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Kamloops speed skater qualifies for Olympics
Jessica Gregg, Valerie Maltais, Marie-eve Drolet and Marianne St.Gelais and Jessica Hewitt are the ladies who will be representing Canada in the speed skating short track at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
27 years-old Kamloops born speed skater, Jessica Hewitt is on her way to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, which are to take place February 17 to 23. There will be over 2,500 athletes participation representing approximately 82 nations. At a young age Jessica knew she wanted to make a career out of speed skating. At the age of ten she started training with the Kamloops Long Blades. “I was always in a lot of sports when I was younger, but I didn’t have anything to do in the winter. My dad found speed skating in a sports
and rec book and that was the beginning,” fondly says Jessica. In 2008 she made the Canadian national team. In February of this year she qualified to participate in the 2014 Sochi Olympics and will be representing Canada in the short track speed skating both in the 500 meters and on the relay team. She will be joined by Jessica Gregg (Edmonton Alberta), MarieEve Drolet (Chicoutimi, Quebec), Marianne St-Gelais (Roberval, Quebec) and Valerie Maltais (La Baie, Quebec). Jessica has this calmness about her, which is typical of a veteran
athlete, but she also has an electric sense of excitement with this being her first Olympics. She is excited to show off her skills on the ice. “I like the racing aspect. It is not always the strongest that win. You have to get yourself in the right positions at the right time. That way you can set yourself up to win. It is kind of like a game of chess,” intuitively adds Jessica. Even with all the excitement, Jessica will be sticking to her usual training schedule. “It is going to be the same as always. We train twice a day, six days a week. It is a lot of work, but I have a strong
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Kamloops RCMP is warning citizens to be wary of phone calls after two different seniors have been contacted on the morning of November 28 with the same scam. In both cases the caller claimed to be a grandchild who had been in a serious accident and were hospitalized in another province. The caller stated they needed money wired for medical bills. RCMP is urging the public to verify any phone calls they receive by calling the alleged organization or facility themselves, utilizing correct phone number listings. Fortunately both of these citizens did not provide money and called the police. Investigators are looking into the reports to determine if there is any avenue of follow up for the phone calls. December 6 is a National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. It was on this day in 1989, a man walked into the L’Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal and methodically killed 14 women simply because they were women. Since then, December 6th is the Canadian day of mourning for women who have been met with violent deaths. The Annual Shoe Memorial is on December 6 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at St. Andrews on the Square, located at 159 Seymour Street. Please show your support to stop violence against women.
Public input report released for Agriculture Area Plan The results of public engagement toward the development of an Agriculture Area Plan (AAP) have been compiled and published in a second public input report now available on the City’s website and in hard copy upon request. Public Input Report two contains all public input received throughout the AAP development process following the publishing of Public Input Report one in June of 2012. The intent of the report was to gain a better understanding of the issues and opportunities facing local agriculture from the community’s perspective and to provide the Agriculture Advisory Committee and staff with ideas that could be considered in the development of strategies and actions for the AAP. Some of the engagement opportunities covered in Public Input Report two include a farm tour, roadshow presentations, surveys and open houses. Overall, the AAP process sparked a great deal of enthusiasm from the community and public engagement opportunities were well attended. Feedback received from the various events/venues was constructive and geared toward building a stronger support
system for the local agriculture industry. Local producers played a substantial role in terms of providing meaningful input toward the AAP. “We have heard from the agriculture community that the draft Plan is a good first step in the right direction towards creating a stronger municipal support system for agriculture. Much of the public input received has been incorporated into action items in the Plan,” commented Maren Luciani, Project Planner for the AAP. The Agriculture Advisory Committee is now working with staff to consider all of the feedback received from the open houses and a Council Workshop, the final two
engagement opportunities in the planning process. “Some minor revisions will be made to the Plan based on feedback received. It is anticipated that the AAP will come before City Council for adoption in the coming months,” says Maren. Once adopted, implementation of the AAP, which will involve further development of each of the action items identified in the Plan, will begin. Both Public Input Reports as well as other background reports generated to support development of the AAP are available on the website at kamloops.ca/environment/land-aap-reports.shtml along with the draft AAP.
Keeping an eye on The Storm The Storm, who are currently on an eight game winning streak, have been having one of their best seasons yet! Week after week, they have been providing thrilling entertainment to fans at McArthur Island! Due to their high commitment of bringing you the best possible entertainment experience, they will be regularly inviting local musicians to play during intermissions at their home game. The first of these musicians is Benjamin Bermiller. Benjamin is a talented singer/songwriter whose playing will hold you captivated and entertain both you and your family. Get in on the game on Saturday December 7 at 7:00 pm at McArthur Island and check out the great live music and of course some awesome hockey.
River City athlete heading to Sochi - continued from front all had a couple tears. It was special moment. That was pretty nice,” states Jessica. As for skating again in Russia, Jessica looks forward to revisiting the arena. “I have been there a couple times, but the building was under construction. It is pretty cool as the venue is really close to all the other sports. Short track, hockey, curling are all in the same area,” says Jessica. “Hopefully we can cheer on other sports.” Goal orientated Jessica is determined to make it to a final in one of her events. “Our relay team is looking to win a medal which is definitely possible. We want the gold medal,” adds a smiling Jessica. “We have had unlucky things happen in the past; we don’t want that this time. We can definitely get a bronze medal at the least.” As for her individual event she has high hopes: “I hope that I will be able to bring a medal back and bring it to Kamloops and show it off.” When Jessica isn’t on the ice she loves music and attended concerts when she can. She also has a rabbit named Flicka who she gets to hangout with sometimes. Kamloops is proud of you Jessica and we look forward to watching you in Russia tearing up the ice! Ashley Demedeiros
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On Friday November 29, the Phoenix Centre celebrated 40 years of ‘serving your friends, your family, your neighbours.” The Centre offers addiction services specializing in helping people with alcohol and/or drug problems. Vicki Michaud and the Kamloops Aboriginal Friendship Centre Drummers started off the celebrating with a prayer and traditional music.
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Santa Shuffle race helps local families It is that time of year again to brave the chilly weather and support a good cause at the 3rd Annual 5km Santa Shuffle Fun Run and 1km Elf Walk. The Running Room and Salvation Army have paired up to host this merry event on December 7 at 10am starting a Riverside Park to help The Salvation Army assist families and individuals in need during the Christmas season and throughout the year. This annual event isn’t only a great way to bring families and friends together; it is a way to give back. Mary Doonan at The Salvation Army is a big supporter. “This race is to support the work that The Salvation Army does in Kamloops. It is a good, clean fun time for people to be out there,” says Mary. “The money stays locally to help those in need.” Santa will even be ditching his sleigh and reindeer and will be running this race on foot. Participants and volunteers will be dressed up in festive and fun clothing
to make this event a very merry one. The runners will start at the Parkside Lounge by the Interior Savings Centre with a group warm up to ensure everyone is nice and limber. The course will run along the Rivers Trail across the Overlander Bridge, turn around at the 2.5km marker and will go back to the park. “Racers will get to come back to treats and warm drinks and they will also be getting a participant’s You can medal,” addssupport Mary. a variety of of interest including If areas you don’t want to run, volunteering is a great way to still support the purpose of organizations and projects the Santa You can online that Shuffle. help youth andregister education. or in person at the Running Room or The Make a donation Salvation Army. It is $30 today! for individual, $85 families and $225 for corporate. Come on Kamloops, why not be active and support a good cause during the holiday season. “Compared to last year, registration is down,” sadly adds Mary who is still hopeful more people will brave the cold and register at santashuffle.ca.
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$41,000 was raised for the Thompson Nicola Cariboo United Way during the 12th annual Homes for the Holidays event. The Homes for the Holidays tour has become one of the city’s most popular house tours and is not only a valuable source for unique holiday decorating ideas, but it’s an important fundraiser for the United Way. The tour featured homes volunteered by local Kamloops residents and decorated by Kamloops’ signature designers. Designers work together with florists and retailers to inspire Christmas décor, contemporary flair and I-never-thought-of-that pieces. Volunteers Jim Armstrong and Eileen McBride sold tickets at a beautiful home in the Viseo neighbourhood at Sunrivers.
There are many organizations and events around the community, which are currently looking for volunteers. Take a look at the volunteerkamloops.org website and see how you can help out. This winter Operation Red Nose, Relay For Life, the Investors Group Walk for Memories, Immigration Services, Secwepemc Cultural Education Society - PAL Program, Boys and Girls Clubs of Kamloops, Literacy in Kamloops Volunteer Tutors, Kamloops Alzheimer Society of BC, Salvation Army Thrift Shop and the AIM Foundation are all looking for local support. The reward for volunteering your time is priceless. Take the opportunity to make a difference in our community. For these and many other volunteer opportunities please call 250-372-8313.
Kamloops businessman surprises the RIH Foundation The Royal Inland Hospital Foundation announces a generous donation by Mr. Ken Lepin, loyal donor and Kamloops businessman. On November 15, in the Laboratory at Royal Inland Hospital, the Foundation, laboratory staff and RIH administration were delighted to hear that Mr. Lepin donated $152,000 to purchase much needed laboratory equipment. A$110,000 Immunostainer, will be purchased. This is a complex procedure that is used to detect molecular abnormalities in tissues. Immunohistochemical (IHC) staining is used in the diagnosis of abnormal cells, such as those found in cancer and thus is an imperative part of determining
the appropriate steps in the treatment of a patient. In recent decades, immunohistochemistry has become increasingly important in diagnostic pathology and is now an essential daily tool for cancer diagnosis in hospital laboratories. A new IHC instrument will provide pathologists a quick and accurate means to recognize and classify tumor cells, which is imperative to enabling physicians to correctly detect, diagnose and direct cancer treatment. Secondly, $41,000 will purchase a molecular genetic testing instrument that can test for C. difficile as well as other infectious pathogens such
as influenza and tuberculosis. This critical piece of equipment has been on the Royal Inland Hospital’s wish list for some time now and the Foundation was hopeful that a donor would come forward. This machine will allow for more immediate access to test results for patients who may have C. difficile and eliminate the need for further or repeat testing. With this instrument, results will be obtained within 45 minutes and no longer require specimens to be transferred to Kelowna. Early identification is key to controlling the spread of any bacterium and by finding results rapidly, transmission of the bac-
terium is minimized. The ability to obtain results rapidly and accurately is also beneficial to patients who test negative for C. difficile freeing up isolation beds sooner and minimizing the use of unnecessary supplies, antibiotics, effectively increasing patient safety and clinicians can focus on what is truly ailing the patient. The Royal Inland Hospital Foundation Board and staff are delighted to thank Mr. Ken Lepin for his generosity today and over the past 25 years. With this gift, to date, Ken has given $453,820.00 to the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation.
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Barry Dewar, general manager of the Kamloops Storm, shaved his hair to support Storm player Stefan Wood as he tries to raise money at the Storm game for cancer research. The next home game is on Saturday, December 7 against Columbia Valley Rockies.
December at BIG Little Science Centre There are many December Saturday shows and activities for the family to enjoy at BIG Little Science Centre. The Exploration Room is open for your visiting pleasure Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00am to 4:00pm. Special shows and activities run every Saturday. On Saturday, December 7, microscopes and the microscopic world formal activity at 11:00am and again at 1:30pm, the microscopes will be out all day for people to view objects from BIG Little Science Centre, outside and from home. Saturday, December 14 Santa’s secrets will be a hit for sure. Explore possible scientific explanations of Santa’s Christmas magic with an interactive show at 11:00am and again at 1:30pm. Some of the BIG Little Science Centre’s favourite science demonstrations are used to provide possible explanations of how Santa does it! Static electricity is the hot topic
for Saturday, December 21. It is an interactive show at 11:00am and again at 1:30pm. Drop in for a BIG Little Science Centre hair do. See static electricity tricks that you can try at home, mini lightning bolts and much more. The Centre is closed on Sunday, December 22 to Wednesday, January 1 and will reopen Thursday, January 2 with special holiday activities Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The Parent-Child Mother Goose Group at BIG Little Science Centre happens January 13 to March 10, 2014. Contact Susan at susan@ blscs.org to register. Cuddle, connect, communicate and enjoy an hour of rhymes, songs and stories with your babies and young children.The BIG Little Science Centre is located at 655 Holt Street, Kamloops, check out their website for more up to date information on what activities your family can explore: blscs.org.
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Today’s World and the BiBle Major events of today; the European Union, constant unrest in the Middle East, Russia usually on the opposite side of US & British policies, Israel back in its original land, world economic woes… to name a few, have been outlined in different parts of Bible prophecy. These news items encourage faith! Join our series this fall as we spend several weeks looking at the bible prophecies of our time! Bring a friend and enjoy bible study, a friendly atmosphere and refreshments. ‘Come let us reason together’ as we consider today’s world and the Bible.
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Here is the adorable cause of a ringworm outbreak at the Kamloops SPCA. For the second time in the past 14 months the SPCA has been forced to close its doors due to an outbreak of ringworm. Ringworm can take several weeks to clear up and pets need to be tested twice and be in the clear before they are considered cured. There are more than 80 animals that need to be tested and possibly treated for ringworm, which is contagious and transmissible to humans. Until further notice, the shelter is closed to the public and cannot take in or adopt out any animals. They are in need of donations to help with the testing and possible treatment of the animals in their care, so if you can help with their increased medical costs at this time, please call the shelter at 250-376-7722.
Youth Soccer board members elected There will be three new faces on the board of directors of the Kamloops Youth Soccer Association following the election of officers that took place during the 2013 KYSA Annual General Meeting on the night of November 28. The newly elected directors are: Art McDonald, the Director of Facilities and Transportation for School District #73 and a Rep team coach in the KYSA who lives in Batchelor Heights; Chris Wilkinson, a financial reporting accountant with New Gold and the father of two mini-soccer aged players who lives in the Aberdeen area; and Ryan Susheski, who is a Farrier by trade and the father of two KYSA registered players who lives in Barnhartvale. Ryan is also a member of the Kamloops
Soccer Referees Association and an active referee in the Kamloops soccer community. Registration fees for the 2014 season are $575.00 for players selected for the Rep program, $195 per player for the Youth division (U11-U18) and $175 per person for players registering in the Mini-Soccer Division (U5 to U10). Discounts are granted for parents registering more than three children from the same family. Registration for the KYSA’s 2014 season is open. Parents can enroll their child(ren) online at ksya.net or through the KYSA office on McArthur Island. The office is open Tuesday through Friday from 9:00am to 4:00pm. Inquiries to kysa@telus.net or 250-376-2750.
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On November 25, the Kamloops Special Olympics Floor Hockey Team had a fun night playing against the Kamloops Blazers. Both teams played such a good game that they tied, scoring eight points each! Photo courtesy of Marilee Manning
Choral Rhapsody returns to Sagebrush The City of Kamloops would like to invite residents to attend the 16th Annual Choral Rhapsody of Christmas at the Sagebrush Theatre. This free community event takes place on Tuesday, December 17 at 7:00 pm. The concert is sponsored by the City of Kamloops, Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services and although the event is free of charge, food and cash donations for the Kamloops Food Bank will be gratefully accepted. New this year, seating is reserved and it is recommend booking tickets in advance, through Kamloops Box Office
Live by phone at 250-374-5483, in-person at 1025 Lorne Street or online kamloopslive.ca (Access code: Christmas). Six local choirs will be presenting a delightful selection of Christmas carols with sing-alongs in between sets for audience participation. The choirs in attendance will be: Desert Sounds Harmony, German Liederkreis Choir, Hub City Singers, OLPH Raising Star, Silver Bell Singers and The Happy Choristers. For more information about the event, please call 250-828-3611. For advance tickets call 250-3745483.
2014 Mayor’s Gala date announced Mayor Peter Milobar announced that the Seventh Annual Mayor’s Gala for the Arts, Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops Symphony and Western Canada Theatre’s signature fundraising event, will take place on Saturday, January 18, 2014 at the Coast Kamloops Hotel and Conference Centre. Last year’s event was a great hit and it also raised over $26,000 for the three major arts in Kamloops. The theme for 2014 is The Winter Sparkle and will be like walking into a world of winter sparkle, filled with dazzling sights and delicious delights. Tickets are $125 and come with a tax-deductible receipt ad can be ordered now until January 10 from Kamloops Live! Box office. New for 2014 is an additional category, Film and New Media
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Happy Holidays! I hope this year has been happy & healthy for you and your loved ones. 2013 was a busy, busy time for all of us at Kamloops Hearing Aid Centre! The New Year started out with a bang – Blaine and I went on a tropical adventure with my parents. The four of us travelled to Curacao, an island near Venezuela, where we were able to check a number of things off of our bucket list. We swam with the dolphins, went deep sea fishing and ate several meals of Caribbean lobster. It was fabulous. We came back to Kamloops rested, revitalized and ready to go to work just in time for Anna to head over to New Zealand for the month of February. I’m sure you all know who Lynda is, but I’m guessing that not everyone knows that she wears hearing aids. She's worn them since her mid-forties and we often use her as a Guinea Pig (for lack of a better word). It’s important for us to definitively let our customers know about new technology available and so we fitted Lynda with a pair of Starkey Wi Series hearing aids last February, enabling us to know what works and what doesn’t work. You may notice when you come in to our office that if Lynda is on the phone she may not hear you. That is because her new hearing aids automatically turn off the ear that is not being used to listen while on the phone. When you are in a room full of people, it can be difficult to understand the person who is talking to you on the phone. This new feature helps her to focus on the phone conversation no matter what is going on around her! March was all about family for almost everyone at our office. Blaine and I celebrated the 50th Anniversary of close family friends, Lynda and her family celebrated her only granddaughter’s first birthday where they officially announced the upcoming arrival of her baby brother (grandchild number four) while Joanne took a whirlwind weekend trip to Slave Lake, Alberta to visit her sister-in-law. Spring’s head was barely peaking around the corner when we decided to purchase a truck and trailer and go camping. Our first camping trip was to Edith Lake where there was still snow on the ground. (We did find out that the furnace works great, though!) This unit has been a godsend for us – it’s so nice to be able to stay local yet get away for the weekend. Continuing education is vital in our industry. Technology changes so rapidly so it’s important to keep up to date as well as reviewing health related hearing issues on a continuous basis. I feel so strongly about this that I have volunteered as a board member on the Hearing Instrument Practitioner Society of BC (HIPS BC) for the past ten years. HIPS BC has a mandate to empower the individual hearing instrument practitioner to achieve and maintain excellence in hearing care. One of the ways they achieve this is through an annual symposium. Twice now, I have been the chair of the organizing committee for this event. This was one of those years. While I slaved away at the drudgery that is committee work Blaine was out playing in the garage -
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in a garage band that is. He and a group of musicians from Vancouver get together a few times a year and jam. If you’ve never heard Blaine sing you don’t know what you’re missing. It truly is something to see and even after fourteen years together when I watch him perform it still makes me swoon just a little. You may be thinking that our year was busy enough, but it was just the tip of the iceberg. We travelled to Minneapolis in March for an introduction to Audibel, in May we drove to Edmonton for Blaine’s daughter’s high school graduation followed by a trip to Honduras for our first Starkey Foundation ‘So the World May Hear’ mission. June found us in Miami for a conference, in July we attended a marketing meeting in Toronto and in September we spent some time in Alberta. Phew! We were invited to the Audibel headquarters in March to join the Audibel network of hearing instrument providers. A twist on how things are usually done, we had to sign a Client Commitment Agreement and were told about the Platinum Promise. We were on board one hundred percent. You may have seen this promise in our advertising but if you haven’t just go to our website at www.kamloopshearingaidcentre.ca to read it. I’m sure you will see that this is exactly how we have always run our business and it’s nice to be associated in a network of like-minded people. There’s not enough room to tell you about our amazing and humbling experiences in Honduras. For the last 20 years Bill Austin and the Starkey Foundation have travelled all over the world fitting hearing aids for people who otherwise would never have the chance to hear. This was a trip we’ve always wanted to take and we are so fortunate that we were able to make it happen in 2013. It’s difficult for both myself and Blaine to be away from the office at the same time. As this was a shorter trip, we were able to make it happen. We travelled to three different cities and our team of 19 people fit over 5,000 hearing aids in six days. On our one “day off” we visited two orphanages, one for abandoned children and one for children who had contracted H.I.V. It was a milestone birthday for Anna (we’ll let her tell you which one) in July and she celebrated like the Polish Princess that we have dubbed her. She and her hubby hosted a big birthday party at their home and we all learned how to play Holy which is also known as the Washer Game. Lynda is the office Holy champion and can throw a washer like nobody’s business. This year we sponsored a hole at Kamloops Golf and Country and I decided that it was about time to get serious and take some golf lessons. The lessons have helped a lot but when I announced to my father-in-law that I shot a 73 he was most impressed until he found out that was my score for just nine holes. He laughed uncontrollably. I guess more practice is needed. Joanne was able to enjoy some R&R during the summer as well. She packed up her pottery wheel and took it to their cabin on Griffin Lake. I think we now have a full kiln load of pots that should be fired and ready for our Christmas gift giving. Lynda’s oldest daughter was married in June and was the picture perfect bride! While Lynda’s youngest daughter didn’t do anything quite so dramatic as having babies or getting married, she did enlarge the family by adding a new pet. She adopted Smaug (the bearded dragon) from her new job at Petland. Every year a group of us attend the drag races in Ashcroft to watch Lynda’s husband race his snowmobile on pavement.
If you have ever been, you will know how extraordinarily loud this sport is. We were able to test out one of the accessories that came with Lynda’s new hearing aids. Surf Link Mobile has been an under-used product as most people only utilize the remote control portion. We thought we would put it through its paces at the track and boy, did we ever! We turned on the remote microphone feature as Lynda and I watched Dick race. I had the remote microphone close to me and Lynda was able to hear nearly everything I said, even though it was incredibly loud and she was 15 feet away from me! When using the remote microphone, the hearing aid microphones are muted and you hear what the remote transmits. This feature works fabulously in the car where Lynda’s husband wears or holds the Surflink Mobile remote and, although he is faced away from her, she can hear him perfectly. Joanne’s husband Alan also celebrated a milestone birthday this year. The couple celebrated with their family and friends at the Roots and Blues Festival in Salmon Arm. It was an appropriate venue for this event with one of the bands announcing that, “Age is just a number and we don’t know how to count.” This, of course, was offset by the young fellow who came up to Alan and said, “I really like your beard. How did you get it so white?” My brother came to visit and his youngest daughter Erin shared photos from her amazing experience with “Me to We” in Kenya where she spent a few weeks building the foundation for a library. She is quite the inspired go-getter. She has been recognized for her volunteer work and was asked to speak to 16,000 junior and senior high school children at a conference at the Saddle Dome in Calgary. You could hear the pride in my brother’s voice as he told us how great her presentation was in front of so many people. When it was time to head back to school, Joanne’s daughter Alicia headed to P.E.I. for her second year of Culinary School and her son Thomas started the Engineer Transfer program at TRU. Erika, Alex and Mandy are all at TRU as well. Erika continued to work on her B.A., with her eyes set on Occupational Therapy while Alex is doing some upgrading and Mandy's is loving the Nursing program. A weekend road trip to Lethbridge in September was a lot of fun (and driving). We left Thursday after work and stayed in at Canyon Hot Springs for the evening and then spent the next day at Radium Resort where we golfed a round and had a nice, relaxing dinner. We continued on to the Kootenays, a place I’ve never been before, and over to Lethbridge to see my friends and their new baby Corbin. We took a different route home, looping around and travelling through Vulcan, Alberta where we had our photo taken beside the Starship Enterprise. Blaine and I are both Trekkies so this was another thing that we could check off of our bucket list. Speaking of bucket lists, Anna checked an item off of her list when she visited the Grand Canyon while on a quick vacation to Las Vegas with her sister in law. Unfortunately, she broke her glasses the first night she was there and in doing so gave a new meaning to the term One Armed Bandit! In November we announced that we were collecting old used hearing aids to donate to the Starkey Hearing Foundation and it was met with an overwhelming response! People have been dropping off old hearing aids at our office and we have a nice collection (working and non working) to revamp for third world countries. We'll continue to collect aids for donation as long as people want to bring them in. Joanne has adopted a Labradoodle dog and if you stop in she will be glad to show you pictures of her! Speaking of pictures, we have added a bunch of photos to our Facebook page, capturing most of the things talked about in this letter so be sure to go online and check them out. So now we’ve come full circle and are heading into another Christmas season. Don’t hesitate to stop by to have your hearing aids cleaned and get your holiday supply of batteries.
Once again, I have to thank you for your friendships and in the spirit of the holidays, wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
– Jan Alexandré
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