Thursday, November 27, 2014Vol. 10 No. 22

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You better watch out. You better not cry. You

better not pout. I’m telling you why — the

Jolly Old Elf will be making his annual visit to

Kamloops on Sat. Nov. 29.

Despite his incredibly busy schedule this time

of year, Santa Claus will once again arrive in

Kamloops for the Kamloops Central Busi-

ness Improvement Association’s annual Santa

Claus Parade.

This year, the parade’s theme is Once Upon

a Time as the community celebrates the 30th

annual Santa Claus Parade

Because old St. Nick will be pretty tired from

appearing in so many pre-Christmas parades,

kids will be required to wake up Santa in Ka-

mloops Square (at Seymour Street and Second

Avenue) at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.

From there, the Jolly Old Elf will jump on his

sleigh, and join the parade, which will traverse

down Victoria Street and through the down-

town core from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The best spots to watch the parade – and catch

a glimpse of Santa – is on Victoria Street be-

tween Second and Sixth avenues.

Motorists should be aware that there will be

road closures in the downtown area to accom-

modate the parade, and are asked to avoid the

parade route and not to park enroute from 9

a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Please obey all traffi c con-

trol devices and traffi c control persons.

There will be road closures on St. Paul, Battle

and Nicola streets between First and Fourth

avenues, on Third Avenue from St. Paul to Co-

lumbia streets for the parade assembly area, on

Seymour Street at Second Avenue, as well as

Victoria Street from Second to Sixth avenues.

The Lansdowne Village Mall Transit Transfer

Exchange will be temporarily relocated to St.

Paul Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues

from 10:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

Santa Claus is coming to town!

THE 8TH ANNUAL LIGHT UP THE NIGHT take place Thurs.

Nov. 27, from 5 to 7 p.m., at St. Andrews on the Square, 159 Seymour

St. Join the Kamloops Heritage Society and local dignitaries as they

light up the Christmas tree that stands in Gaglardi Square next the St.

Andrew’s on the Square as a kick-off to the Christmas holiday season.

Because Santa is still sleeping (you can help wake him up at Kam-

loops Square Sat. Nov. 29, right before the annual Santa Claus Pa-

rade), the Grinch will be joining the festivities. Crafts, seasonal music

& entertainment. Admission by donation.

There will also be free lantern-making at Lansdowne Village, from

4 to 6 p.m.

The Christmas tree lighting takes place at 7 p.m. Dress warmly.

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• PEROGIE SALES. The Ukrainian Women’s Association is taking

orders for cabbage rolls & perogies. Call Bella, 250-376-9680.

• Overlander Auxiliary annual CHRISTMAS BAKE & CRAFT

FAIR, Fri. Nov. 28, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., at Overlander Residential Care,

953 Southill St.

• CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR, Sat. Nov. 29, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at

Knutsford Hall (Highway 5m 5 minutes from Aberdeen Mall).

• Active Care Senior Services CHRISTMAS BAZAAR, 1607 Green-

fi eld Ave. Nov. 29, 1 – 4 p.m.

• CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR, Sat. Nov. 29, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at

Knutsford Hall (Highway 5m 5 minutes from Aberdeen Mall).

• The Kamloops Arts & Crafts Club annual CHRISTMAS TEA &

ARTISAN SALE, Nov. 29, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Heritage House. Beau-

tiful, handmade and affordable pottery, paintings, sculptures & weav-

ing. Door prizes, tea & snacks for sale. Free admission.

• SK’ELEP SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE PAC CHRISTMAS

CRAFT FAIR & BAKE SALE Sat. Nov. 29, at Sk’elep School 365

Powwow Trail (off the Yellowhead Highway behind Tk’emlups Petro

Gas Station & Near the Kamloopa Powwow Arbour), 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Kids’ crafts area; concession; loonie auction; 50/50. Admission by do-

nation. To book a table, call Vanessa, 250-852-2362, email vedgar3@

hotmail.com, or Valerie, 250-372-9151.

• PACIFIC WAY HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR, Sat. Nov. 29, 12 – 4 p.m.

at Pacifi c Way Elementary School, 2330 Pacifi c Way. Homemade &

craft items, baked goods, home-based businesses, draws, concession.

• SPCA CRAFT FAIR, Sun. Nov. 30, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Coast

Kamloops Hotel & Conference Centre, 1250 Rodgers Way. More than

120 vendors; games & prizes! Proceeds support the animals at the

Kamloops shelter. Admission: $2. Call 250-376-7722.

• CHRISTMAS COOKIES IN A FEW CLICKS. Order Christmas

goodies from Kamloops United Church kamloopsunited,ca, or 250-

377-6887, ‘til Fri. Dec. 5. Pick up orders Fri. Dec. 12, 12 – 6 p.m. at

KUC, 421 St. Paul St.

• CHRISTMAS COOKIE WALK Dec. 6, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. at

Mount Paul United Church, 140 Laburnum St. Not just cookies, but

fudge, tarts & other goodies available.

• CSI Seniors Activity Centre second annual CRAFT & BAKE

SALE, Sat. Dec. 6, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Brock Activity Centre

(Brock Shopping Centre), 9A – 1800 Tranquille Rd. To book a table,

call 778-470-6000. Limited space available!

• RIDGEPOINT CHRISTMAS BAZAAR CRAFT SALE, Sat.

Dec. 6, 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. at Ridgepointe Retirement Residence, 1789

Primrose Court. Come get stockings to hang by the fi re!

• Kamloops Seniors Village CRAFT FAIR, Hugh Allen Dr. Dec. 6,

10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

• Celebrate everything Christmas at the HEFFLEY CREEK

CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR at the Heffl ey Creek Hall Sat. Dec. 6,

9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Concession. Admission by donation. Vendor tables

available. Call 250-578-7525.

• CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR Sat. Dec. 6, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Duf-

ferin Elementary. Vendor tables available.

• LAST CHANCE CHRISTMAS MARKET, crafts & home-based

business fair, Dec. 6, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Sahali Mall. Admission by

donation. Raffl es. Proceeds to the SPCA & other area animal rescue

organisations. To book a table, contact Suzan Jarisz, skjarz@gmail.

com, or 778-471-1957.

• COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS CRAFT & HOME-BASED

BUSINESS SALE, Sat. Dec. 13, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at St. Andrews on

the Square, 159 Seymour St. Great items for stocking stuffers – every

item will be $20 or less at this cash & carry event! Admission by dona-

tion to Kamloops Heritage Society. Call 250-377-4232.

CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIRS & BAKE SALES

LET THERE BE LIGHTS. Mayor Peter Milobar gets ready to fl ick

the switch to light the Christmas tree at Gaglardi Square during previ-

ous Lights in the Night celebrations. Judi Dupont photo

HoroscopesDecember 1 - December 7, 2014

Ideas can surface at a rapid pace, esp. if you’ve been contem-plating the best direction to head in where longer-term future is concerned. You should feel naturally optimistic. There’s likely to be more than one choice & this is where the diffi culty can lie because you’re more a single direction at a time type person.

Though others may be a mystery it seems you have little choice but to fi t in as best you can. Somehow this’ll work out to your benefi t, perhaps even making you realise there’s a lot more in the offering than you had initially presumed. Best you keep things you aren’t prepared to change, no matter what, to yourself.

Many things may be coming to a conclusion this week. Care-fully contemplate any circumstances where you feel a need to go along with others. Don’t lose sight of your own priorities & how you’ll fulfi l them because others are determined to focus on their needs.

There’s a lot developing behind the scenes, & through carefully analysing details you should be able to get some idea of possible outcomes. You may also need to consider whether this falls in line with your wishes for the future. Most important is the ability to maintain a sense of independence when it comes to commitments.

There’s much to enjoy as well as to be optimistic about. So much so, that it can cause distractions to routine matters that need at-tention on a daily basis. A situation involving a friend can reach its conclusion. It may not be what you expected & may change what was once presumed to be future directions.

You can accomplish a lot & this can result in strong feelings of satisfaction as well as quite enjoying the process. Any increase in obligations will also be easily managed – though you may look back & wonder how you did it. There may be someone who sows seeds of doubt but there’s little reason for you to be affected.

Anything that involves you with friends or a group of people will be enjoyable – there won’t be a shortage of ideas or conver-sation. Amongst this will be people out of the ordinary who can have the effect of encouraging you to think about things from a completely different perspective. This can be refreshing.

Be mentally disciplined. You have a natural capacity to keep yourself focussed, which is necessary for fi nishing something up or taking care of loose ends. Finances don’t need to be a worry but will nevertheless need some careful consideration. It may be time to take a more responsible approach to spending.

Expect a busy week that can also prove very rewarding on a per-sonal level. People will come your way, so this is the time to push for anything you want someone else to respond to. Much pleasure can be gained long term from anything you put into place. You may have some doubts but it’s important you don’t let this stop you.

While there have been new beginnings since late-Oct., you’ll fi nd yourself under pressure to let go in some way. It’s part of the process in leaving the past behind because of there being a new path to follow. This can put you under a lot of pressure on a daily basis. Be mindful of resting enough so you can keep managing.

Focus on your priorities. Interwoven in this is action you need to take to perhaps bring something to an end so as to prepare your-self for new beginnings. This may mean it’s time to consider you fi rst. By doing this you can then fi nd others will become more generous in their response to your needs.

Pressure can mount this week. Rather than allowing this to cause you anxiety, take a balanced approach to how much you’re try-ing to handle on a daily basis – it’s likely too much. Some sort of structure needs to be put in place that deals with situations that can distract you too easily from main matters of focus.

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• CIRQUE DU SOLEIL presents DRALION at ISC Dec. 24 – 28:

Dec. 24, 4 p.m.; Dec. 26, 4 & 7 p.m.; Dec. 27, 4 & 7:30 p.m.; Dec.

28, 1:30 & 5 p.m. Tickets at ISC Box Offi ce, 300 Lorne St., www.

cirquedusoleil.com/dralion, www.ticketmaster.ca or 1-855-985-5000.

• 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. Nov. 29: Magnetism Show. FUNDRAISING DINNER at

the Fox ‘n’ Hounds Pub, Sun. Dec. 7. Dinner includes a choice of two

meals. Bring your group & have a Christmas party. 50/50 draw. (Must

be 18 or older to participate.) Tickets: $15 at the BLSC offi ce or from

a BLSC director. Call 250-554-2572 or email susan@blscs.org.

• LAUGHING STOCK THEATRE SOCIETY: SNOW WHITE – THE PAN-

TO! Dec. 24 – 31, matinees & evening shows, at Sagebrush Theatre,

821 Munro St. Tickets at Kamloops Live Box Offi ce. Contact Vance

Schneider, 250-299-7325, vance@thelaughingstock.ca.

• THE SALVATION ARMY CHRISTMAS KETTLE CAM-

PAIGN is underway. To volunteer, call Audrey, 250 819-0017.

• TIPPIN’ POINT TOUR 2015: DALLAS SMITH with special guest,

CHARLIE WORSHAM, Tues. Feb. 10, at Sagebrush Theatre. Tickets: Kamloops

Live Box Offi ce, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483, www.kamloopslive.ca.

AROUND TOWN• POKOTILLO UKRAINIAN DANCERS PYROHY DINNER

FUNDRAISER, Fri. Nov. 28, 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. Tickets at 250-374-5734, hoyabyrd@gmail.com, or at

the door. Everyone is welcome!

• KAMLOOPS SYMPHONY: BARB’S USED BOOK & MUSIC SALE, last

weekend, Nov. 28 – 29, at Sahali Mall. JUST CRUISIN’ RAFFLE: Win a Hol-

land America cruise! Tickets at KSO performances, & #6 – 510 Lorne St.

• PERRY TUCKER & THE GOOD GRAVY BAND will perform

at Chances Barside Lounge Fri. Nov. 28, 7 – 10 p.m.

• Kamloops Players presents one of Noel Coward’s best known com-

edy/farces, BLITHE SPIRIT, at the Stage House, 422 Tranquille Rd.,

Dec. 5, 6, 11, 12 & 13. Showtime: is 7:30 p.m. with 1 p.m. matinees

Dec. 7 & 14. Tickets: $18/adults, $17/seniors & students; $10/matinees

from Kamloops Love! Box Offi ce, 250-374-5483, or kamloopslive.ca.

• TRU Actors Workshop Theatre presents, THE BEST OF EVERY-

THING, adapted from the novel by Rona Jaffe by Julie Kramer, Nov.

27 – 29, 7:30 p.m. Matinee, Fri. Nov. 28, 11:30 a.m. at TRU’s Blackbox

Theatre, Old Main, 900 McGill Rd. Tickets: $14 at Kamloops Live Box

Offi ce, 250-374-5483, or kamloopslive.ca. Call 250-377-6100.

• Western Canada Theatre presents the swashbuckling prequel to Pe-

ter Pan, PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, Nov. 27 – Dec. 6,

at Sagebrush Theatre, 1300 Ninth Ave. Tickets: Kamloops Live! Box

Offi ce, 250-374-5483, kamloopslive.ca.

• FUN LAUGHTER FRIENDS: Sat. Nov. 29: KAMLOOPS SANTA PA-

RADE/BONFIRE WIENER ROAST. Come to the marshalling area (Second &

St. Paul) at 10:15 a.m. to take notes/pictures to prepare for next year’s

fl oat, & stay to enjoy the parade. Then take in a bonfi re & wiener roast.

Bring a roasting stick; wieners/smokies; buns. S’mores fi xin’s, coffee,

tea & hot chocolate supplied. Bathroom available. RSVP by 10 a.m. Fri.

Nov. 28 for location. RSVP for locations to laugh2014@shaw.ca.

• LET’S DANCE, hosted by Thompson Valley Activity & Social Club

(TVASC), MEMBERS APPRECIATION/CHRISTMAS DINNER & DANCE, Dec.

13. Cocktails: 5:30; Dinner: 6:30; Dance: 8 p.m. – midnight (doors

for dance: 7:45), at Kamloops Curling Club, 700 Victoria St. Music

by DJ Alan Bruce. Tickets: $20/members, non-members/$30 (dinner

& dance); $10/dance only; reserve tickets by Dec. 8 from Zonia, 250-

372-0091, or Francoise, 250-372-3782.

• THE NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTRE, 730 Cottonwood

Ave. 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.

• NEW YEAR’S EVE BULLARAMA & NEW YEAR’S EVE DANCE, at

Barriere Fall Fair Grounds. Wed. Dec. 31. Concessions. Beer garden.

Tickets: $30/Bullarama only; $50/Bullarama & dance; $80/Bullarama,

dance & shuttle serviceto/from Kamloops, at the Horse Barn, Mount

Paul Way, the North Thompson Star Journal, www.farmkidsfund.ca.

Sat. Dec. 6, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.at CSI Seniors Activity Centre

9A - 1800 Tranquille Rd. (Brock Shopping Centre)

Centre for Seniors Information

2nd annual

Craft & Bake Sale

To book a table or donate baked goods/crafts,

Call Pat: 778-470-6000

email: pat@csikamloops.ca

In operation from

9 p.m. – 3 a.m.

Nov. 28, 29, Dec. 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20,

26, 27, & New Year’s Eve Dec. 31

Make this your last call before you hit the road:

250-372-5110Call from anywhere in the city of Kamloops and

we’ll drive you and your vehicle safely home.

• RINGING IN CHRISTMAS, with Bells of Note, Harmony in

Hand & Chimers, & special guests, SD#73 honour Children’s Choir,

& Desert Bells, Sat. Nov. 29, 2 p.m., at Kamloops United Church, 421

St. Paul St. Admission by donation.

• 17th annual CHORAL RHAPSODY OF CHRISTMAS at Sage-

brush Theatre, 821 Munro St., Dec 9, 7 – 9 p.m. Free community con-

cert featuring 9 local choirs singing Christmas carols with audience

sing-a-longs. Reserve your seat at Kamloops Box Offi ce Live, 1025

Lorne St., 250-374-5483, or www.kamloopslive.ca. Food & cash do-

nations for the Kamloops Food Bank gratefully accepted.

• BLUE CHRISTMAS SERVICE, Dec. 10, 7 – 8 p.m. at Kamloops

United Church, 421 St. Paul St. If the “wonder of the season” is over-

shadowed by feelings of grief, loneliness, depression, loss, come, fi nd

a light in the darkness in a non-traditional, non-demoninational ser-

vice of prayer and refl ection.

• CHRISTMAS COFFEE HOUSE, Dec. 13, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. at

Heffl ey Creek Hall, 6995 Old Highway 5. Come celebrate Christmas

at the Heffl ey Creek Christmas Coffee House with Wilf Bennett. He’s

bringing his acoustic guitar for your entertainment – coffee & pastries

& a good time by all!

• B3 KINGS annual CHRISTMAS CONCERT, Fri. Dec. 19, at St Andrews

on the Square, 159 Seymour St. Doors: 7 p.m. Show: 7:30 pm. Tickets

at Purchase your tickets at Kamloops Live Box Offi ce, 250-374-5483.

• AT THE BC WILDLIFE PARK: 17th annual WILDLIGHTS FES-

TIVAL, Dec. 12 – Jan. 4, 5 – 9 p.m. (except Christmas Day). More than

600,000 lights & 360 rope-light sculptures, Wildlife Express, animal

encounters, Uncle Chris the Clown, lazer light show, & more.

SEASONAL EVENTS

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Chance of

showers

6° | 4°

POP 30%

Thursday

November 27

Friday

November 28

Saturday

November 29

Sunday

November 30

Tuesday

December 2

Monday

December 1

Chance of

fl urries

-2° | -4°

POP 60%

Sunny

-10° | -12°

Sunny

-9° | -16°

A mix of

sun & cloud

-7° | -11°

A mix of

sun & cloud

-3° | -9°

• UNPLUGGED ACOUSTIC JAM SESSIONS, on the 1st & 3rd

Monday of the month (Dec. 1 & 15), 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.

• 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.

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

dens, 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.

• KAMLOOPS QUIT SMOKING support group meets every Thurs

at Kamloops United Church, 421 St. Paul St.

• 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.

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

the month (Dec. 4 & 18) at 6:30 p.m. at the Brock Centre for Seniors

Information, 9A – 1800 Tranquille Rd. New members always wel-

come. Call Victor, 250-554-8031.

• MOUNT PAUL UNITED CHURCH THRIFT SHOP, 140 Labur-

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

• KAMLOOPS FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY meets on the 4th

Thurs of each month (Nov. 27) (excluding Dec.), 7 – 9 p.m., at Heri-

tage House (Riverside Park). All welcome. Call 250-372-5679.

AROUND TOWN

The Kamloops Storm travelled

to Princeton Nov. 21 to face off

against the Posse. The Storm were

three games into a winning streak

and came to town with their divi-

sion leading 14-7-0-2 record with

30 points. On paper the Posse

looked pretty good in comparison

having a 12-7-2-2 28-point record

with a short one-game losing skid.

Kamloops scored fi rst 9:38 into

the opening frame when Marc

Dumont found the back of the net.

Brett Watkinson and Dexter Rob-

inson assisted in the play.

Princeton tied the game at 6:17 of

the second.

Ian Chrystal broke the tie with

a go-ahead goal 7:31 of the third

period with Watkinson getting an-

other assist.

Princeton pulled goalie Stephen

Heslop in the fi nal minute for the

extra attacker with the hopes of

forcing the game into overtime but

it didn’t happen as the Storm held

on for the 2-1 win. Kamloops out-

shot Princeton 22-18 on the game.

The Storm were at home Nov. 22

to host the Chase Heat and came

away 5-2 winners in the match.

Chrystal opened the scoring 4:49

into the game. Felix Larouche

made it 2-0 Storm with a power

play goal 4:15 later to give Kam-

loops the lead after 20.

The Heat got on the scoreboard

5:43 into the second to get to

within one of the Storm. Cameron

Trott put the Storm back ahead by

two less than two minutes later.

Chrystal scored his second goal on

the night on the power play with

3:18 left in the frame to make it

4-1 Storm after 40.

After what was going to be a

scoreless third period, the Heat

scored on the power play while

Larouche was in the sin bin.

Tempers began to boil over in

the fi nal minutes of the game, and

the game got rough enough for the

referee to blow the whistle and

send the perpetrators to the penal-

ty box. When the dust cleared, the

Storm’s Ryan Keis and Chase’s

Wesley Matsuda both received

two minutes for roughing after the

whistle while the Heat’s Logan

Mostat not only received a two

minute- minor for roughing after

the whistle, he received a 10 min-

ute major as well.

The Storm took advantage of

the power play as Alexander Bu-

chanan potted the extra man goal

with 1:35 left on the clock to give

Kamloops the 5-2 win.

Jason Sandhu stopped 18 of 20

shots he faced in the game in the

win. The Storm outshot the Heat

53-20.

The Storm and the Heat were at

it again Sun. Nov. 23, in an after-

noon matinee at Art Holding Me-

morial Arena for the second game

in their home-and-home series last

weekend.

Cameron Trott scored the only

goal in the fi rst period – on the

power play – halfway through the

opening frame to give Kamloops a

1-0 lead after 20.

Felix Larouche 5:11 into the mid-

dle period to make it 2-0 Storm

after 20.

Keaton Gordon made it 3-0 Storm

Storm blows through Interior

1:19 into the third period. Halfway

through the third, the Heat got on

the score board with a power play

goal then added another goal 2:13

later to give the Storm a 3-2 win.

The Storm and Heat were almost

even in shots with Kamloops bare-

ly outshooting Chase 29-27 on the

night. Bailey De Palma stopped 25

of 27 shots he faced in the win.

The Storm sit atop the Doug

Birks division in the Okanagan-

Shuswap conference, seven points

ahead of the Sicamous Eagle,

eight ahead of the Wranglers, 11 in

front of the Revelstoke Grizzlies,

and 15 ahead of the Chase Heat.

The Storm’s 36 points give them

a three-way tie for second spot in

the league, along with the Koote-

nay conference’s Fernie Ghostrid-

ers of the Eddie Mountain divi-

sion, and the Castlegar Rebels of

the Neil Murdoch division. Lead-

ing the league with 45 points are

the Okanagan-Shuswap confer-

ence’s Osoyoos Coyotes of the

Okanagan division.

The Storm host an out-of-town

home game Fri. Nov. 28, as they

travel to Williams Lake where

they will host the 100 Mile House

Wranglers at the Cariboo Memori-

al Recreation Complex. The puck

drops at 7 p.m.

Then on Sat. Nov. 29, the Storm

will be in 100 Mile House to play

the other half of the home-and-

home series against the Wranglers.

Game time is also 7 p.m.

The Kamloops Blazers scored

three times in the third period to

defeat the Prince George Cougars

5-2 on home ice last Friday night.

The Blazers opened the scor-

ing 1:33 into the fi rst period.

Matt Needham centred a pass to

Deven Sideroff who slid a puck

fi ve-hole past Ty Edmonds to

make it 1-0 Blazers.

The Cougars tied it up with

5:47 to go in the period. After a

scramble in the Blazers zone, a

shot went under Connor Ingram’s

blocker and past him to knot the

game up at 1-1 through one pe-

riod.

The Blazers were playing a

strong game and had a lot of of-

fensive zone time on the night.

Michael Fora scored a power

play goal late in the second pe-

riod. He blasted a shot from the

point through a screen to make it

2-1 Blazers.

A late penalty by the Blazers

gave the Cougars a power play

and they made it count. A great

feed at the side of the goal tied

the game up at 2-2 with 1:09 to

play in the second period.

The Blazers came out determined

in the third period and scored 27

seconds in as Logan McVeigh

tipped a shot from Josh Connolly

in to make it 3-2 Blazers.

From there, the Blazers had a

terrifi c period as they outshot

their opponents 14-6 in the third

period and added two more goals

to cruise to a 5-2 victory over the

Cougars.

Defenseman Josh Connolly had

a big night as he picked up four

assists. Collin Shirley picked up

a goal and an assist and Matt

Needham had a goal and two as-

sists in the win.

Ingram, who was starting his

third consecutive game, was

solid in goal with 23 saves for

the Blazers.

Both teams fi nished 1-for-4 on

the power play, and the Blazers

outshot the Cougars 35-25 on the

night.

The Blazers earned a point in a

2-1 overtime loss to the Chiefs in

Spokane last Sunday night.

The Blazers were behind the

eight-ball early as they were

tagged with four penalties in the

fi rst period.

The penalty kill was solid on the

night as the Blazers killed off all

four penalties in a scoreless fi rst

period.

Ingram, who had a big night

for the Blazers as he stopped 39

shots despite a 2-1 overtime loss,

was forced to stop 18 shots as the

Chiefs outshot the Blazers 18-5

in the fi rst period.

The Blazers seemed a step be-

hind most of the night in an av-

erage second period. The Chiefs

got on the scoreboard fi rst as

a quick shot went up and over

Ingram off a faceoff to give the

Chiefs a 1-0 lead.

Cole Ully replied for the Blaz-

ers with a goal late in the period.

He found his own rebound and

put a shot past goaltender Gar-

rett Hughson to make it a 1-1 tie

through two periods.

In the third period the Blazers

were better as shots were tied 9-9.

The Blazers again were forced to

kill off two penalties, including

one with 2:03 to go in the game to

send it to overtime.

But, 14 seconds into overtime

the Chiefs found a loose puck

in the slot and beat a sprawling

Ingram to give the Chiefs a 2-1

win.

The Blazers did not get a pow-

er play on the night, while the

Chiefs had six as they were 0-for-

6 on the power play.

Ingram made 39 saves in goal

for the Blazers, while Garrett

Hughson stopped 18 shots for the

Chiefs.

The Blazers were in Everett to

take on the Silvertips Wed. Nov.

26. Results were not available at

press time.

The Blazers now host a pair

of games this weekend. On Fri.

Nov. 28, the Regina Pats make

their lone appearance at the Inte-

rior Savings Centre. On Sat. Nov.

29, the division rival Victoria

Royals are back in town. Game

time is 7 p.m. each night.

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