Java Mountain News December 14, 2022

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NORAD tracks Santa on Christmas Eve

As it has done for the past 66 years, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) will be tracking Santa Claus on his annual Christmas Eve flight as he delivers presents 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 Rudolph’s bright red nose, which gives off an infrared signal, with practically no problem.

Once Santa is detected flying over North American airspace, Canadian NORAD fighter pilots, flying CF-18, take off out of Newfoundland to intercept and welcomeSantatoNorthAmerica.

Then at numerous locations in Canada other CF-18 fighter 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-inchief’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 location, and a tradition was born.

Since 1958, NORAD staff, family 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 website at www.noradsanta.org.

NORAD staff volunteers track Santa’s Christmas Eve flight around the world. Track Santa’s progress at www.noradsanta.org.

• OPERATION RED NOSE K Åçèèêù’ 26!" ##$ ç ù %& '()& "èÅ& ù&'*(+& + Åê (,# days of operation: Dec. 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 29, 30, 31, from 8 PM – 2 AM. For a safe ride home call 250-372-5110. Vèç$#!&&'ù '& #&&)&) to safely drive people & their vehicles home as well as other volunteer duties. Volunteers are required to complete a Criminal Record Check, which is covered by Operation Red Nose. FMI on how to volunteer & to download the application form: https://pacificsportinteriorbc.com/2022orn/ Is your business hosting a Holiday celebration? ORN ê'è*()&ù -$ù(#&ùù&ù .(!" '()& *è$+"&'ù! These vouchers allow your employees to arrive home safely after an evening of fun. If you are interested or have any questions, please contact us today! 250-320-0650, kamloops@ operationrednose.com. •Dec.6&throughouttheChristmasseason,10AM–4PM: A##$ ç FESTIVALOFTREESattheArmstrongSpallumcheenMuseum&ArtGallery,3415PleasantValleyRd.,Armstrong.FMI:ASMAS,250-546-8318. • Dec. 16, 4:45 PM: CANADIAN PACIFIC (CP) HOLIDAY TRAIN, providing live music & raising money and food for local food banks along its network, arrives in KAMLOOPS Dec. 16 at 4:45 p.m. – north side of Sandman Centre in the rear parking lot. O!"#$ %$#% &!'*&: C" ù&: Dec. 16, 2:35 p.m. – north side of ShuswapAve. across fromtheRCMPbuilding. S *è# :Dec.16,7p.m.–SavonaAccessRd. & Savona St. Aù"+'è%!: Dec. 16, 8:35 p.m. – CPbuilding on Railway Ave. between Fifth St. & Sixth St.This year’s performers for the region are Mackenzie Porter &Virginia toVegas.The CPHolidayTrain shows are free to attend, but attendees are asked to bring a cash or non-perishable food donation if they’re able.The CPHolidayTrain is traditionally one of the most important fundraisers for the local Food Banks.

• Dec. 16, 2 – 7 PM: Krampus is coming! MISFIT NIGHT MARKET BEFORE KRAMPUS, at the EffieArts Collective, 422 TranquilleRd.&Oddfellow’s&Rebekah’sHall,423TranquilleRd.That’s right, 2 venues, directly across the street from each other! Come spend your Friday night on the North Shore!To volunteer, volunteer applications: https://form.jotform.com/222447799723267

• Dec. 17, 10 AM – 2 PM: COUNTRYSIDE COMMUNITY MARKET CHRISTMAS CRAFT MARKET, at 6349 Chief Jules Dr., Chase. Vendors: adamslakecm@gmail.com. Crafters, bakers, homemade items.All types of vendors accepted.

• Dec. 17 & 18, Sat: 2 & 7:30 PM. Sun: 2 PM: CHRISTMAS WITH THE KSO, at Sagebrush Theatre, 1300 NinthAve.

• A CHORAL RHAPSODY OF CHRISTMAS Dec. 19, 7 PM at Sagebrush Theatre. A free community concert sponsored by the City of Kamloops. Please bring a food donation for the Kamloops Food Bank. Tickets: http://ow.ly/neyh50LT4En

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• BIG LITTLE SCIENCE CENTRE, Seymour St. 250-554-2572, susan@blscs.org, www.blscs.org, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube. Interactive/hands-on science exhibits, Tues. – Sat. 9:30AM – 5 PM. Those over 3 yr. old are required to wear a mask. Let BLSC know if there are exceptions within your group. Wheel chair accessible. BLSC activities are suitable for people of all ages, 2 & older. • S!"#$%& "'($)$*: * Daily, to Dec. 23: 3D A Å çè Hçêù G!" : Be amused & delighted by Lily Dalley’s astonishing Kinetic Sculpture. Discover how to use simple machines to create moving art tableaus. Explore her use of innovative materials to represent whimsical stories & situations. This exceptional hands-on exhibit will capture everyone’s attention & interest.Watch for special events & activities, over the course of the fall. • Dec. 19 – 23: J+,$-. WOW C%/! for those in grades 1 – 4. Join us for wonderful crazy science fun, daily from 9 AM – 3 PM. Loads of interactive activities that are educational & oh so intriguing & exciting.At this time masks will be required. This will be confirmed before camp starts. There will also be 2 M%.#( B."%0 C%/!1, March 27 – 31. Registration is now open for the 2023 Robotics & Coding Club for kids ages 9 & up. Sign up now; registration forms: www.blscs.org.

• Dec. 24 – 30; Dec. 24, 26, 27, 30 at 1 PM Dec. 28 at 1 & 7 PM Dec. 29, 7 PM: ALICE IN WONDERLAND:AF%)+&-+1&4 F.%)5-+1 P%,*-! presented by the Laughing Stock Theatre Society, at Sagebrush Theatre, 1300 Ninth Ave. Tickets ($15.75 – $26.25): https:// tickets.kamloopslive.com/TheatreManager/1/login?event=2776.

• HEFFLEY CREEK COFFEEHOUSES (2023): Jan. 28; Feb. 25; March25:April22.Doors:forsupper:5:30PM.Musicstarts:6:30PM. Admission: $5/adults; performers & children/free. Please bring a mug.

• KAMLOOPS FIDDLERS DANCE, Jan. 7, 7:30 – 10 PM, at 9A – 1800 Tranquille Rd. Bring the whole Family. Admission: $6/members, $10/non-members. Have your tickets at the Door by registering at http://bcfiddlers.com/branches/kamloops/ or kamloopsoldtimefiddlers@gmail.com or 250-376-2330.

Christmas Amalgamated in new location

Christmas Amalgamated is in a new location this year.

Christmas Amalgamated is set up in the Wings Above Kamloops Building (former Soccer Quest), 1224C 8th St., in the back of Windsor Avenue (watch for the Christmas Amalgamated sign).

They are open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for registration & donations.

For information regarding registering for a hamper, making a donation, adopting a family, or volunteering, visit the facility or call 250376-0777.

The phone number is expected to be working by Dec. 15.

• WOMEN HELPING WOMEN. The NSBIA will once again be collecting purses for the Women’s Shelter! Sadly the need has only grown, & more women are without a home & are often on the run with children. They often have nothing but the shirt on their back. So this collection of women’s essentials is so important. Drop off purses at Senor Froggy’s North Shore; Heather’s Fabric Shelf in Brock Shop; Castanet Kamloops, 102 – 635 Victoria St. & NSBIA office (Wilson House), 115Tranquille Rd. Please call first. FMI: Patti, 250-376-2411, or patti@nsbia.com. Deadline is Dec. 14. •Weds. 12:30 – 2 p.m.: LII BELLE MAAMAA, at Lii Michif Family & Community Services, 707 Tranquille Rd. A safe & supportive group for Metis Maa Maas, & Kookhums Mothers & Grandmothers. Gather to meet other parents for practical & emotional support, & to learn about traditional parenting & self-care. Light lunch provided. FMI: Mackenzie or Lexa, 250-554-9486.

Ha y Holidays!

To allow our staff to enjoy the Christmas holidays with their families, Java Mountain News will not be published on Dec. 22, 29, or Jan. 5. Our next issue will be on Jan. 12, 2023. We would like to wish our readers & advertisers all the best this Christmas & good health & prosperity in 20223

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

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•Wed. Dec. 21, 7 – 7:45 PM: THE LONGEST NIGHT (B+0) C!"#$%&'$). For people facing pain & loss. When Christmas hurts.At St.Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 1136 SixthAve. • Dec. 24, 6 PM: Celebrate our Saviour’s birth CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE, at Westsyde Fellowship Church, 2833 Westsyde Rd. Everyone welcome.

• Dec. 24, 6:30 PM: CHRISTMAS EVE CANDLELIGHT SERVICE at the Salvation Army Church, 344 Poplar St. • 25!" #$$%&'()#(* WILDLIGHTS event, Dec. 10 – Jan. 2 (except Christmas Day), 4 – 9 PM, at BC Wildlife Park, 9077 Dallas Dr. More than 1 million lights. Castle lit with more than 13,000 glimmering lights; Kamloops Princess Parties Magical Forest; meetAnna & Elsa every; Uncle Chris the Clown; Kamloops Holiday Gazebo; Family Farm; Wildlife Express Miniature train (tickets: $1), endless light displays, the 250ft Tunnel of Lights, 10 cozy fire pits to warm up with your hot chocolate, & a 20 ft. tall outdoor light tree; & of course, Santa, Mrs. Clause, & an elf will be inside the Winter Wonderland display inside the Discovery Centre Dec. 10 – 23. Don’t forget your camera to capture your magical memories! New: the Eco Gallery will be transformed into an enchanting winter wonderland, complete with a 10 ft. wide wreath & endless photo opportunities. Tickets: at the door or online. FMI: www.bcwildlife. org/wildlights2022.htm

• Sat. Dec. 24, 5 PM: STORYTIME WITH THE GRINCH. Join the fun on Christmas Eve when the Grinch sneaks into Santa’s Cottage! It’s the Grinch’s turn to read to all the good little children, & he’s got a lot to say. Watch out for a special cameo from Max! Leave a comment at www.facebook.com/events/793875061659221/ talking about your favourite holiday story for a chance to win one of the books the Grinch reads!With books appropriate for ages 2 & up, the whole family can enjoy their time with the Grinch! If your comment is selected as a winner we will contact you for further details on how to pick up your prize. This will be a pre-recorded video going live on Christmas Eve. Event by Trans-Siberian Orchestra 2022, Track Santa Live & Bedtime Story.

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Nov. 26, 27, Dec. 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, & New Year’s Eve Dec. 31

Make this your last call before you hit the road: 250-372-5110

Call from anywhere in the city of Kamloops and we’ll drive you and your vehicle safely home.

The following food items can be included in a basic food hamper, all donations of which are welcomed in the form of a donation at the ChristmasAmalgamated depot where they are sorted and compiled into baskets for each family.

All home-baked and canned food items must be prepared in an Food-Safe approved kitchen. There are no refrigerators or freezers in the building, as such, all donations should be non-perishable.

If you are adopting a family, ensure there is enoughfoodtofeedtheentirefamilyfortheir Christmas dinner. (Extras can be included.)

• One turkey or gift certificate ($25 – $50 value);

• potatoes (3 – 5 lb.);

• stuffing (1 – 2 packages);

• cranberry jelly (1 tin);

• vegetables (2tins,orfreshifdeliveredimmediately);

• soup (2 tins);

• juice (1 large tin);

• Jell-O or pudding (2 packages);

• apples (1 dozen);

• oranges (1 dozen mandarins);

• Christmas cake;

• a mixture of nuts and candy;

• tea and/or coffee; and

• bread/buns.

Storm play last game before the holiday break at home Dec. 17

pocketed an empty-netter with 0:23 left on the clock for the 4-1 win

The Eagles outshot the Storm 32-26 in the win. The Storm were 0-for-2 on the power play and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill. Colton Phillips-Watts saved 28 of the 31 shots he face in goal in the loss.-28 saves).

for the Storm. Evan Clark scored the other Kamloops goal.

The Storm were 2-for-5 on the power play and a perfect 4-for-4 on the penalty kill. Phillips-Watts took the loss in goal.

Complex. Past Storm players will compete against each other for bragging rights. Entry to the game will be by donation and all proceeds will go to the Kamloops Cancer Supportive Care Society.

The Kamloops storm suffered a pair of losses last week, beginning with a 4-1 loss at home to the Sicamous Eagles Wed. Dec. 7. After two scoreless periods, the Eagles opened up the scoring 0:39 into the frame. Ryan Larsen answered back 0:13 later to giver the Storm their only goal of the game. The Eagles scored their third goal of the period halfway through the final frame then

The Storm were at home to the Princeton Posse Sat. Dec. 10 at the Sports Centre.

Despite outshooting their opponents 42-21 the Storm gave up the tying goal in the third period and then lost in the shootout as the Princeton Posse took a 4-3 win in a game in which the Storm had many chances to score.

Ryan Larsen had two goals while Cole Senum and Sam Lewis had two assists to lead the way

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The Storm go into the Christmas break with a pair of games: Fri. Dec. 16, against the Rockets in Kelowna, then host the Summerland Steam Sat. Dec. 17, at the Sports Centre. The puck drops at 7 p.m.

The Kamloops Storm will be having an Alumni game on Dec. 21 at the McArthur Island Sports

The Storm would like to call on any past players who can make the game to contact us as we want to make the best alumni team possible. If you are interested contact Matt Kolle at 250319-3738 or email Matt at mattkolle@shaw.ca

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Applications to Pacific Sport (910 McGill Rd.) and Kamloops Sports Council (1550 Island Parkway). For information or to volunteer, call 250-320-0650

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KFS December lineup features Christmas VSAnti-Christmas movies

• KAMLOOPS FILM SOCIETY DEC. FILM SCHEDULE at the Paramount Theatre, 503 Victoria St. 236-425-3456. The Kamloops Film Society December lineup is out, and they have Christmas & ‘Anti Christmas’movies happening every weekend leading up to Dec. 24, before the KFS closes for at least two weeks.

• FREE MEMBER MOVIES: Dec. 16: 6:30 PM: KISS KISS BANG BANG. Starring Robert Downey Jr & Val Kilmer! AntiChristmas Series. Dec. 17, 2 PM: ELF. “So, good news. I saw a dog today.” Christmas Series. ⁎ Dec. 17, 6:45 PM: MOONAGE DAYDREAM ⁎ Dec. 16, 6:45 PM; 12, 6:30 PM; 10, 2:15 PM: TÁR. A New Drama starring Cate Blanchett! ⁎ Dec. 17, 6:30 PM: NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION.Aholiday favourite film!

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Blazers win 6-1 on Teddy Bear Toss Night

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Daylan Kuefler picked up four assists on the night. Matthew Seminoff had a goal and two assists and Emmitt Finnie had a goal and an assist.

The Blazers improved to 16-63-2 on the season and will play their final two games before the Christmas break in Prince George on Dec. 16 and 17.

began his week by turning aside all 17 shots he faced Tues. Dec. 6 as his Blazers blanked the Victoria Royals 3-0.

The following night, he stopped 21 shots in 35:47 of relief work as Kamloops dropped a 5-2 decision at Victoria.

age (2.01) and save percentage (.922), while his two shutouts this season have him holding a share of the League lead.

The Kamloops Blazers took a 5-2 loss to the Royals in Victoria Dec. 8. Caedan Bankier opened the scoring and gave the Blazers their only lead in the game with a power play goal with 1:25 remaining in the first period. The Royals scored three times in a span of 2:23 in the first five minutes of the middle frame. Fraser Minten answered back with a power play goal halfway through the second to make it 3-2 after 40 minutes of action. The Royals scored their insurance goals within 3:12 in the first half of the third frame to give them the 5-2 win. The Rowals outshot the Blazers 38-27 in the win.

The Blazers got goals from Shea Van Olm and Matthew Seminoff in a 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Giants last Friday night on home ice with Seminoff scoring the winning goal with 8:06 to go in the game for the win. Ashton Tait recorded his first WHL point with an assist on Van Olm’s goal. Dylan Ernst was solid in goal with 22 saves on the night.

Fraser Minten scored the Teddy Bear Toss goal as the Blazers won 6-1 over the Victoria Royals last Saturday night at the Sand-

The Blazers return to the ice Tues. Dec. 27, with a game in Kelowna to face off against the Rockets. They are then at home for a pair of games at Sandman Centre, first on Wed. Dec. 28, when then play the second half of their home-and-home series against the Rockets, then they host the Prince George Cougars Fri. Dec. 30, for their final home game of the year. The puck drops both nights at 7 p.m. The Blazers finish off the year in Prince George Sat. Dec. 31, in the second half of their home-and-home series against the Cougars. Game time is 6 p.m.

The 18-year-old turned in a 22save performance as the Blazers returned home Fri. Dec. 9, helping Kamloops to a 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Giants.

Ernst closed out his week by making 28 saves Sat. Dec. 10 while earning a career-best 15th victory of the season as the Blazers dispatched the Royals 6-1.

Ernst, who is rated as a ‘C’prospect by NHL Central Scouting aheadofthe2023NHLDraft,sits second among WHL netminders in wins (15), goals-against aver-

Originally selected by Kamloops in the second round of the 2019 WHL Draft, Ernst holds a 32-13-3-1 record, 2.54 goalsagainst average, .912 save percentage and four shutouts across 51 career WHL appearances.

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The Western Hockey League announced Mon. Dec. 12, that Kamloops Blazers goaltender Dylan Ernst has been named WHLGoaltender of the Week for the week ending Dec. 11.

Ernst, who earned the weekly honour for the second time in the past three weeks, posted a 3-0-00 record over the last seven days, to go along with a 1.11 goalsagainst average, .957 save percentage and one shutout.

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The history of Christmas traditions

• The first 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 officially 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 Solstice 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. Theystartedasstraightwhitesugarsticks.Astorysaysthatachoirmaster was worried about the children sitting quietly all through the long Christmasnativityservice.Sohegavethemsomethingtoeattokeepthemquiet!

AshewantedtoremindthemofChristmas,hemadethemintoa‘J’shape like a shepherd’s crook, to remind them of the shepherds that visited the baby Jesus at the first Christmas. Sometime around 1900 the red stripes were added and they were flavoured with peppermint or wintergreen.

• Carols were first 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. Frankincense 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 filled 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.

•Bythe16thcenturyinEurope,thestoriesandtraditionsaboutSt.Nicholas had become very unpopular. But someone had to deliver presents to childrenatChristmas,sointheUK,hebecameFatherChristmas,acharacterfromoldchildren’sstories;inFrance,he’sknownasPèreNöel;inGermany,theChristKind.IntheearlyUSAhisnamewasKrisKringle.Later, Dutch settlers in the US took the old stories of St.Nicholas with them and Kris KringlebecameSinterklaasor as wenowknow him,Santa Claus.