the same time put un-der pressure to view things in a practical light rather than allowing your imagination to take over. Involved in this can be the need to make a commitment. Be aware that this’ll put limits on already existing situations rather than being able to add it all in together.

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Calming candy

These days, with a lot on my

plate, and needing the kids to

help out whenever they can, and

at the very least, just not cause

extra stress, I’ve taken whatever

means possible to have as much

as a stress-free day, as possible –

including bribing my kids!

During our morning routine,

the kids usually fend for them-

selves while getting themselves

dressed, and eating breakfast.

(Zachary helps Aubrielle with

breakfast.) It gives me a few ex-

tra minutes to myself to get ready

and be calm. But not all days are

without stress.

Zachary has taken to becoming

extra slow when doing anything,

especially in the morning. An ex-

tra 30 minutes in the morning has

not helped matters. This causes

me being frantic (to put it nicely)

during the last ten minutes before

we leave the house.

Aubrielle gets clingy when it’s

time to drop her off at daycare

(aka a good friend of mine), and

grabs my leg, sobs, or screeches.

It’s not pleasant.

So, I did what any good mother

does to get her kids moving and

keep them happy. I bribe them …

with candy!

If Zachary is ready on time, in

the morning, without me having

to constantly remind him of his

lunch, brushing his teeth, etc.,

then he gets two pieces of candy

– after school.

If Aubrielle goes the day with-

out crying – when I drop her off

at daycare or preschool, she gets

two pieces of candy.

This is the perfect incentive. It

works!

Last week, I picked up Aubri-

elle from daycare and knowing

she didn’t cry when I dropped

her off, I told her she gets candy

because she didn’t cry today. She

became very upset and began to

tell me how while playing ball

hockey, she was hit in the nose,

and then cried. Aubrielle was up-

set that she couldn’t have candy!

I explained that it was okay

to cry for something like that –

when she was physically hurt.

And I proceeded to give the kids

their daily rations of candy.

My system works well. My kids

are happy, and I am calm. Yay for

sugar!

Lizsa Bibeau

Mommyisms

FAMILY FUN. Lizsa, Zachary and Aubrielle enjoy some outdoor family fun time together. Bribing them to behave before school and preschool works, but is not needed when they spend time together having fun. Lizsa Bibeau photo

Java Mountain News February 19, 20154

• 2 PIANOS 4 HANDS. The fi rst time on a Kamloops stage, pre-

sented by the Kamloops Symphony & Western Canada Theatre, Feb.

19 – 28, at Sagebrush Theatre, 1300 Ninth Ave. Tickets: Kamloops

Live! Box Offi ce, 250-374-5483, kamloopslive.ca. Pay-what-you-can

matinée: Sat. Feb. 28, 2 p.m.

• TRU ACTORS WORKSHOP THEATRE presents AS YOU LIKE IT, by Wil-

liam Shakespeare, directed by Heidi Verwey, Feb. 26 – 28 & March 5 – 7

at 7:30 p.m. Friday Matinees: Feb. 27, 11 a.m. & March 6, 11:30 a.m. at

TRU’s Blackbox Theatre, Old Main. Tickets: $14 at AWT Box Offi ce &

KamloopsLive! Group rates/season tickets available. FMI, 250-377-6100.

• KAMLOOPS PLAYERS present their 3rd annual ONE ACT SHOWCASE,

at the Stage House, 422 Tranquille Rd., Feb. 20, 21, 27 & 28, 8 p.m.;

Sunday matinee Feb. 22, 2 p.m. Tickets: $10 at the door.

• AT THE NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTRE, 730 Cot-

tonwood Ave. Tues. Feb. 24, 6:30 p.m.: DESSERT & DANCE NIGHT, with

homemade desserts, live entertainment & open dance fl oor. An old-

time social evening fi lled with fun, laughter & friends! Admission:

$3. March 14 &15: SPRING ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES SALE. 9 a.m. – 4

p.m. Sat. & 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Sun. Admission: $3; kids under 12, free.

Vendor tables still available. Call Jo-Ann, 250-376-4777.

• AT THE BC WILDLIFE PARK: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/IN-SER-

VICE DAY KIDS CAMPS, Fri. Feb. 20, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. WINTER WILDLIFE. Do

bears actually hibernate? How do snakes survive the winter? Learn about

the many fascinating adaptations that animals have to survive the winter!

Games, craft, playground, animal exhibits, snacks. For ages 6 – 10. Cost:

season’s pass-holders/$40; non-pass-holders/$45. Call 250-573-3242,

ext. 226, ext. 259; or http://bczoo.org/kidscampsage6to10.htm.

• THE SNOWFLAKES THEATRE SOCIETY presents the iconic comedy,

FAWLTY TOWERS: COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS, by Connie Booth

& John Cleese, Saturdays, Feb. 21, March 2 & 21, at 2:30 p.m. at CSI,

9A – 1800 Tranquille Rd. Everyone welcome. Admission by donation.

Call 778-470-6000 or 250-573-1152.

• HELPING OUR NORTHERN NEIGHBOURS - KAMLOOPS

CHAPTER - FUNDRAISER. Flea market, Feb. 28, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.,

at Tk’emlups Moccasin Square gardens gym, 357 Yellowhead Hwy.

Bake sale; 50/50; loonie auction; Indian tacos. Bring your own table/$5;

table supplied/$10. To book a table, call Megan, 778-470-0363, or email

Honn.kamloopsbc@gmail.com.

• 19TH KAMLOOPS FILM FESTIVAL March 5 – 14, at the Para-

mount Theatre, 503 Victoria St. Fifteen fi lms in 10 nights. Tickets:

$10/adults; $8/students & seniors; $5/TRU students with UPass; $99/

full festival passes (lanyards), from Moviemart, 444 St. Paul St. or

at the door 1 hour befoe screening ($5 TRU student discount tickets

from the TRUSU Desk (TRU Campus Activity Centre). Festival Clos-

ing Party: $12/advance, $15/at the door. www.kamloopsfi lmfest.ca.

• THE WESTSYDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY is LOOKING

FOR A MURAL PAINTER. FMI: wcds.westsyde.info.

AROUND TOWN• REFLECTIONS OF ZZ TOP, featuring Renea Denis, Sabrina

Weeks, Mike Hilliard & more, April 17 & 18, at the Double Tree by

Hilton Hotel, 339 St. Paul St. Doors: 7 p.m. Show: 8 p.m. Tickets at

http://sabrinaweeks.com/buy_tickets_refl ections_of_ccr, or the Dou-

ble Tree front desk. Call 250-572-4427.

• 2015 SPECIAL OLYMPICS BC WINTER GAMES, Feb. 19 –

21. More than 600 athletes will be competing in alpine skiing, cross-

country skiing, curling, fi gure skating, fl oor hockey, snowshoeing, &

speed skating, for the chance to advance to the 2016 Special Olympics

Canada Winter Games in Newfoundland, with a chance to qualify for

the 2017 Special Olympics Winter World Games in Austria. www.

specialolympics.bc.ca/2015-sobc-winter-games.

• BARNHARTVALE COFFEE HOUSE, with special guest, HARRY

MORGAN, Feb. 21. Doors: 7 p.m. Music starts: 7:30 p.m. Admission: $5.

Open Mic entertainers & children under 12: free. Baked goods & bev-

erages: $1 each. Seating is limited, so come early. Everyone welcome.

• KAMLOOPS FESTIVAL OF THE PERFORMING ARTS, Feb.

22 – March 15, at Calvary Community Church; Sagebrush Theatre; St.

Andrew’s Presbyterian Church; Southwest Community Church; St. An-

drew’s Presbyterian Church; Sahali Fellowship. FMI, http://kfpa.ca/.

• KAMLOOPS ARTS COUNCIL presents, ART EXPOSED, Feb. 27 – March

8, an open art exhibition showcasing the work of emerging, amateur &

professional artists of all ages, at the Old Courthouse Cultural Centre,

7 W Seymour S., featuring high-quality paintings, drawings, photog-

raphy, sculptures, jewellery, glass, & more. Opening Night Reception,

Feb. 27, 7 – 9 p.m. Admission by donation.

• FATHER DAUGHTER WINTER BALL 2015, Feb. 28, 6:30 –

9:30 p.m., at Hotel540, 540 Victoria St. Every princess & her father

or father-fi gure are invited to magical red carpet evening with food,

photography, door prizes, dancing & live DJ. Tickets: $40/pair; $15/

each additional princess, from Heart & Stroke Foundation, 250-372-

3938. All proceeds to Heart & Stroke Foundation.

• KSO presents, JUST SO, Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m. at TRU Alumni Theatre.

The Sycamore String Quartet, as they perform the KSO’s third Cham-

ber Music Series program. The quartet is: Cvetozar Vutev, violin; An-

nette Dominik, violin; Ashley Kroecher, viola; & Martin Kratky, cello;

with guest Alan Corbishley, baritone joining for one piece. Tickets from

Kamloops Live! Box Offi ce, 250-374-5483, or www.kamloopslive.ca.

• Kamloops’ newest community-based monthly series FILMS FOR CHANGE

presents THE FUTURE OF ENERGY - LATERAL POWER TO

THE PEOPLE, Wed. Feb. 25, at 7 p.m. at TRU Alumni Theatre (Clock-

tower). Admission by donation. Panel discussion & Q & A to follow.

• DROP IN ADULT BADMINTON at the OLPH Gym (rear entrance),

635 Tranquille Rd., every Tues, 7 p.m. Mixed group of players; interme-

diates – advanced. Cost: $5. Birds supplied. Call Robert, 250-579-0193.

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

(TVASC), March 28, 8 p.m. – midnight, at Kamloops Curling Club, 700

Victoria St. Music by the band SIERRA. Tickets: $10, from Zonia, 250-

372-0091, Francoise, 250-372-3782, Ed, 250-374-2774. TVAC info line:

250-571-5111; email: tvasclub@gmail.com; website: www.tvasc.ca.

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The Kamloops Storm have

home ice advantage going into

the fi rst round of playoffs after

clinching fi rst place in the Birks

division in KIJHL action. The

Storm closed out regular season

play last weekend with a win and

a pair of losses.

Fri. Feb. 13, saw the Storm lose

out to the Grizzlies in Revelstoke.

Cameron Trott opened the scor-

ing halfway through the middle

frame after a scoreless fi rst pe-

riod. The Grizzlies tied it up fi ve

minutes later to make it 1-1 af-

ter 40 minutes of action. Mitch

Friesen gave the Storm the lead

halfway through the third period

but the Grizzlies tied it up again

three minutes later. As the score

clock ticked down it looked like

the game would go into overtime

but the Grizzlies got one past

Bailey De Palma with 53 seconds

left on the clock to give the home

team the 3-2 win.

Sat. Feb. 14, saw the Storm at

home to Spokane with much dif-

ferent results as Felix Larouche

scored twice in a 6-1 win over

the Braves. Larouche opened the

scoring 1:57 into the game then

Ian Chrystal made it 2-0 just 5:12

later. The Braves scored their

only goal of the game 2:10 later

to make it 2-1 halfway through

the fi rst period. Addison Bazian

scored a shorthanded goal while

Chrystal was off for boarding

with 5:04 remaining then Alex

Winters scored a power play

goal with 2:46 remaining to

make it 4-1 Storm after 20. Ty-

lor Seabrooke scored Kamloops’

fi fth goal of the game 1:51 into

the middle frame to make it 5-1.

Larouche scored his second goal

of the game halfway through the

period to make it 6-1. And that’s

the way the game ended as there

was no scoring in the fi nal frame

of a very hard-hitting game that

saw a number of roughing mis-

conducts handed out – especially

in the second period, when fi ve

players – two Storm and three

Braves – were involved in some

rough action after the whistle

with 7:24 remaining, and all were

given two-minute minors and

10-minute majors. The third pe-

riod saw more rough action and

a fi ght between the Storm’s Kyle

Lohmann and the Braves’ Keith

Anderson with 4:22 remaining,

which saw both players ejected

from the game.

Sun. Feb. 15, saw the storm play

their fi nal regular season game,

at home to 100 Mile House, in

which the visiting Wranglers

doubled up the Storm 4-2. Dray-

ton Martin opened the scoring for

the Storm with the only goal of

the fi rst period with 2:52 left on

the clock to take a 1-0 lead into

the dressing room. The Wranglers

tied the game on the power play

6:08 into the middle frame to

make it 1-1 after 40. The Wran-

glers scored back-to-back-to-back

goals in 2:52 including a short-

handed goal halfway through the

period to take a 4-1 lead. Winters

scored on the power play with

5:05 remaining to bring the Storm

to within two goals, but despite

pulling Liam Hughes for the ex-

tra attacker with 1:56 left on the

clock, the Storm weren’t able to

capitalize and went down in de-

feat 4-2 to the Wranglers.

For the fi rst game of the play-

offs, the Storm will be without

Lohmann who was issued a

one-game suspension after be-

ing issued a game misconduct

in last 10 minutes of game in the

Storm’s fi nal game of the regular

season, against the Wranglers.

He will be eligible to resume

play in the Storm’s Feb. 21 game

against the Sicamous Eagles.

The Wranglers’ Justin Bond

received a two-game suspen-

sion and sat out the Wranglers’

fi nal game of the regular season

after being assessed with three

contact-to-the-head minors in the

Storm play fi rst playoff round against Eagles

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The Kamloops Blazers found

a way to win last Friday night as

they got goals from Cole Ully and

Jake Kryski in the shootout in a 3-2

win over the Seattle Thunderbirds.

The Thunderbirds opened the

scoring 1:59 into the fi rst period

on a power play. Ethan Bear’s

point shot hit the stick of Patrik

Maier and changed direction as it

beat goaltender Connor Ingram.

That was the only scoring play

of the fi rst period as the Blazers

had two power plays in the pe-

riod but weren’t able to score.

The Blazers started the second

period shorthanded and tallied a

goal while down a man 59 sec-

onds into the period.

Marc McNulty created a turn-

over and sent Joel Hamilton in

alone as he scored his fi rst goal

with the Blazers and 11th of the

season to tie the game at 1-1.

The Blazers spent the second

period killing penalty after pen-

alty as they were tagged with

four penalties in the period.

Despite the penalties, the Blaz-

ers found a way to take the lead

as Matt Needham scored on a

point shot that went wide for his

18th goal of the season and a 2-1

Blazers lead.

The Blazers killed off all the

penalties in the period as they

spent 9:20 of the second period

shorthanded.

The Thunderbirds scored with

0.9 seconds left on the clock in

the second period to tie the game

up. Donovan Neuls went wide

and roofed a shot over the glove

of Ingram to make it a 2-2 game

going into the third period.

Both teams were defensively

aware in the third period. There

was no scoring, but goaltenders

Ingram and Logan Flodell were

both solid.

Overtime solved nothing, and

the game went to the shootout.

Ully and Kryski both scored

shootout goals for the Blazers,

while Ingram stoned Mathew

Barzal and Shea Theodore to lift

the Blazers to a 3-2 home ice win

over the T-Birds.

The Blazers fi nished the game

0-for-4 on the power play, while

the Thunderbirds were 1-for-6.

The Blazers were downed 5-2

on home ice to the Victoria Roy-

als last Saturday night.

The Blazers scored fi rst on a

goal by Needham, his 19th goal

of the season on a rebound, to

make it 1-0 Blazers 5:53 into the

fi rst period.

Tyler Soy evened the game

up 10:38 into the fi rst period to

make it 1-1.

The Royals were the better team

in the fi rst period as they outshot

the Blazers 18-4.

The Blazers were better in a

tight checking second period, but

were forced to kill three straight

penalties.

The Royals made the Blazers

pay scoring with 2.4 seconds left

in the period. Joe Hicketts fed

Alex Forsberg for a one-timed

power play goal and a 2-1 lead

going into the third period.

Any hope for the Blazers was

dashed early on a terrifi c individ-

ual effort from Austin Carroll. He

undressed the Blazers defense be-

fore ripping a shot past goaltender

Ingram to make it 3-1 Royals only

2:20 into the third period.

The Blazers had their chances to

come back on a 5-on-3 power play,

but couldn’t fi nd a way to beat

Royals goaltender Justin Paulic.

Tyler Soy made it 4-1 playing

four-on-four as he was left alone

in front and beat Ingram.

Marc McNulty scored on a point

shot to make it 4-2 late in the pe-

riod, but Carroll added another

goal on an odd-man rush to make

it a 5-2 fi nal.

The Royals outshot the Blazers

42-32 in the game. The Blazers

were 0-for-6 on the power play,

while the Royals fi nished 1-for-6.

The Blazers play three games

in four nights this week as they

are in Kelowna Wed. Feb. 18 (re-

sults not available by press time),

home to Moose Jaw Fri. Feb. 20,

and in Vancouver Sat. Feb. 21.

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game. He is eligible to play on

Feb. 23 against the Chase Heat.

The Storm begin the Birks di-

vision semi-fi nal round Feb. 20

against the Eagles, who placed

fourth in the regular season. The

Storm have home ice advantage

and the teams will play the fi rst

two games at the McArthur Is-

land Sports Centre Feb. 20 and

21; then will move to Sicamous

to play games 3 and 4 Feb. 23

and 24. Should extra games be

needed, game 5 will be in Ka-

mloops Feb. 26, game 6 in Si-

camous Feb. 27, and game 7 in

Kamloops Feb. 28.

In the other Birks division play-

off round, second-place Chase

Heat host the 100 Mile House

Wranglers, who placed third. In

Okanagan division action, league

winners, Osoyoos Coyotes host

the Princeton Posse (4) while the

Summerland Steam (2) face off

against the Kelowna Chiefs (3).

Over in the Kootenay confer-

ence, Eddie Mountain division

action will see the Golden Rock-

ets (4) go up against the Fernie

Ghostriders (1); while the Cres-

ton Valley Thunder Cats (3) face

the Kimberley Dynamiters (2).

In the Neal Murdock division,

the Nelson Leafs (4) take on the

Beaver Valley Nitehawks (1);

and the Spokane Braves (3) play

the Castlegar Rebels (2).

Division fi nals begin March 2

between the series winners. Con-

ference fi nals begin March 11

while the league championship

series begins March 21.

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AROUND TOWN• THE COMIC STRIPPERS, A male stripper parody & improv comedy

show, April 17 & 18, 8pm at Sagebrush Theatre. Tickets: $35 or $30 for

groups of 6 or more from Kamloops Live Box Offi ce, 250-374-LIVE (5483)

or tickets.kamloopslive.com/TheatreManager/1/tmEvent/tmEvent1691.html.

• 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.

• 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.

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

Monday of the month (March 2 & 16), 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.

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

of the month (March 5 & 19) 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.

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

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

Sat. Feb. 21: Crazy Forces & Motion Show. Explore the different types

of forces around us & how they work. Be prepared for some powerful

fun! Screamer balloons, balls & much more! What’s not to like? KEG

2015 LECTURE SERIES, at TRU Activity Centre, Mountain Room, Thurs.

Feb. 19: CRUST FORMATION ON THE EARLY EARTH - AN ICELAND-LIKE SET-

TING AT 4 GA? by Jesse Reimink, 5th year PhD student at the University

of Alberta. ROBOTICS CLUB, 3 sessions Jan. – June: Wed.: Jan. 7 – Feb.

11; Feb. 25 – March 11; April 29 – June 3. Fri: Jan. 9 – Feb. 13; Feb. 27

– March 13 & April 10 – 24; May 1 – June 5. All robot builders work at

their own level, from Lego designs or free build, depending. Interactive

challenges. For boys & girls 10 years & older. Cost: $60/session/child.

MARCH BREAK CAMPS: SUPER SCIENCE CAMP: a full week camp for kids in

grades 2 & up, March 16 – 20, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Fun & exciting hands-on

science. Explore the physical world with crafts, shows, games & science

experiments. Yes, there will be explosions! $180/child. DAILY SCIENCE

FUN CAMPS: Sign up for a day or for the whole week! March 23 – 27,

10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Each day will have a different science theme &

include super science fun. $50/child/week or $15/day. Sign up online or

in person. Call 250-554-2572 or email susan@blscs.org.