Shuswap Market News Friday, March 21, 2014
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n Jerra Creasy performs during the Salmon Arm Skating Club’s demonstration event held March 13 at Shaw Centre’s Hucul Pond.
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Get your heart beating
The Shuswap Trail Alliance is joining ParticipAction’s Sneak It in Week to get people more active during the workday. To participate, during the week of April 7 to 11, wear sneakers to work, walk to lunch, park a few blocks away or hit the pavement on your coffee break. Just make sure your heart beats faster for 10 minutes. Tools and resources are available at www. participaction.com.
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On the ball
n European Football School head coach Saibo Talic demonstrates a ball-handling technique during skills training at the EFS camp from March 17 to 21 at the SASCU Memorial Indoor Arena.
Alyssa Skaalid speeds to two national medals Alyssa Skaalid wound up with two bronze medals at the Canadian Age Class Short Track Championship in Prince George. Skaalid, who is a member of the Salmon Arm Ice Breakers Speed Skating Club, was one of only 15 B.C. skaters who qualified to compete at the event, which is a national competition with Speed
Skating Canada. Skaters from across Canada attended. Skaalid captured a bronze medal in the 500-metre distance, narrowly missing the silver as she caught an edge. She also attained a personal best time in the 500-m in one of the earlier heats. Her second bronze medal came as part of the BC Relay Team,
which raced to a third-place finish.
Come play soccer Shuswap Women’s Recreational Soccer Association’s outdoor season, fun for women of all ages and abilities, takes place Thursday evenings from April 24 to July 24. For more information, go
to www.swrsa.net.
Try figure skating Salmon Arm Skating Club spent the weekend of March 7 in Kelowna for the Star Skate Super Series. Breann Jameus, Brook Jameus, Taya Langlois and Destaney Dean all represented the club extremely well, skating
against clubs throughout B.C. Check out the club either at salmonarmskatingclub.com, or go to their Facebook page. Spring sessions start March 31. Last week’s Skate-A-Thon was very successful, thanks to the support of community members and businesses. Proceeds will go towards new equipment.
You had your Say
AND THE WINNERS ARE…
BREANNE SYNSHYN With publisher of the Morning Star
Ian Jensen
LYLE HILL
With publisher of the Salmon Arm Observer/ Shuswap Market News Rick Proznick
T hanks!
SANDRA SOLSKI
With publisher of the Capital News
Karen Hill
Thank you to everyone that participated in the Pulse Research Survey!