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Interior Health (IH) is proceeding with

a plan to privatize laundry services across

the region. It means IH won’t have to

invest in upgrading expensive and ag-

ing laundry equipment at 11 sites in the

authority, and it also means the potential

loss of 175 jobs.

Laundry service staff learned Wednes-

day that 100 full time jobs and 75 casual

positions could be eliminated as early as

next spring, including 15 full time and fi ve

casual positions at Royal Inland Hospital.

The decision to privatize is not refl ec-

tive of employee effi ciency, but will mean

IH will not be updating its laundry equip-

ment as it need to be replaced.

“We know this is diffi cult news for our

employees who have worked hard to make

our laundry plants effi cient,” said Alan Da-

vies, IH’s Director for Support Services. “But

as we’ve noted from the outset, the decision

to explore alternatives isn’t about the effi -

ciency of our operations. It’s about avoid-

ing future signifi cant spending to replace

aging equipment, an investment we can’t

make when considering other health-care

medical equipment priorities.”

Laundry services staff were provided an

update Wednesday, which follows 90-days

of consultation with their union to explore

alternatives to going to the private market.

“We have stressed to our employees

that nothing is changing today. We have a

lengthy process in front of us, and the ear-

liest we would anticipate any changes to

laundry services would be spring 2016,”

said Davies, noting the impact to staff is

unknown and dependent on the outcome

of the Request for Solutions, including

the scope of laundry services and sites

covered.

Vehicle crashes through restaurant

DRIVE THRU PIZZA. A crowd gathers to see what happened when a car drove through the front window of Canadian 2 for

1 Pizza at Northills Mall over the lunch hour Tuesday. No one was injured. Submitted photo

A car has crashed into a restau-

rant storefront on the North Shore

over the lunch hour on Tuesday.

The vehicle drove through the

front windows of Canadian 2 for

1 Pizza at Northills mall, leaving

the restaurant without a store-

front window.

Employees were reportedly at

work at the time of the crash.

According to RCMP, neither the

driver of the vehicle, nor the res-

taurant staff were injured.

The driver of the vehicle re-

portedly told by-standers that he

accidently hit the accelerator in-

stead of the brake.

The investigation continues.

Interior Health to privatise laundry services

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Life’ll begin to pick up pace this week. Now – April you be-gin a new 2-year cycle – your energy & self-confi dence will be boosted, though it’s important you restrain yourself from act-ing too quickly. You have the opportunity to settle things with someone else.

You’ll need a lot of patience now – April. Reconsider any new obligations that have come your way over the last month. If you feel you don’t want to continue with them, this is the time to get rid of them or scale them down. It’s you who needs to make these decisions, not somebody else.

Interactions & involvements with others, including group of people, can begin to take a different path. You may realise it’s important you have clear vision of where you want things to go in the future. Someone else can feel more comfortable with that knowledge. Consider your priorities carefully to April.

Commitment will be required of you now – April. Those that already exist may put you under more pressure & this could be draining. You won’t be in a position to lessen them. It’ll be all about becoming more effi cient in a well-structured manner. Be mindful of resisting agreement on the spur of the moment.

A lack of clarity when it comes to the true intentions of others will begin to lift. Any indecision they may have had will be clearing for them, & with it, a preparedness to commit. You, on the other hand, will be more interested in maintaining personal freedom so be very careful about making promises that tie you down in the future.

You can be dealing with greater levels of secretiveness when it comes to others now – April. This’ll call for utilising your natural skill to analyse the patterns they seem to be following or developing. There’s no hurry – you simply need to protect what you consider your security. Playing the waiting game is likely all you need to do.

Activity involving others will certainly step up a notch or two from now to April. Coordinating will likely be the case, though you could feel you are the one making the compromises. You likely have little choice – it is something you have to accept for now. Even so, there are ways to experience some enjoyment. Seek those out.

You’ll feel a bit out of step with things now – April. Part of this can be the need to adjust to different routines with everyday life & what it generally entails. This may include your health, involving diet & exercise. If you feel you need to establish bet-ter habits, now is the time to start working on them so they last.

If you’ve become mentally prepared of late to commit yourself to responsibilities that are becoming obvious to accept, you’ll fi nd ways to enjoy this now – April. Try not to look too far ahead. Taking things one day at a time is a much better process because it takes your mind away from how much needs to be done.

You move from the ideas stage to the getting things in place stage this week. This’ll last ‘til April. It’s an extremely good time for you to get a good foundation in place with anything that means security to you. This can include home & family matters as well as fi nances. Do what you feel & have come to know is best.

There’s likely been a lot to mull over during the last month. You’re in a better position to move forward with your decisions now. Opportunities can begin to present themselves now – April, of which you had no awareness before.

Personal changes that have taken place since Jan. will now move onto the next stage. This can involve fi nances to April, including perhaps the need to cut down on some things. Not everything will be out in the open just yet. New opportunities can be developing behind the scenes. They’ll have commitment attached to them.

Java Mountain News February 12, 20153

Mommy’s manic mind

I once read a post about how

a mother’s mind is like having

1,200 tabs open on your comput-

er all running at the same time.

Words have never been so true.

There are millions (literally) of

thoughts that run through a moth-

er’s mind in a single day. If you

think women talk a lot, just think

about all the things they aren’t

saying!

Some thoughts are for tasks not

done at home: sweeping the kitch-

en fl oor before a friend comes over

later that evening; doing a load of

towels as that one you have used

the last two days (the last towel) is

stinky; did you throw the chicken

bones in the garbage and take it

outside so it doesn’t stink up the

house while you’re at work? I

can’t believe that wrapping paper

from Aubrielle’s birthday party is

still on the fl oor and I should pick

that up as it will take fi ve seconds;

I can’t believe the Christmas dec-

orations are still piled in the offi ce

and not put away; I didn’t make

the bed this morning; tacos for

dinner tonight.

Some thoughts are things to do

for the kids’ activities: Zachary

has taekwondo tonight; there’s

no ballet this weekend; I need

to read that notice from school

about the speech contest; did

Zachary do all his homework and

study for his math test? I haven’t

received the February calendar

for Aubrielle’s preschool.

Some thoughts are completely

random: did Aubrielle have a

poop yesterday, the day before,

at all this week? Why haven’t I

asked her; Target goes on sale;

Johnny Depp got married? Mi-

chelle is going on vacation today.

I should send her a text; did Kim

get married in Las Vegas? Why

hasn’t she answered my text? I

have an arm workout for today.

I better get it done; I need to text

my husband to tell him to have a

good day at school.

The entire day (every day) is

accounted for in 15 minute incre-

ments, which come with a fi ve

minute warning as each incre-

ment approaches. It’s like there’s

a constant ticking clock in my

head of what needs to be done

and when. Tick … tick … tick.

In the mornings, I should have

a shower in this increment, get

dressed and ready the next, pack

the kids’ backpacks and make

my breakfast, get ready to leave.

This also helps Zachary gauge

his time as he was never ready

on time; although, Aubrielle just

still runs around the house like it

is mayhem thinking she has all

the time in the world.

I seem to remember everything

else while I am driving: people

I was supposed to call regarding

one thing or another; the tasks for

the kids’ activities; a story or col-

umn I want to write; or something

that is still sitting on the kitchen

counter – which usually has me

fumbling for my phone or a pen

and a scrap piece of paper, while

at a stop-light, so that I can make a

note… to which I usually still end

up forgetting until the next drive.

All of this constant running in

my head is the exact reason why I

am adamant about bedtime. Once

the kids are tucked snug in their

beds, I can offi cially silence the

ticking clock in my head, relax,

and focus all my remaining min-

utes or hours on myself.

I do love my life and my kids.

But, I really love those last two

hours of my day!

Lizsa Bibeau

Mommyisms

Java Mountain News February 12, 20154

• NORKAM SECONDARY SCHOOL MUSIC STUDENTS’ annual USED BOOK

SALE, Feb. 13, 14, 15 at Northills Mall. Hours: Fri. 6 – 9 p.m. Sat. 9

a.m. – 5 p.m. Sun. 12 – 5 p.m. All books are $1 each. Donations accepted.

• 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.

• AT THE NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTRE, 730 Cotton-

wood Ave. FRIDAY THE 13TH TASTE OF SUMMER HOT DOG DAY, Fri. Feb.

13, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Hot dogs $2.50; drinks $1. Let’s bring back

at taste of summer. Tues. Feb. 17, 1:30 – 4 p.m.: OLD TIME FIDDLERS

DANCE. Admission: $5/members, $7/non-members. Tues. Feb. 24, 6:30

p.m.: DESSERT & DANCE NIGHT, with homemade desserts, live enter-

tainment & open dance fl oor. Another 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-

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! The day will include a snake encounter! Games, craft, play-

ground, 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• THE WESTSYDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY is LOOKING

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

• 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.

AROUND TOWN

• PIE SALE. NORKAM MUSIC STUDENTS annual WE-MAKE-YOU-

BAKE APPLE PIE SALE. Purchase a pie for only $8 each now –

Feb. 16 (moneys must be handed in no later than Feb. 16). Pies will

be made March 5 – 8 at the Norkam cafeteria and kitchen, and will

be ready for pick-up at Norkam on Sun. March 8, from 1 – 3 p.m. To

order your pie, contact a participating Norkam music student (band or

choir), call Rebecca, 250-319-0930, email becky4music@gmail.com

or go to the Norkam Music students’ FaceBook page: www.facebook.

com/NorkamBmsMusicStudents (Norkam Senior Secondary).

• 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.

• 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. These One Acts will delight & amuse.

Tickets: $10 at the door.

• 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. 14: SPECTACULAR LIGHT & COLOUR SHOW. A beautiful & colour-

ful exploration of light & how it works. Split light & put it back together

again! Tues. Feb. 17: BLSC TRAVEL BOOTH AT SCIENCE FAMILY NIGHT,

Science Building, Thompson Rivers University. Entry is free. 5 – 8:30

p.m. KEG 2015 LECTURE SERIES, at TRU Activity Centre, Mountain

Room, Thurs. Feb. 19: CRUST FORMATION ON THE EARLY EARTH - AN ICE-

LAND-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 build-

ers work at their own level, from Lego designs or free build, depending.

Interactive challenges. For boys & girls 10 years & older. Cost: $60/ses-

sion/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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Chance of

Showers

9° | 5°

POP 40%

Thursday

February 12

Friday

February 13

Saturday

February 14

Sunday

February 15

Tuesday

February 17

Monday

February 16

Cloudy

9° | 6°

Chance of

Showers

9° | 5°

POP 30%

Sunny

6° | 2°

A mix of

sun & cloud

7° | -2°

A mix of

sun & cloud

8° | -4°

The Kamloops Storm clinched

the top spot in the KIJHL Birks

division after defeating the

Eagles 5-1 in Sicamous last

Wednesday night.

The Eagles opened the scoring

halfway through the fi rst period

but Alex Winters answered back

1:47 later to tie the game 1-1 af-

ter 20.

The Storm owned the second

period, scoring three unanswered

goals, by Addison Bazian, Brett

Watkinson, and Dexter Robin-

son, and out-shooting the Eagles

14-5 in the middle frame, to

make it 4-1 after 40.

Dallas Otto got the insurance

goal in the dying minutes of the

fi nal period to give the Storm the

5-1 win.

Jacob Mullen stopped 15 of 16

shots he faced in the win as the

Storm out-scored the Eagles 35-

16 on the night.

Last Fri. Feb. 6, saw the Storm

in Revelstoke where the Griz-

zlies came away with a 9-7 win.

The Grizzlies got on the score-

board fi rst 7:42 into the fi rst

period. Cole Merrick answered

back1:57 later. The Grizzlies

scored twice in 16 seconds just

1:23 later to take a two-goal lead,

but Mark O’shaughnessy scored

on the power play with 1:18 left

on the clock, and Ian Chrys-

tal tied it up 26 seconds later to

make it 3-3 after 20.

Keaton Gordon gave the Storm

their fi rst lead of the game with

a power play goal 3:13 into the

middle frame. Felix Larouche

extended the Storm’s lead 4:03

later with a power play goal of

his own. But the Grizzlies an-

swered back 11 seconds later to

bring them to within one gaol,

then scored the tying goal 1:31

later to tie the game 5-5 after the

second period.

Robinson scored 2:29 into the

third frame to regain the lead, but

the Grizzlies answered back with

three goals, two on the power

play, in a span of 4:18 to take an

8-6 lead. O’shaughnessy got the

Storm to within one goal with

2:28 remaining as Kamloops

pulled goaltender Bailey De Pal-

ma for the extra attacker. But it

was Revelstoke that capitalised,

scoring into an empty net to take

the game 9-7.

The following night, the Storm

were at home to host the Nelson

Leafs, and came out the losers in

a narrow 4-3 loss.

The Leafs scored the only goal

of the opening period halfway

through the frame to take a 1-0

lead into the dressing room after

20.

The Leafs to an early 2-0 lead

5:38 into the middle frame but

Chrystal answered back on the

power play 1:30 later to make it

2-1. Mitch Friesen tied the game

1:46 later to make it 2-2 after the

second period.

Ryan Keis gave Kamloops their

only lead of the game 4:02 into

the third period, but the Leafs

tied it up 2:25 later. It looked like

the game would go into OT but

Nelson scored with 43 seconds

left on the clock to take the 4-3

win.

The Leafs outshot the Storm 47-

36 as Jacob Mullen stopped 32 of

Storm clinch Birks division, home-ice advantage in playoffs

Regular Season Home Games

this weekend. . .

Sat. Feb. 14 • 7 p.m.

vs Spokane Chiefs

Sun. Feb. 9 • 5 p.m.

vs 100 Mile House

Wranglers

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

SCARVES, MITTENS, ETC. WILL MAKE TO SUIT.CALL JUDI TO ORDER • 250-376-3672

CROCHETED CREATIONS BY JUDI

STORM

see page 9

The Kamloops Blazers gave

all they had in a 3-2 home ice

loss to the Red Deer Rebels last

Wednesday night.

Two costly turnovers in the fi rst

period gave the Rebels a lead. On

a defensive zone faceoff, Con-

ner Bleackley pounced on a pass

behind the Blazers net. He took

the puck in front of the net and

roofed a shot high on the short-

side to give the Rebels a 1-0 lead.

A miscommunication off an of-

fensive zone faceoff by defense-

men Dawson Davidson and Marc

McNulty led to a Rebels 2-on-0

break.

Riley Sheen faked a pass before

sliding the puck fi ve-hole past

goaltender Connor Ingram to

make it 2-0 Rebels 10:01 into the

fi rst period.

The Blazers settled down after

that fi rst 10 minutes and got a

goal back. Logan McVeigh cre-

ated a turnover and fed Cole Ully

for his 26th goal of the season to

make it 2-1 through one period.

The Blazers took the game over

in the second period as they out-

shot the Rebels 20-10 and cre-

ated a ton of chances.

Rylan Toth was playing solid

for the Rebels and stopped all 20

shots he faced in the period. The

lone goal came from Bleackley as

he one-timed a shot past Ingram

on the power play to make it 3-1

Rebels through two periods.

The Blazers continued their

strong play in the third period

as they outshot the Rebels 13-3

in the period and 33-13 over the

fi nal two periods.

Ully got the Blazers back to

within one as he whipped a shot

high on the glove side past Toth

to make it 3-2 with plenty of time

left.

The Blazers had their chances

with two power plays over the

fi nal seven minutes of the game,

but could not score as they came

up short in a 3-2 loss.

Toth was the game’s fi rst star as

he made 38 saves for the Rebels.

Ingram stopped 20 of 23 shots for

the Blazers.

The Rebels were 1-for-1 on the

power play, while the Blazers fi n-

ished 0-for-4 on the night.

The Kelowna Rockets scored

three goals in the second period

and added an empty net goal in

the third period to beat the Blaz-

ers 5-3 in Kelowna last Friday

night.

The Rockets scored the game’s

fi rst goal on the rush. Tyson Bail-

lie fed a wide open Devante Ste-

phens for a tap in goal past goal-

tender Cole Kehler to give the

Rockets a 1-0 lead 12:07 into the

fi rst period.

The Blazers were slow out of

the gate and the Rockets outshot

them 11-6 in the fi rst period.

Deven Sideroff tied the game up

8:28 into the second period. Sid-

eroff got a few whacks at a loose

puck and eventually potted his

16th goal of the season to make

it 1-1.

The Rockets came back and

scored two quick goals only 18

seconds apart with just under

eight minutes remaining in the

period.

Rourke Chartier fi nished off a

pass on a 4-on-2 odd man rush

for the Rockets. On the ensuing

shift, Tyson Baillie streaked by

a few Blazers, took a pass and

made a great move to make it 3-1

for the Rockets.

The Blazers continued to hang

around all night and made it 4-2

when Collin Shirley took a pass

from Logan McVeigh and scored

his 17th goal of the season. The

Blazers trailed 4-2 going into the

third period.

Matt Needham cut the lead

to 4-3 only 6:08 into the third

period. He snuck a shot short-

side high on goaltender Jackson

Whistle.

The Blazers pushed, but couldn’t

equal the game up, while Kehler

had a solid third period to keep

the Blazers within one.

With Kehler on the bench for

an extra attacker, Justin Kirkland

scored an empty net goal with

24 seconds to end the Blazers

chances.

The Rockets were 1-for-5 on the

power play, while the Blazers fi n-

ished 1-for-4.

The Blazers lost for the second

straight night at the hands of the

Kelowna Rockets. They gave up

four fi rst period goals and lost

5-2 on home ice last Saturday

night.

The Rockets came ready to

play and scored the opening goal

1:34 into the game. Tyson Baillie

tipped a shot from Joe Gatenby

that found its way through In-

gram to make it 1-0 for the Rock-

ets.

Justin Kirkland made it 2-0 as

he put home a rebound into an

open net 5:32 into the opening

frame.

The Blazers came back just over

a minute later as Michael Fora

protected a puck and fed Matt

Revel on a break. Revel snapped

a shot past goaltender Jake Mor-

rissey to cut the Rockets lead to

2-1.

The Rockets came back on their

lethal power play with a goal.

Dillon Dube was the goal scorer

as the Rockets moved the puck

like an NHL team before Dube

had an open net for a 3-1 Rockets

lead.

Needham had a chance to get

the Blazers back within a goal

on the power play. Ully set him

up for an open net, but Needham

fi red wired and the Blazers con-

tinued to trail 3-1.

Justin Kirkland, who had a

solid night with three points

made it 4-1 on a one-timer on the

power play. He fi red a shot over

Ingram’s shoulder to give the

Rockets a 4-1 lead through the

fi rst period.

The Blazers got themselves

back into the game with an early

power play goal. Jake Kryski

scored his fi rst goal in 28 games

and the Blazers trailed 4-2.

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Ingram named WHL Goaltender

of the Month Connor Ingram of the Kamloops Blazers has been named the

VAUGHN WHL Goaltender of the Month for January 2015 by the

Western Hockey League.

A 17-year-old from Imperial, Sask., Ingram posted a record of

7-1-0-1 over 10 appearances in January. He recorded a 2.30 goals

against average and a .929 save percentage, including one shutout.

In six of the games he started, Ingram held the opposition to two

goals or fewer.

Ingram’s terrifi c play helped the Blazers to a 7-4-0-1 record

through January and vaulted the Club into a playoff position. The

6’1”, 212 lb netminder earned an impressive fi ve fi rst star honours

as well as an additional second star selection in January. Ingram was

also nominated for the Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week award

(Jan. 12 – 18).

Ingram is in his fi rst WHL campaign with the Blazers and has

posted a 13-12-1-3 record with two shutouts in 33 career regular

season contests.

These accomplishments make Ingram a deserving choice as the

VAUGHN WHL Goaltender of the Month for January.

AROUND TOWN

• THE COMIC STRIPPERS, A male stripper parody & improv com-

edy 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-

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• SHAMBHALA MEDITATION GROUP offers meditation in the

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• KAMLOOPS QUIT SMOKING support group meets every Thurs

at Kamloops United Church, 421 St. Paul St.

• KAMLOOPS TRAVEL CLUB, an informal group that gets togeth-

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• MOUNT PAUL UNITED CHURCH THRIFT SHOP, 140 Labur-

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The Blazers had their chances in the second

period to get back into it. Jesse Zaharichuk

and Kryski jammed away on a scramble in

front, but the Rockets managed to keep the

puck out and the game stayed 4-2 going into

the third period.

In the third period, the Rockets added a pow-

er play goal as they went on to win their 41st

game of the season 5-2 over the Blazers.

The Rockets were 3-for-8 on the power

play, while the Blazers fi nished 1-for-3 on the

night.

The Blazers got two goals in the fi rst period

and some good goaltending in the fi nal few

minutes to beat the Tri-City Americans 3-0

last Sunday afternoon.

The Blazers got off to a good start on a goal

by Needham off the rush. Sideroff put a shot

off Needham’s skate that squeaked through

goaltender Eric Comrie to make it 1-0 for the

Blazers 1:38 into the game.

Ully made it 2-0 for the Blazers midway

through the fi rst period. His centering pass

went off the skate of Riley Hillis on the pow-

er play.

The Blazers had a solid fi rst period as they

outshot the Americans 17-5.

Comrie showed why he was one of Canada’s

goaltenders at the World Junior Champion-

ships in the second period. He made some

terrifi c saves for the Americans to keep the

game 2-0 for the Blazers through two periods.

Shirley gave the Blazers some insurance

2:43 into the third period. Marc McNulty

went hard to the net and gave Shirley time to

score his 18th goal of the season to make it a

3-0 Blazers lead.

The Americans did not have a lot of pressure

on the Blazers until late in the game.

Comrie was pulled with 4:33 to go and had

a ton of pressure in the Blazers zone. Ingram

was outstanding in the fi nal few minutes mak-

ing some terrifi c saves to preserve the shutout

in a 3-0 win.

The Americans were 1-for-6 on the power

play, while the Blazers fi nished 0-for-5.

The Blazers play two home games this week-

end as they host the Seattle Thunderbirds Fri.

Feb. 13, and the Victoria Royals Sat. Feb. 14.

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36 shots he faced in the losing effort.

Family Day Monday saw the Storm host the

Chase Heat in an early evening game that saw

the Storm outshoot the Heat 39-29 en route to

a 5-3 win.

The Heat opened the scoring 4:15 into the

game to take an early lead but Bennett Hunter

scored a power play goal 2:21 later to tie it up

but Chase scored just 1:05 later to take a 2-1

lead after the fi rst period.

Watkinson tied the game 13:29 into the mid-

dle frame, then Alexander Buchanan gave

Kamloops the lead 1:21 later to make it 3-2

after 40.

Bazian scored twice in 6:08 to give the

Storm a 5-2 lead halfway through the third

frame. The Heat got one back to get to within

one goal but came out on the short end of the

5-3 score.

The Storm outshot the Heat 39-29 in the win.

The Storm are in Revelstoke to face off

against the Grizzlies, Fri. Feb. 13, then return

for a pair of home games this weekend. The

Storm host the Spokane Chiefs Sat. Feb. 14;

game time is 7 p.m., then face off against the

100 Mile House Wranglers in a 5 p.m. mati-

nee game Sun. Feb. 15 to fi nish off the regu-

lar season.

The Storm have clinched the top spot in the

Birks division with 66 points and a game in

hand with three games to go in regular season

action, clinching the fi rst spot playoff spot,

which means the Storm have home-ice ad-

vantage in the fi rst round of the playoffs.

It’s been a close battle for the fi nal three

playoff spots in the division as fi ve points

separate the other four teams. The Heat and

the Wranglers each clinched playoff spots

this past week, and are 10 and 11 points be-

hind the Storm, respectively. One point sepa-

rates the Eagles (52) and the Grizzlies (51)

with two games remaining for each of them.

The Osoyoos Coyotes, of the Okanagan-

Shuswap conference’s Okanagan division,

clinched the fi rst-place spot atop the KIJHL

with 83 points and three games to go in regu-

lar season play. They are 11 points ahead of

second place Kootenay conference’s Fernie

Ghostriders (Eddie Mountain division), 12

ahead of the Beaver Valley Nitehawks (Neal

Murdock division), and 19 points ahead of

the Birks division Storm.

Playoff begin next weekend, with the

Storm’s fi rst game taking place Feb. 21. They

won’t fi nd out which team they face in the

fi rst round until after this weekend; it will be

either the Eagles of Grizzlies. While it’s ex-

pected the Heat and the Wranglers will face

off in the other division playoff bracket. Their

fi rst game is set for Feb. 20.

Storm begin playoffs Feb. 21 at home

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