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Thursday, February 19, 2015
Armstrong receives Olympic bronze at ceremony Kamloops shot putter Dylan Armstrong finally received his bronze medal from the 2008 Olympic Summer Games in Beijing in front of a hometown crowd Sun. Feb. 15, at the Tournament Capital Centre. The medal presentation ceremony 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 behind the scenes, and walked to the podium, and took his place on the bench step reserved for the bronze medalist. And then his nearly sevenyear wait had arrived, and fourtime Olympic champion Hayley 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-yearold 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
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
Armstrong’s at the Bird’s Nest Stadium in Beijing. But, in August 2014, the International Olympic Committee stripped Mikhnevich of the bronze medal, which brought Armstrong, who placed fourth in Beijing, to the medal podium. The Belarus Athletics Federation had imposed a lifetime ban on Mikhnevich in June 2013 after positive re-tests of his doping sample from the 2005 world championships in Helsinki. It
was his second positive test, the first 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 ceremonies Scott Russell of CBC, Athletics Canada CEO Rob Guy, Kamloops Mayor Peter Milobar, Canadian Olympic Committee member Marcel Aubut, Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod and Health Minister Terry Lake. After the fanfare, Armstrong posed for numerous photos and signed hundreds of autographs.
Heart patients need better knowledge, more support 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 flow can’t meet the body’s demands. It can lead to fatigue, shortness of breath, difficulty concentrating 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 uncertainty about the long-term outlook and how to manage their own care. Misconceptions and low knowledge of heart failure symptoms contributed 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 program 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 specially-trained clinician. Patients and caregivers can visit www.ontariotelehomecare.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 patients’ normal daily routines. –NC
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February 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 influence 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 benefit – 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 expectations from others that can place you under pressure. Part of this can be deciding exactly what you do want to pursue. Involvement 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 final conclusions as to the structure to follow will result in a sense of security about it all. Commitment 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 benefit to come your way rather than insisting on theirs. However, they’ll still not relinquish control completely – they’ll expect you to do the compromising. 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 position is. They intend to keep this secret. They want you to express what’s important to you. Don’t attempt to exaggerate.
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Mommyisms 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 themselves while getting themselves dressed, and eating breakfast. (Zachary helps Aubrielle with breakfast.) It gives me a few extra 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 extra 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 without 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 Aubrielle 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 upset 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!
Personal commitment to something both creative & enjoyable can bring much pleasure, though it may mean more work than you first 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 under 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.
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
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• 2 PIANOS 4 HANDS. The first time on a Kamloops stage, presented by the Kamloops Symphony & Western Canada Theatre, Feb. 19 – 28, at Sagebrush Theatre, 1300 Ninth Ave. Tickets: Kamloops Live! Box Office, 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 William 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 Office & 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 Cottonwood Ave. Tues. Feb. 24, 6:30 p.m.: DESSERT & DANCE NIGHT, with homemade desserts, live entertainment & open dance floor. An oldtime social evening filled 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-SERVICE 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 Paramount Theatre, 503 Victoria St. Fifteen films 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 Closing Party: $12/advance, $15/at the door. www.kamloopsfilmfest.ca. • THE WESTSYDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY is LOOKING FOR A MURAL PAINTER. FMI: wcds.westsyde.info.
• 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_reflections_of_ccr, or the Double 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, crosscountry skiing, curling, figure skating, floor 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 & beverages: $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. Andrew’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, photography, 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-figure 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, 250-3723938. 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 Chamber Music Series program. The quartet is: Cvetozar Vutev, violin; Annette Dominik, violin; Ashley Kroecher, viola; & Martin Kratky, cello; with guest Alan Corbishley, baritone joining for one piece. Tickets from Kamloops Live! Box Office, 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 (Clocktower). 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; intermediates – 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, 250372-0091, 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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Storm play first playoff round against Eagles
The Kamloops Storm have home ice advantage going into the first round of playoffs after clinching first 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 scoring halfway through the middle frame after a scoreless first period. The Grizzlies tied it up five minutes later to make it 1-1 after 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 different 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 first 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. Tylor Seabrooke scored Kamloops’ fifth 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 final frame of a very hard-hitting game that saw a number of roughing misconducts handed out – especially in the second period, when five 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 period saw more rough action and a fight 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 final regular season game, at home to 100 Mile House, in which the visiting Wranglers doubled up the Storm 4-2. Drayton Martin opened the scoring for the Storm with the only goal of the first 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 Wranglers scored back-to-back-to-back goals in 2:52 including a shorthanded 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 extra attacker with 1:56 left on the clock, the Storm weren’t able to capitalize and went down in defeat 4-2 to the Wranglers. For the first game of the playoffs, the Storm will be without Lohmann who was issued a one-game suspension after being issued a game misconduct in last 10 minutes of game in the Storm’s final 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 suspension and sat out the Wranglers’ final game of the regular season after being assessed with three contact-to-the-head minors in the
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Blazers play three games in four nights
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 first 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 first period as the Blazers had two power plays in the period 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 turnover and sent Joel Hamilton in alone as he scored his first 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 penalty as they were tagged with four penalties in the period. Despite the penalties, the Blazers 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 finished 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 Royals last Saturday night. The Blazers scored first on a goal by Needham, his 19th goal of the season on a rebound, to make it 1-0 Blazers 5:53 into the first period. Tyler Soy evened the game up 10:38 into the first period to make it 1-1. The Royals were the better team in the first 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 terrific individual effort from Austin Carroll. He undressed the Blazers defense before 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 find 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 period, but Carroll added another goal on an odd-man rush to make it a 5-2 final. The Royals outshot the Blazers 42-32 in the game. The Blazers were 0-for-6 on the power play, while the Royals finished 1-for-6. The Blazers play three games in four nights this week as they are in Kelowna Wed. Feb. 18 (results not available by press time), home to Moose Jaw Fri. Feb. 20, and in Vancouver Sat. Feb. 21.
Storm finish first in division from page 5 game. He is eligible to play on Feb. 23 against the Chase Heat. The Storm begin the Birks division semi-final 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 first two games at the McArthur Island 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 Kamloops Feb. 26, game 6 in Sicamous Feb. 27, and game 7 in Kamloops Feb. 28. In the other Birks division playoff 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 conference, Eddie Mountain division
action will see the Golden Rockets (4) go up against the Fernie Ghostriders (1); while the Creston 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 finals begin March 2 between the series winners. Conference finals begin March 11 while the league championship series begins March 21.
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How wild cabbage became broccoli and cauliflower Did you know that broccoli, cauliflower, kale and brussels sprouts are all descendants of a wild cabbage called brassica oleraca, a plant that was grown in Greece and Italy for more than 2,000 years? It’s “genetic modification” that’s helped bring us some of the vegetables we know and love today. For thousands of years, plant scientists have been selecting traits from various plants to produce tasty, healthy food that ends up on our plates. In fact, agriculture began through the breeding of wild grasses to form the early versions of modern staples such as wheat, corn and rice. Since
then, scientists have continued to explore different methods to improve crops. Selective breeding helped produce a subspecies called kale around the 5th century, and breeding flowers with larger buds produced cauliflower and broccoli around the 6th century. They are part of the cruciferae or mustard family, known for its four-part flower in the shape of a cross. Today, broccoli, kale, and cauliflower are prominent in the produce aisles of almost every grocery store – and now you might have a new appreciation for these popular vegetables. –NC
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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 Office, 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 together 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 Gardens, 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 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. 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 SETTING 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.
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