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Skate Sistas aim to get more women into skateboarding There is something about the sound of skateboard wheels hitting and rolling along the pavement or ramp that is mesmerizing. The soothing melodic undertones mean different things to different people and the Kamloops Museum and Archives has put together a wonderful exhibit aptly named Ground Control, an exhibition exploring skateboard culture with a focus on Kamloops. Along with an array of historical skateboards, boards from pros that have emerged from Kamloops, skateboard films, photos and video footage of local skateboarders, this exhibition highlights some of the issues that shape this activity which, more often than not, is embraced as a lifestyle more than a hobby. “As they consider values and principles like authenticity, rebellion, safety, masculinity and creativity visitors will be able to get a sense from major players in the local scene how skateboarding has evolved in Kamloops, how Mac Island Park came to be and contribute suggestions for developing the Park further,” explains exhibit and museum curator Matt Macintosh. “The Kamloops Museum and Archives holds a mirror to Kamloops. Our holdings are the spark and the evidence of our shared history and fuels our vision of preserving the past to make sense of the present and move imaginatively into the future.
The Kamloops Museum’s exhibit Ground Control features a fully functional skateboard ramp.
women and skateboarding. Their tinues Matt. “It hasn’t been until ramp, which is available for use by fairly recently that there has the public Thursdays through Sat- been a bit of a resurgence with urdays from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm, women in skate culture.” was painted by downtown busiMatt and the museum have been ness owner Landon Muzio of 808 working with local skateboarder and Bench and is reserved special Lindsay Reid and her network of for the Skate Sistas every second skateboarders to help encourage Saturday from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. the movement. Every second Sat“Its been pretty egregious urday they provide a meeting place the absence of the absence of where the women can get together - continued on page 2 women in the skate scene,” con-
Ground Control represents a step toward connecting Kamloops youth to Kamloops culture. This interactive display, encouraging visitors submissions and participation is one step for us in making it clear that we’re all culture-makers, and culture matters here.” One of the most interesting pieces of the temporary exhibit is its fully functional skateboard ramp and the museums focus on
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February 22 to 25, 2018, the Tournament Capital will welcome over 2,000 athletes, coaches and officials from communities across BC as it hosts the 2018 BC Winter Games. Leading a volunteer Board of Directors as it prepares for the Games will be Kamloops local Niki Remesz, who has recently been appointed as president. Niki is a local business owner of Uniquely Inspired Marketing. She’s been involved with the 2013 BC Seniors Games, Kamloops Arts Commission, TRU Alumni and Friends Association, 2011 Western Canada Summer Games, 2006 BC Summer Games, the 1996 BC Games for People with Disabilities. She is also the recipient of a City of Kamloops Distinguished Service Award. Having moved to Kamloops in 1995, she enjoys Nordic and crossOn Wednesday, June 8, the Wild Salmon country skiing, running, curling, golfCaravan stopped in Kamloops at the beach in ing and hiking with her husband and Riverside Park as part of their tour spanning 13-year-old son. from Adams Lake to Vancouver. To celebrate “Kamloops hosted the first BC Winthe spirit of wild salmon, a parade began after ter Games in 1979. I look forward to the official welcoming, traditional drumming connecting with all Games Alumni and singing, and travelled up Victoria Street including athletes, volunteers, offiending at the T’Kemlups Pow Wow Arbour. cials, and coaches,” commented Ancient ceremonies and songs of Indigenous Niki. “I look forward to being a part peoples, as well as creative expressions of visual and performing arts, music, storytelling and guest speakers of celebrating the BC Games’ 40 will call the wild salmon home to the rivers and streams where they play out their lives in birth and death. years. We can all expect something The purpose of the Wild Salmon Caravan (WSC) is to celebrate the spirit of wild salmon through the arts and really special at the 2018 BC Winter culture in a way that will nurture the creative energy that wild salmon have inspired through the ages. Games.” Kamloops could expect an estimated $1.6 million economic impact Kamloops Pride and the Unitarian toward equality and inclusion...then there is much more to do to repair from hosting. This will be the third Universalist Fellowship of Kam- something happens and our con- it. Additionally, in the wake of some time that Kamloops has hosted the loops have announced they will co- fidence is suddenly shaken to the anti-Muslim sentiment arising, we BC Games, the first being the inauhost a vigil on Thursday, June 16 at core...as for Unitarians, we believe must unite and stand on the side gural BC Winter Games in 1979, as 7:00 pm to honour the lives lost in in the inherent worth and dignity of of love and hope, and encourage well as the 2006 BC Summer Games. Approximately 2,000 volunteers the recent mass shooting in Orlando. every person, so for my congrega- tolerance and acceptance between will be required to host the 2018 BC The event will take place in the tion, and really everyone who values all people, regardless of their faith, Winter Games. The next BC Sumsanctuary of the Kamloops United human life, the tragedy in Orlando worldview, political position, culturChurch, 421 St. Paul Street, and is a reminder of how fragile life is al background, or gender and sexual mer Games will be held July 21 to 24, 2016 in Abbotsford, BC. bring together representatives and how broken the world can be; identity.” of diverse faith groups and local churches, as well as LGBTQ+ and other community organizations. “We are all shaken and saddened. - continued from front The vigil will offer a space and time and encourage and mentor each other. Anyone is welcome and they have seen girls as young as two years old to honour the deaths, and to process and there is no limit on age for a love of skateboarding. our collective grief”, says spokesperThis exhibit is a great example of the work the Kamloops Museum and Archives is doing to bridge the gap son, Rev. Helen McFadyen. between the old and new. They have given an historical edge on a contemporary concept and it has worked. Rev. McFadyen is a Board mem- The traffic into the museum has been colourful and diverse, opening the world of history to the masses. Make ber of the local Pride group and sure to check out the Ground Control, which will be happening at the Kamloops Museum and Archives until also serves as minister to the local August 20th. The next meeting of the Skate Sistas is set for June 28 at 3:00 pm and then every second Saturday Fellowship. She explains the ratio- after that until the end of the exhibit. nale: “News of the mass shooting in The museums next exhibit is guaranteed to be as equally interesting, coming September 2016 is Morris Lum, a Orlando has touched people every- collection based artist project using Kamloops Museum and Archive materials to explore Kamloops’ Chinatown where, including Kamloops. For the and Canadian Chinatowns more broadly. Should be an interesting show! For more info about the Kamloops LGBTQ+ community it is especially Museum and Archives, visit them from Tuesdays through Saturdays 9:30 am to 4:30 pm. hard—seems we take a step forward Tanya Orozco, freelance
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Margo Fehr Kamloops Hospice was the recent benefactor of a $2000.00 cheque from the Mayfest committee, a group of local square dancers. The committee, some of whom have been active for as many as 23 years, has been responsible for putting on the “Mayfest Jamboree” an annual dance, which started back in 1980. Unfortunately this year was the final year for the Mayfest Jamboree due to fewer dancers to support it and the increased cost of putting on the event. It was the committee’s unanimous decision to donate the money to Hospice. (L-R) Pamela Young from Kamloops Hospice, Ross Kerr, Dennis and Pat Pinske, Marjorie Crossley, Bea Karpes, Leona Wilkinson, Lorraine Gabara and Chris Karpes.
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Dragon boating is a demanding, exhilarating and fun sport for participants of any age, athletic ability, or paddling experience. This year will be the 3rd Annual Dragon Boat Festival and 20 to 25 registrations are anticipated from various regions of the province. This year a community and corporate division for local businesses and organizations who will participate in their own races are being introduced. Dragon boating first emerged in modern times as an international sport in 1976 in Hong Kong. It was first introduced to Canada at Expo 86 in Vancouver. There are now over 50 million participants in 70 countries. Canada has won more medals at international competition than any other country. The festival takes place August 6 at Riverside Park in conjunction with Ribfest and Hot Night in the City. Volunteers are needed to help with a variety of jobs including loading of boats, registration, information table, timing and running results. To volunteer, call Dana at 250-377-5813 or email dvgibeault@gmail.com.
New Life Community in need of support The New Life Community (formerly New Life Mission) has already started to feel the impact of summer, both in terms of increased visitors to the outreach centre and a decrease in donations, which help propel the organization in services and programs offered. They are looking to the community for much needed help. “We’re hoping our community can help us more immediately this summer, but also beyond,” says Stan Dueck, executive director of New Life Community Kamloops. “We know that our community is busy, there are camping trips to enjoy, graduations to celebrate, life goes on. We see this dip in donations annually which is why we’ve pre-
pared our first ever Impact Report to share what we’re doing to have a positive impact on our community.” The 2016 Impact Report shares updates on some of the new programs and services the organization is offering, plus its vision for the future. What’s most telling is the Average Monthly Donations graph showing a substantial decrease in financial support primarily in June, July and August. The sharing of this information is something Stan hopes will help bolster ongoing support. “It’s been a real challenge for us in providing the services we do,” says Stan. “Ideally, we’ll be able to speak to people’s hearts through this Impact Report to help them understand how important their
support is, no matter what they give. Even if people can commit to a $10 donation each month, enough of this kind of incremental support helps us continue to serve over 40,000 meals annually, to provide healthcare and dental care services, to offer day shelter, and to make an impact in the lives of so many from our community.” Stan is welcoming organizations and individuals who are interested in seeing firsthand the work of New Life Community Kamloops to call him personally to book a tour at 250-372-9989. Those who are interested in donating or volunteering their time are invited to go online to www.newlifekamloops. ca for more information.
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Meditations for the easily annoyed The world is this big, noisy, messy, scary place and on a much smaller scale, it’s bursting with complete and utter annoyances. If I had a nickel for everything that annoyed me, I would have enough to pay off my student loan debt and still be able to fly first class to Rome. But things don’t work that way…which is also annoying. Little inconveniences, interruptions, typos and omissions. Preparing a mason jar of infused water, orange slices, strawberry and basil—and then leaving it on the counter—only realizing it once you arrive to your Barre class. All these elegant ladies in topknots, sipping their cool water, while I pant like a dog. The food you prepped and set aside in the fridge and quietly fantasized about all day—only to have discovered that it was eaten by your husband. The look of disappointment illuminated by the refrigerator light as you stare longingly into the chilled cavity. A sweet jam in the grocery store ceased by the sound of some lengthy announcement: “NOBODY CARES! BRING BACK HALL AND OATES!” It’s all very first world frustrations. I remind myself of that when I stew over something inconsequential.
One of my best friends is dealing roam to another section and find with cancer, and she has this won- a cluster of hip, fit and young conderful and non-judgmental way of certgoers, lined up willy-nilly in the acknowledging those row. They shuffle downlittle buzzing mosquiwards. My husband, at 6 toes in my ear, while she foot 9, does better at rows contends with big angry end anyway. The concert wasps swarming around. begins, these two lanky Be humble, be grateful, dudes roll up, unable to breathe, live and let live, identify their seats, and etc, etc, etc. dismissively plunk down Last week my husband in front of us. My perfect and I, along with my view of Dallas Green has PERFECTLY brother and his fiancé, now been replaced by the FABULOUS attended the City and Coback of this guy’s skull. Alicia Ashcroft lour concert in Kelowna. Isn’t that always the I love Dallas Green, I am such a huge way? It’s like showing up early to a fan. I also love concert/music festi- yoga class to get the perfect spot to val fashion. My look was Bohemian quietly center yourself in some perMolly Ringwald; burgundy tights, sonal space, only to have a flustered weathered brown cowboy boots, late-comer blow in and roll their mat a tan bomber jacket with a chic hat out all up in your chi-zone. with a darling little white dress. We This brusque security guard arrives find our seats; on my chair there is during the first song and insists that a take-away pop lid atop the seat, everyone sits in his or her assigned with a pool of dark brown cola float- seat. Mother. Of. Pearl. I explain that ing in the plastic ring. Not really a my husband would be much more white dress-friendly type situation. comfortable in the aisle seat and My darling sister-in-law offered her everyone else was happy to shuffle jean jacket for me to sit on, but re- down. Move. Down. Someone was alizes that we are in the wrong seats seated where they weren’t supposed following the opening act. Off we to be and refused to own up, caus-
ing this guard to disrupt the performance. Everyone up on their feet, clamouring over each other. I reach my third seat of the night, touching it before sitting and feeling more of that sweet, sticky moisture. I let out a little scream. I wear black all the time, and the one day I decide to rock a little white, it’s wet seats abound. I decide to stand, find a little spot at the back of the section. I can’t see a thing anyway and might as well dance. My concert crew joins me shortly after. Another gruff guard approaches, demands we go back to our assigned seats. “This is a fire hazard, now MOVE”. “Sir, my seat is wet, my husband doesn’t fit, we just want to stand”, I say through gritted teeth. He let us be. Still, I struggled to let go of the anxiety completely. I want to swat away all the buzzing in my ears. The encore begins. Dallas Green is alone on the stage and plays Bobcaygeon as a tribute to Gord Downie. I blubber like a baby, singing along with the crowd; meditating on what really stings, and how to find a way to live with the inconsequential buzzing of pesky annoyances and not let precious moments pass us by.
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Adult Summer Reading Club returns with more prizes It’s time again for the TNRD Library System’s Adult Summer Reading Club. This year, readers are invited to join in collecting achievement badges and the chance to win prizes. At the end of the summer, there will be one grand prizewinner who will receive a $100 Chapters gift card and five runners-up who will each take home a $50 gift card. This contest is open to adults 18 and over who are members of the TNRD Library System. Entries are limited to one per person. Anyone interested in participating in the Adult Summer Reading Club must sign up. This can be done by visiting the library website or at a local branch starting June 15. For full contest details, please visit http://www.tnrdlib.ca/adultsrc.
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Beefing up the cooling system A little not-for-profit organization technician. “However, our board is having problems with the air con- required us to get three quotes for ditioning in its small computer room, any expense close to that. So we reports a technician working there. brought in a competing vendor.” “It was routinely getting The second air-conditioning into the low 80’s,” he guy walks into the computer says. “We thought the room and looks around for air conditioning for the a minute. Then he picks room should be plenty up a spare cardboard box for the space, but we off the floor and tapes it had added a number of over the thermostat. “No additional systems.” charge,” he says. So the organization It turns out the air-condibrings in a vendor to tioning vent was blowing directly see what beefing up onto the thermostat. So as soon as it the cooling system will cost. The would turn on, the thermostat would quote is in the neighborhood of register the temperature change and $25,000, a way-too-pricey neigh- shut the air conditioner off. borhood for this outfit. The technician reported, “We “At non-profits, money is never did end up spending $100 or so in abundance and we knew we to replace the cardboard box with wouldn’t be able to scrape up any- something nicer and to buy dinner where close to $25,000,” says the for the second vendor.”
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Recently in traffic court, a man who received an expensive parking ticket testified that a uniformed policeman had given his ‘OK’ for the man to park there. The judge asked the man if he would recognize the officer if he ever saw him again and the man replied that he would. The judge then said, “Good. When you see the officer again, tell him he owes you 57 dollars.”
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After having dug to a depth of ten feet last year, British scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 200 years and came to the conclusion that their ancestors already had a telephone network more than 150 years ago. Not to be outdone by the Brit’s, in the weeks that followed, an American archaeologist dug to a depth of 20 feet and shortly after, a story published in the New York Times: “American archaeologists, finding traces of 250-year-old copper wire, have concluded that their ancestors already had an advanced high-tech communications network 50 years earlier than the British”. One week later, Canadian Deptartment of Mines and Resources in Northern Canada reported the following: “After digging as deep as 30 feet in Northern Canada in the Ontario region of Thunder Bay, Jack Lucknow, a self-taught archaeologist, reported that he found absolutely nothing. Jack has therefore concluded that 250 years ago, Canada had already gone wireless.” Just makes you bloody proud to be Canadian, doesn’t it?
Homesick snowbird I was in Mesa, Arizona last week and I spotted a bumper sticker on a parked car that read: I miss Surrey, B.C. So, I broke the guys’ window, stole his radio, shot out two of his tires and left a note that read, “I hope this helps! “
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Networking, lip syncing, antiquing and more… ■■ Teddy Bear Mother Goose Picnic on June 16 from 10am to 12:30pm in Riverside Park (east end). Accepting donations to the Kamloops Food Bank. Free family event. FMI call 250-5543134 ext. 333. ■■ Kamloops Women in Business on June 16 from 5 to 6:30pm at Nandi’s Flavours of India. Monthly meeting for women in business to network and hear from other members businesses. RSVP by 3pm on June 15 to kwibkamloops@ gmail.com or 250-299-7533. ■■ Lip Sync Battle on June 16 at 8pm at The Blue Grotto, 1-319 Victoria St. Ten acts battle it out for the win! 21+ event. ■■ Annual Strawberry Tea on June 17 from 1:30 to 3:30pm at St. Paul’s Cathedral, 360 Nicola St. Everyone welcome. Fee at the door. ■■ Spring Antique Appraisal and Sale on June 18 from 10am to 4pm at St. Andrews on the Square, 159 Seymour St. Three items per appointment from 10am to 2:30pm and drop-ins with one item from 2:30 to 4pm. Proceeds going to Kamloops Heritage Society for St. Andrews on the Square maintenance. FMI or appointments call 250-377-4232. ■■ Michael Coughlan on June 18 at 7pm at The Art We Are, 246 Victoria St. Admission at the door. ■■ TVASC “Let’s Dance” on June 18 from 8pm to 12am at Kamloops Curling Club, 700 Victoria St. Dance to the music of Home Brew. For tickets call Francoise at 778-220-8010, Zonia at 250-3720091 or Norma at 250-299-7221. FMI call 250-571-5111.
■■ 2nd Annual Phoenix Centre Fundraiser Dinner on June 19 at 5pm at the Country Garden Greenhouse, 4120 Hwy 97 South, Monte Lake. Music by Martin Kratky, cello and Sandra Wilmot, violin. Tickets available at The Smorgasbord and Movie Mart. ■■ 30 Days of Sunshine 2016 BC Book Tour on June 22 at 7pm at the Kamloops Library, 100-465 Victoria St. Join BC author Mark Cameron for a reading at the downtown library. ■■ Kamloops Garden Club monthly meeting on June 22 at 7pm at the Heritage House, 100 Lorne St. Informative quest speaker and time to talk gardening ideas with the group. New members are always welcome. ■■ Annual Hot Dog Sale on June 23 from 12 to 1:30pm at the Fulton and Company parking lot, 350 Lansdowne St. Enjoy a hot dog, drink and homemade dessert! Proceeds going to the Canadian Mental Health Ride Don’t Hide. ■■ Theatre Club on June 29, July 13, Aug 10 and 24 from 7 to 8:30pm at the Kamloops Library, 100-465 Victoria St. Come to this drop in program for adult and young adult theatre aficionados to hone your skills using scripts and drama games with feature appearances from local drama teachers and coaches. FMI call 250-3725145 or email question@tnrd.ca. ■■ Kamloops Food Bank Fundraiser every Saturday from 12 to 2pm at The Grind Coffeehouse, #100 125 4th Ave. Music by Will Lardie. Admission by donation. ■■ Drop In and Dance every Fri. (until June 30) at Dance Dis-
Horsing around - Chazou Gallery on Victoria Street has beautiful art outside and in. This impressive metal sculpture of a horse is located on the front lawn of the gallery for all to enjoy.
covery, 224 Victoria St. Dance New members welcome, coachlesson at 7:15pm and practice ing and support available. FMI your dancing at 8:15pm. FMI visit: www.spiritwarriors.ca. visit dancediscovery.ca. ■■ Society for Creative Anach■■ Spirit Warriors Dragon- ronism - Shire of Ramsgaard boat team meet every Tues. and weekly practice/gathering on Thurs. at 5:15pm at Pioneer Mondays at 7pm at Stage House Park. This is a team of post- Theatre, 422 Tranquille Rd. FMI breast cancer diagnosis women. call Raynagh at 250-376-6676.
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