Thursday, January 15, 2015

World Junior Hockey champion Joe Hicketts was considered too

small by a lot of scouts and was passed over by 11 teams before he

was taken by the Victoria Royals with the 12th overall pick in the

2011 bantam draft.

Passed over by all NHL teams in the 2014 draft, he was invited to the

Detroit Red Wings training camp, and earned a contract.

Snubbed by Hockey Canada for last summer’s junior evaluation

camp, then invited to the selection camp, Hicketts made the team

and won a gold medal at the World Junior Championships earlier this

month.

This week Hicketts is spending a few days at home in Kamloops –

and his time is much in demand.

He has been visiting several schools over the next couple of days,

and went for a skate in a meet-and-greet with minor hockey players at

the Interior Savings Centre.

He was also honoured at the Kamloops Blazers’ game against the

Portland Winterhawks Wednesday evening. Then during the fi rst in-

termission, he was on hand to show off his World Junior Champion-

ships gold medal and signed autographs for fans.

Born and raised in Kamloops, Hicketts is currently in his third season

of his WHL career and is captain of the Victoria Royals. In September,

the Detroit Redwings agreed on a three-year entry level contract with

the defenseman.

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With still more than two months of winter left, Kamloops resi-

dents have had enough snow to last them the entire season.

Cleanup is still underway after last week’s storm system that

dumped almost 40 cm of the white stuff over the city in two days.

As snow plows and grader operators continue to clean up the

streets, City staff have been crunching the numbers to determine

what it cost to deal with this once-in-a-century snowfall.

So, just two weeks into 2015, one-quarter of the City of Kamloops’

snow-clearing budget has been spent.

City staff have determined that the clean-up from last week’s storm

has cost about $400,000; the entire budget for the year is $1.6 mil-

lion, according to City staffers.

But the numbers may not be as dramatic as it seems, according

to Mayor Peter Milobar, who said the City did carry more than

$200,000 that was not spent on snow-clearing last year.

City’s snow removal budget take a big hit

HOMETOWN HERO. Kamloops Minor Hockey alumnus Joe Hicketts hoists the

World Junior Championship cup as he bites down on his gold medal to make sure

it’s real after Team Canada’s win over Russia earlier this month in Toronto. Hick-

etts was honoured at Wednesday night’s Blazers’ game. Submitted photo

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LIBERATION DAYS. Western Canada Theatre, in collabora-

tion with Theatre Calgary, presents the beautiful new play, Lib-

eration Days, by David van Belle, Jan. 22 – 31, at Sagebrush

Theatre, 1300 Ninth Ave.

After years of suffering under German occupation in WWII,

the Netherlands has been liberated by Canadian forces. In the

days that follow, liberation doesn’t always seem like freedom. A

young Dutch woman and a Canadian soldier create a new world

together, as a community discovers what remains of their old

lives, and what’s been lost forever.

The play by Calgary playwright David van Belle examines his

Dutch heritage and, in some ways, his place in the world as a

Canadian.

“While most of the characters … are Dutch, the play is pro-

foundly about Canada, as seen from the outside. … Canada, as

seen by the Dutch, is downright sexy,” van Belle explained.

The play features (in alphabetical order): Byron Allen, Lind-

sey Angell, Kelsey Gilker, Duval Lane, Valerie Planche, Trevor

Ruegar, & Jonathan Seinen.

Tickets at Kamloops Live! Box Offi ce, kamloopslive.ca, 250-

374-5483. Special Veterans offer: Buy 1 ticket get the second at

half price.

AROUND TOWN

• 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. Sat. Jan. 17: AIR PRESSURE SHOW. Air is a powerful force

that infl uences our lives in many ways. This interactive show has us

using air pressure to play with water & fi re! FREE KEG 2015 LEC-

TURE SERIES, at TRU Activity Centre, Mountain Room, Thurs. Jan.

22, 7 p.m.: BACKYARD, BONEYARD, Junkyard Geology” by Jim Britton,

Geologist & Planner with the province of BC. ROBOTICS CLUB, 3 ses-

sions 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. Register online or at

the centre. Call 250-554-2572 or email susan@blscs.org.

HoroscopesJanuary 19 - January 25, 2015You can become uncertain or unclear about anything that seemed important recently. It’s not a time to act but rather one to contemplate the way you feel. Review your priorities now to mid-Feb. This may be stimulated because of recognising new opportunities that may be developed.

Friends can become mysterious or any involvement with a group of people can lead you to wondering where you stand in the situ-ation. Reviewing your commitments & whether they’re well bal-anced can be benefi cial to mid-Feb. The need for this can be gen-erated through an expectation of you taking on new obligations.

You may begin to change your mind about what you want to ac-complish long term. There may also be some degree of question-ing what you believe in. You may not feel confi dent about being heavily committed, esp. if you haven’t been sure about how reli-able someone else may be in the future. There’s no rush right now.

You can know exactly the actions you need to take to be able to fulfi l future plans. Others will be involved & knowing exactly where they stand right now will be diffi cult to ascertain. They can have past issues they need to settle to deal with new direc-tions they’re to follow. Focus on developing good routines.

Dealings with others will be interesting & likely enjoyable. It may be time you curtailed your level of response by considering how much it distracts you from what you should be doing. You can’t rely on promises just yet – see if anything changes from now to mid-Feb. Others’ true desires aren’t clear.

New directions with daily routines can be more important than you might like to accept right now. In some ways, it may be time to return to the way things were done in the past, esp. if there was a greater degree of practicality attached. Someone who seems assured & confi dent may be bluffi ng to a certain extent.

Your energy level is low this week, so rest & sleep as much as you can. If you feel lazy, be lazy. It may make you realise that a new attitude needs to be taken when it comes to pleasures & social activity. Not that they need to be cut out of life but it may be time to fi nd a balance so as to handle daily needs better.

Review, from now to mid-Feb., the things you’ve structured or decided you should put into place. New directions need to be in-stigated with practicality in mind, esp. on fi nancially. Your level of enjoyment will come from getting matters well organised, easing pressures & creating balance.

Proper concentration, esp. when it comes to gathering facts or in-formation, is your best way forward. Then you need to commit yourself. A lack of clarity as to how it’ll all come together is likely but that will have a way to taking care of itself as time goes on. You can experience great pleasure from your serious commitment.

Consider your personal position when it comes to fi nances. The way somebody else approaches things or perhaps their expecta-tions can be way beyond what you can realistically manage. A logical approach is best, taking what has been the case in the past into account. Sit on information you don’t understand clearly.

This week provides the opportunity to view life from a new per-spective. The past needs to be taken into account from now to mid-Feb. You may fi nd you’ll change your mind about decisions made from early-Jan. Greater balance in what you respond to is a strong possibility as well.

You may feel you need to act swiftly or be braver in a situation but something will seem to hold you back. This can have something to do with secrets from the past or information that’s coming to you that you don’t quite know how to handle. You suspect this may require some sort of commitment. Wait for details to surface.

Java Mountain News January 15, 20153

Armstrong to receive Beijing bronze Feb. 15

Dylan Armstrong will receive his long awaited bronze medal from

the 2008 Summer Olympics on Sun. Feb. 15.

Armstrong was moved to the bronze medal position in the shot put

after an athlete from Belarus was banned after testing positive for per-

formance enhancing drugs.

Armstrong fi nished fourth in the shot put competition in Beijing, less

than one centimetre behind third-place fi nisher Andrei Mikhnevich of

Belarus.

But Mikhnevich was slapped with a lifetime ban for doping in 2013.

He was suspended after renewed tests from the 2005 world champion-

ships in Helsinki. It was his second doping offence, which comes with

an automatic lifetime ban and effectively wipes out all his results past

that time.

Armstrong will be formally presented with the bronze medal during a

special ceremony Feb. 15 at the Tournament Capital Centre beginning

at 12:45 p.m.

Armstrong aims to compete at the 2015 world outdoor champion-

ships in Beijing and ‘16 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, where

he hopes to improve on a disappointing fi fth-place fi nish at the 2012

London Games.

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• Outlaws & Outsiders Tour, AARON PRITCHETT with special

guests CORY MARQUARDT & KING & CASH, Tues. Jan. 20, at the

Mary Irwin Theatre, Rotary Centre For The Arts, 421 Cawston Ave.,

Kelowna. Tickets: $45 (plus fees), at 250-762-5050, www.selectyour-

tickets.com, or at the door. Doors: 7 p.m. Show: 7:30 p.m.

• POKOTILLO UKRAINIAN DANCERS PYROHY DINNER

FUNDRAISER, Fri. Jan. 30, 6 – 8 p.m. at Odd Fellows & Rebekahs

Hall, 423 Tranquille Rd. Dinner includes pyrohy, Kobasa, salad, bev-

erage & dessert. Prices: $8/small dinner, $12/large dinner, which in-

cludes borscht. For tickets, call 250-374-5734 or email hoyabyrd@

gmail.com. Pick up tickets at the door. Everyone is welcome!

• AT THE NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTRE, 730 Cot-

tonwood Ave. Tues. Jan. 20, 1:30 p.m.: OLD TIME FIDDLER’S DANCE.

Tues. Jan. 27, 6:30 p.m.: DESSERT & DANCE NIGHT featuring live en-

tertainment & lots of different desserts! 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.

• RYAN7 PERFORMANCES (Sabrina Weeks & Mike Hilliard

duo): Jan. 21: Sun Peaks Wine Festival, at Grand Hotel, 7 – 9 p.m.

Jan. 23: Chances Barside Lounge, 7 – 10 p.m. January 31: SABRINA

WEEKS, MIKE HILLIARD & WILF FROESE, at Mayors Gala for the Arts,

6 – 7 p.m. then Ryan7 at Lake City Casino, 8 p.m. – 12 a.m.

• 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.

• REFLECTIONS OF FLEETWOOD MAC, featuring Renea De-

nis, Sabrina Weeks, Mike Hilliard & more, Feb. 5 & 6, 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 Double Tree front desk. Call 250-572-4427.

• 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.

• KAMLOOPS QUIT SMOKING support group meets every Thurs

at Kamloops United Church, 421 St. Paul St.

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• TIPPIN’ POINT TOUR 2015: DALLAS SMITH with special

guest, CHARLIE WORSHAM, Tues. Feb. 10, at Sagebrush Theatre. Tick-

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

Gardens, 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.

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

SERVICE DAY KIDS CAMPS, Fri. Feb. 20, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. WINTER WILD-

LIFE. Do bears actually hibernate? How do snakes survive the winter?

Learn about the many fascinating adaptations that animals have to sur-

vive the winter! The day will include a snake encounter! 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.

• INVESTORS GROUP WALK FOR MEMORIES, Sat. Jan. 25, at

TCC Indoor Track, 910 McGill Rd. Contact Marg Rodgers, 250-377-

8200 or 250-376-8700, or kamwfm@hotmail.com or mrodgers65@

telus.net, or www.walkformemories.com.

• THOMPSON VALLEY ACTIVITY & SOCIAL CLUB (TVASC) presents

LET’S DANCE, Feb. 14, 8 p.m. – 12 at Kamloops Curling Club, 700

Victoria St. Music by McIvor in Motion DJ Services. Tickets: $10

from Zonia, 250-372-0091, Franscoise, 250-372-3782, or Ed, 250-

374-2774. TVASC info line: 250-571-5111, email: tvasclub@gmail.

com, website: www.tvasc.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.

• 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.

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

the month (Jan. 15) at 6:30 p.m. at the Brock Centre for Seniors In-

formation, 9A – 1800 Tranquille Rd. New members always welcome.

Call Victor, 250-554-8031.

• 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.

• 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.

• MOUNT PAUL UNITED CHURCH THRIFT SHOP, 140 Labur-

num St., open Tues & Thurs, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

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Mainly cloudy

2° | -3

Thursday

January 15

Friday

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Saturday

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Sunday

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Tuesday

January 20

Monday

January 19

Chance of

Flurries

3° | -1°

POP 60%

Cloudy

3° | -3°

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6° | -1°

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4° | -1°

A mix of

sun & cloud

2° | -2°

The KIJHL Kamloops Storm

started off the new year with a

pair of identical 4-3 wins at home

last weekend.

Sat. Jan. 10, saw the Storm host

the Kelowna Chiefs and squeeze

out a 4-3 overtime win in front of

the home fans.

Mark O’shaughnessy opened

the scoring for the Storm 1:57

into the fi rst frame with a power

play goal. Cole Merrick made it

2-0 Storm just 33 seconds later.

The Chiefs got on the score-

board four minutes later to make

it 2-1 after 20 minutes of play.

The Storm outshot the Chiefs

13-7 in the fi rst period.

The Chiefs tied the game with

three minutes remaining in the

second period, narrowly out-

shooting the home team 11-9.

The Chiefs took the lead on

the power play while Tylor

Seabrooke was serving two min-

utes for high sticking 13:08 into

the third period, and it looked

like the game would end 3-2

for Kelowna, until Ian Chrystal

scored a shorthanded goal with

58 seconds left in regulation

to send the game into overtime

where Bobby Kashuba proved

the hero scoring for the Storm

2:04 into the OT period to give

the Storm the 4-3 win.

The Storm outshot the Chiefs 41-

26 on the game, including18-8 in

the third period, as notching the

only shot in OT. Jacob Mullen

stopped 23 of 26 shots he faced

in the win.

The following night, Jan. 11, saw

the Storm play host to the Castle-

gar Rebels in a game that saw only

four penalties doled out – three of

which went to the Rebels.

After a scoreless – and penalty-

less – fi rst period, where Kam-

loops out-shot the Rebels 19-6,

Chrystal got the Storm on the

Scoreboard 1:44 into the middle

frame to give Kamloops an early

1-0. The Rebels tied it up 1:50

later then took a 2-1 lead 1:25

later. Kashuba tied the game 9:13

later to make it 2-2 after 40.

The Storm took the lead 4:46

into the third when Alex Winters

scored to make it 3-2 Storm.

The Rebels pulled their goalie in

the fi nal minutes of play in favour

of an extra attacker but the move

backfi red as it was the Storm that

capatilised as Brett Watkinson

potted an empty net goal with 47

seconds left on the clock to make

it 4-2. But the Rebels rallied as

the time clock ticked away, fi nal-

ly getting the puck past Mullen

with one second left on the clock

to get to within one to make it 4-3

Storm.

Mullen stopped 20 of 23 shots

he faced as the Storm outshot the

Rebels 49-23 in the win.

Next up for the Storm will be

Fri. Jan. 16, when they host the

100 Mile House Wranglers. The

puck drops at 7 p.m. Then, on

Sat. Jan. 17, the Storm are in

Chase to face off against the Heat

at Art Holding Memorial Arena.

Game time is set for 7 p.m. In

a rare mid-week game, on Tue.

Jan. 20, the Storm travel to Rev-

elstoke to take on the Grizzlies.

The Storm continue to lead the

Birks division of the Okanagan

conference with 50 points, six

points ahead of the Sicamous

Eagles and the Heat, who faced

off against each other Wed.

Jan.14 (results were not available

at press time), and seven points

ahead of the Wranglers. The

Storm are 24 points ahead of the

basement-dwelling Grizzlies.

Storm continue to lead division after pair of weekend wins

Regular Season Home Games

this weekend. . .

Fri. Jan. 16 • 7 p.m.

vs 100 Mile House Wranglers

CHARACTER HATS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY:NEWBORN, TODDLER, YOUTH, ADULT.ALSO BLANKETS, SLIPPERS, BOOTIES,

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CROCHETED CREATIONS BY JUDI

The Kamloops Blazers played

well, but lost 2-1 in a shootout to

the WHL leading Kelowna Rock-

ets last Friday night.

The Blazers had a strong fi rst pe-

riod outshooting the Rockets 14-

13. Both teams had their chances

to score, but goaltenders Connor

Ingram and Jake Morrissey were

solid.

After a scoreless fi rst period,

the Blazers struck fi rst 9:07 into

the second period. Luke Harrison

drove hard to the net and buried

a rebound off a shot from Col-

lin Shirley to make it 1-0 for the

Blazers.

Again, the Blazers had a strong

second period as they outshot the

Rockets 19-12 and held a 1-0 lead

going into the third period.

The Blazers were defending well

in the third period as they limited

the Rockets to only seven shots.

Newly acquired 19-year-old for-

ward Leon Draisaitl showed why

he spent the fi rst half of the hock-

ey season with the NHL’s Edmon-

ton Oilers.

Draisaitl made a power move

around a Blazers defender and

roofed a shot short-side over In-

gram’s shoulder to tie the game at

1-1 with 3:38 to go.

In overtime, the Blazers were

forced to kill a 4-on-3 power play

for the Rockets. Luke Harrison,

Logan McVeigh and Ryan Rehill

were warriors as they blocked

shots and helped send the game to

a shootout.

In the shootout, Deven Sideroff

scored for the Blazers in the third

round, but Nick Merkley tied it up

with the game on the line.

After both goaltenders stopped

the next three shooters, Dillon

Dube scored for the Rockets in

the seventh round to lift them to

a 2-1 victory.

Ingram was outstanding for the

Blazers with 38 saves through

65 minutes and fi ve more in

the shootout. He also stopped

the WHL’s leading goal scorer,

Rourke Chartier, on two separate

breakaways.

Jake Morrissey was also solid, as

he stopped 35 shots for the Rock-

ets.

The Chiefs scored three goals

on only six shots in the fi rst pe-

riod and went on to a 5-2 win over

the Blazers on Saturday night in

Spokane.

The Blazers were the better team

in the fi rst period, but the score-

board showed another story.

The Chiefs opened the scoring

on a power play. Adam Helewka

set up Markson Bechtold at the

top of the faceoff circle and he

took a quick shot just over the pad

of Ingram to make it 1-0.

Devon McAndrews made it 2-0

on a long shot off a rush. He en-

tered the zone and blasted a shot

that tipped off Ingram’s glove and

fell behind him.

For Ingram, that would be it as

he stopped three of fi ve shots and

exited the game for Cole Kehler.

Kehler did not fare much better

as the Chiefs scored on their only

other shot of the period. Liam

Stewart point shot on the power

play went underneath Kehler to

give the Chiefs a 3-0 fi rst period

lead.

The Chiefs added to that lead

on an odd man rush in the second

period. Kailer Yamamoto set up

Adam Helewka 2:52 in to make it

4-0 Chiefs.

The Blazers, who worked hard

and deserved a better fate, would

get themselves back into the

game.

Jesse Zaharichuk tipped home

a shot from Michael Fora for his

second goal of the season to make

it 4-1.

Cole Ully found the back of the

net on a rush as he got his own

rebound to make it 4-2 midway

through the second period.

The Blazers continued to push,

but were denied by the post or

crossbar. Jake Kryski fi red a shot

off a post and Ully had a chance

in the dying seconds of the period

but hit iron.

In the third period, the Blazers

spent virtually the fi rst 10 min-

utes of the period in the Chiefs

zone. Marc McNulty and Kryski

again both hit posts as the score

remained 4-2 for the Chiefs.

On the Chiefs’ fi rst shot in the

third period off a three on two

rush, they would score. Dominic

Zwerger roofed a shot high on

the blocker side past Kehler to

make it 5-2 with 8:51 to play in

the game.

At that point, the Blazers were

unable to muster up much as they

fell 5-2.

The Blazers outshot the Chiefs

31-21 in the game. The Blazers

were 0-for-5 on the power play,

while the Chiefs fi nished 2-for-4.

The Blazers hosted the Portland

Winterhawks at ISC Wed. Jan. 14,

but game results were not avail-

able by press time.

Next up for the Blazers a cou-

ple home games, the fi rst is Sat.

Jan. 17, against the Vancouver

Giants. The puck drops at 7 p.m.

The Blazers then host the Tri-City

Americans Wed. Jan. 21; game

time is 7 p.m. The Blazers travel

to Victoria to take on the Royals

Fri. Jan. 23.

Java Mountain News January 15, 20156

Blazers play well but come up short

Promotions, Media Relations & Publisher of the Java Mountain News

273 Nelson Avenue Kamloops, B.C. V2B 1M4

Phone: 250-376-3672 E-mail: racin_mama_productions@yahoo.ca

WANTED: ADVERTISING

REPRESENTATIVEJava Mountain News is seeking an

advertising representative to join the team.

The qualifi ed person will develop and maintain

a client base throughout the city.

Send resume and cover letter to:

Publishing Editor, 273 Nelson Ave.,

Kamloops, B.C. V2B 1M4

or E-mail javamountainnews@yahoo.ca

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