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Mamma Mia!! ABBA-inspired affair supports the SPCA Judy Basso has been an event planner for 28 years and the upcoming Mamma Mia Party is already a highlight of her career. “I saw the play in Las Vegas, and then I caught the movie, and afterwards I thought—I just have to do a ‘Mamma Mia’ themed party.” When Judy learned that Western Canada Theatre’s was doing their own production last winter, the party plan returned to the forefront of her mind. In fact, Judy included a questionnaire in the WCT programs to gauge interest from audience members. “The response was really positive, people were really excited”. And so—the Mamma Mia Party was born—or “Björn”, if you can appreciate a solid ABBA related pun. “Mamma Mia” is about Sophie, a young woman on the eve of her wedding who recently discovers her mother’s twenty-year-old journal detailing three separate romantic entanglements. When the young bride realizes that one of three former flames could be her father, she invites all them to the wedding without telling her mother, Donna. All three men show up and that’s where the fun really begins. The story unfolds on a pristine Greek island, told through the musical magic of the ABBA songbook. One of the most commercially successful acts in music history,
ABBA was internationally revered from the mid 70’s to the early 80’s. The Swedish pop group, a foursome made up of two couples, Agnetha Fältskog, and Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, have enjoyed longstanding success with resurgences in popularity, especially with “Mamma Mia’s” own international success. As for the event, guests can expect a Grecian ambiance and a gorgeous Greek feast courtesy of Romeo’s Uptown Chef’s catering. During the film screening, guests are encouraged to sing, dance, drink, and feast. Once the credits roll, there will be a DJ and Karaoke for those thirsting to belt out more ABBA classics. Dirty Laundry Winery will be a sponsor of the evening: “How appropriate,” Judy laughs, “this film is all about the ‘dirty laundry’” This event is in support of the SPCA. The organization is currently building a new and improved BC SPCA Kamloops & District Community Animal Centre. The new facility will also include an in-house Spay/Neuter Clinic. The SPCA has currently secured more than $3.55 million, but there is still work to be done to reach their goal of $4.8 million. Help the SPCA help domestic, farm and wild animals, and have a marvellous time doing it. The SPCA will be on hand
Judy Basso and Mina, a SPCA alumni busy preparing for the Mamma Mia event
selling 50/50 tickets and guests are welcome to make additional donations. Get a group of friends together, whip up some ABBA-inspired costumes and join in on the fun. “Don’t miss out on this once in a lifetime event,” Judy says. The Mamma Mia Party takes place at the Coast Kamloops
Hotel & Conference Centre on Friday, February 24 from 6:30 PM to 11:30 PM Tickets are $85.00 per person and can be purchased through the Kamloops Live! Box Office at 1025 Lorne Street, by calling 250-374-LIVE (5483), or online at www.kamloopslive.ca. Alicia Ashcroft, freelance
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Wetlands project on Hillside Drive will expand stormwater basin and restore wetlands In conjunction with grants from the National Wetlands Conservation Fund, the City of Kamloops has initiated work on a
wetlands project on Hillside Drive, in the Dufferin basin stormwater detention area. The work began this week and will run until the
end of February. The project will involve restoring wetlands in the area and expanding a stormwater basin.
MARCHING IN SOLIDARITY
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Over 200 people attended the Solidarity March and Rally for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples on February 14. Participants gathered at Spirit Square to march, drum, sing in support of equity and justice for family members, friends, and communities disproportionately affected by systemic violence.
Once restored, the wetlands will improve habitat for flora and fauna, including waterfowl, amphibians, raptors, pollinators, insects, birds, and animals. The wetlands will also help replenish groundwater, clean runoff from urban areas, and reduce flooding during large storm events. The project will begin with removing man-made structures and excavating four basins. Site preparation will include grading, swales, and berms and the placement of snags and coarse woody debris. Later in the spring, crews will work to revegetate the area by planting native vegetation, trees, and shrubs and seeding disturbed areas. Once the project is complete, interpretive signage will be developed to increase understanding and appreciation of the wetlands. If residents or visitors to the area have questions about the project, they can contact Kirsten Wourms, Crew Leader - Natural Resources, at kwourms@kamloops.ca
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Kamloops celebrates its 10th annual World Kidney Day Thursday, March 9. This international event is hosted by more than 150 countries worldwide and promotes awareness about kidney health and how to prevent kidney disease, with a special focus on obesity this year. In honour of World Kidney Day, a free health fair will take place on March 9 at Northills Centre on the Kamloops North Shore, from 9:30 am to 3 pm. Several health vendors will be in attendance to offer information and there will be a chance to win free door prizes. Free blood pressure, blood glucose and cholesterol checks will also be offered in an effort to identify risk factors that may lead to kidney disease. Those who struggle with hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol are at an increased risk for developing kidney disease. Across Canada, kidney disease is currently one of the top ten leading causes of death. This event is a joint initiative between Thompson Rivers University’s School of Nursing and the Kamloops Chapter of the Kidney Foundation of Canada, BC and Yukon Branch. Join the cause to keep kidneys healthy in Kamloops!
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Over $555,000 invested in Community Infrastructure Two projects in Western Canada will receive a combined investment of over $555,000 through the Government of Canada’s Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program. John Aldag, Member of Parliament for Cloverdale – Langley City, on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Minister responsible for Western Economic Diversification Canada, made the announcement recently during a visit to the Tournament Capital Centre. The first project will provide $500,000 to the City of Kamloops to replace the indoor track at the Tournament Capital
Centre. Funding will assist with the removal of the old track material, as well as the installation of a new track, lines, bleachers, lockers, and storage containers. “The track replacement will be a legacy project that will reach beyond the community. This project will help to ensure the Tournament Capital Centre remains the venue of choice for regional, provincial, national and international events,” says City of Kamloops Mayor Peter Milobar. The second project will be delivered by the Skeetchestn Indian Band, who will receive funding of over $55,000 to add a playground to their multipurpose community park.
This playground will allow children in the community to have access to a common area outside of their school, where they can enjoy the benefits of recreation and exercise. “The addition of a playground at Skeetchestn Benchlands Multi-purpose Community Park will provide long-term benefits to the children, parents and grand-parents of our community and neighboring communities joining us during sporting and gathering events,” says Skeetchestn Indian Band Chief Dr. Ron Ignace. “The 2300 sq. ft. playground will allow for a safe, secure and accessible space for children to enjoy. It also makes everyone proud when our infra-
structure is improved. We are grateful for Canada’s financial contribution and everyone who supported this initiative.” The Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program is part of Canada 150 Celebrates, the Government of Canada’s celebration of our country’s 150th anniversary of Confederation. Budget 2016 provided an additional $150 million over two years to Canada’s Regional Development Agencies to deliver further community funding across the country, starting in 2016-17, with Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) being responsible for administering the program in Western Canada.
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ing than Bacon and away without looking at me once. ger at the Vancouver Theron combined. I airport. You could tell It’s a great anecdote, sure, but it she was a “somebody” HAD to meet her. One stuck in my brain when I thought from a mile away: afternoon at the Block- of saying anything to Zellweger. buster, I spotted Love As for Tom Green, he called blonde hair, giant sunglasses, high heels, lingering in the foreign from LAX, before boarding a He was smart, skinny jeans and a film section. Be still my flight to BC. Louis Vuitton wheelie heart. I strolled over to funny, and articulate. His combag. (Who else but her general region and edy style has evolved from conPERFECTLY a famous woman ever so casually, select- troversial to a thought provoking FABULOUS dresses like that for a ed a random DVD case, assessment of corporate culture, Alicia Ashcroft flight?) The Paparazzi glimpsed at it noncha- surveillance society, social media, were in tow, (hence lantly before “sudden- government and technology. the necessity for fabulous fash- ly” noticing that I’m within arm’s When it comes to interviewion), and shouting her name. As length of Kurt Cobain’s widow. ing or approaching a famous or I followed her through the gate, “Hey, wow, Courtney Love. I’m infamous person, you have conI saw travelers approach her and a big fan…hope you don’t mind troversial questions or ridiculous airport staff gush over her. While if I say hello.” remarks in mind. You quickly I wanted to partake in the fanfare, She did mind. Courtney Love decide against it when you hear and list all the movies I had seen was every bit the rude and snarly their voice or see their face and enjoyed “Bridget Jones! grunge queen; she could not have and acknowledge their humanChicago! Empire Records!” I been more unimpressed with my ity. While I wanted to ask about could not bring myself to utter very existence. Pressing onward, I what Drew Barrymore was really a single word. As if Renee Zell- asked for an autograph— “Yeah— like—I did not. Success is all weger needed breathless remind- when I’m done”, she sneered. about picking your battles, biting ers about her filmography from I lurked outside the video store, your tongue and getting the story another sweaty stranger. pacing with a borrowed Block- that really matters. About a decade earlier, I lived buster pen. She came out, she For ticket info about Tom’s on Vancouver Island, in a town scribbled her name hastily on a show, refer to the website. https:// all a-buzz with an upcoming film crumpled receipt, mumbling a www.sunpeaksresort.com/tomshoot— “Trapped” with Kevin vague pleasantry, and walked green Bacon, Charlize Theron, and Courtney Love. The newspaper was churning out the inconsequential details on the daily. The 2017 Kamloops Blazers Hockey School will run from August 14 Kevin Bacon bought a dozen to 18 at the Sandman Centre. The school is open to boys and girls in four apple fritters at Tim Hortons! groups including Initiation (born 2011-2012), Novice (born 2009-2010), Charlize Theron spotted selecting Atom (born 2007-2008) and Pee Wee (born (2005-2006). yarn at the local craft shop! As for The camp includes two separate ice-times daily including power skating/ Courtney Love—rumor was that skills training, classroom session, off-ice activities and lunch program. she was quite the movie lover. All on-ice sessions will be run by current Kamloops Blazers coaches She rented a ton of independent Don Hay, Mike Needham, Terry Bangen, Chris Murray and Dan De and international films from Palma. The power-skating sessions will be run by Power Skating instrucBlockbuster Video but returned tor Nina Hrycewich. them scandalously late—the little Each group will be led by a current Kamloops Blazers player, with a Dickens. minimum of two group leaders per group. I must admit, I was such a teenIt’s recommended to register early as spots are limited and fill up quickly. aged fan of Hole and their album Children or parents with season tickets can take advantage of special rates. “Live Through This.” News of To register or find out more information on the Kamloops Blazers Hockey Love in town was more excit- School, visit blazerhockey.com.
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My favorite part about writing is the sweet satisfaction of emailing the completed product and getting on with my life until the next assignment comes along five minutes later. Other than that, I absolutely relish the interview process. Perhaps a little pencil-pushing minion would be helpful. I could go full-Oprah on my subject; crack into the infinite pool of emotion and wisdom of my interviewee, while someone else fetches coffee and records every word. “Write that down kid; I’m making history here.” I recently had the opportunity to interview comedian Tom Green about his Snow Jam Comedy and Hip Hop Tour happening in Sun Peaks on February 24. I’ve mentioned this to a few folks in their twenties, and they just stare at me blankly. “He was married to Drew Barrymore?” generally garnered an “ah hah” moment of recognition. “That guy.” Uncertain that an interview would really happen, I did my due diligence in the way of research, and prepared an article in advance. Green is actually quite a prolific performer; he has come a long way from “The Tom Green Show”, which originated on public access programming in the mid 90’s. Much of his career is grounded in television, film, internet, radio and stand up…oh, also hip hop. Who can forget? The morning of the phone call, I was feeling like a teenaged girl waiting for a boy to call. There is something about a celebrity, whether A or D list, that makes you want to be cucumber cool. I once spotted Renee Zellwe-
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PUBLIC BUDGET MEETING 2017 Council wants your input! Have your say on the supplemental projects being considered as part of the 2017-2021 five year financial plan.
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Round Table Meeting Tuesday, February 28, 2017 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Valley First Lounge at Sandman Centre
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Nearby residents were surprised to find a lake and river on the edge of the soccer field at Singh Bowl while out taking a walk during the beautiful weather last week. Photo submitted by reader Derek Johnson.
40th annual fundraiser is seeking participation Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kamloops and Region is delighted to announce that registration is now open for the fortieth annual Bowl For Kids Sake campaign. Events will be taking place at Bowlertime on the North Shore and Falcon Lanes in Valleyview from March 2 to March 6. This five-day fundraising campaign supports many mentorship programs and matches in Kamloops and surrounding areas. Bowl For Kids Sake offers an excellent line up of events to choose from, at a minimum pledge amount of $50 per bowler. There will also be exciting prizes and draws at each event. It is a great opportunity to get together with friends, family or co-workers. Bowlers are encouraged to dress for the themed events including Canadian-themed Thirsty Thursday, 80’s/90’s night, Western night and more! Ways to get involved with Bowl For Kids Sake 2017 include participating, sponsoring or donating. Get a team together and enjoy some fun on the lanes while helping the kids in our region. For a
complete schedule of events and available time slots visit eventbrite. ca. Pledge forms are available for pick-up at the BBBS office. You can also fundraise online at https://www.canadahelps.org/ en/charities/big-brothers-bigsisters-ofkamloops/ bowlforkidssake2017. Exciting sponsorship opportunities are available to help your organization reach its marketing objectives. Contact BBBS for a copy of their 2017 Sponsorship Package. Please consider a contribution in the form of an in-kind prize donation for the event, or a monetary donation towards the event campaign. “This fundraiser is a vital source of income for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kamloops and Region,” says Katie Kershaw, Bowl For Kids Sake Coordinator. “We are requesting the support of the community to help us reach our fundraising goal of $80,000.” All interested participants can register through eventbrite.ca or by contacting Katie at 250-820-9959 or bfkskamloops@bigbrothersbigsisters.ca. For more information visit www.bbbskamloops.ca.
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WARNING! This publication is not suitable, and not intended, for children and those with a weak sense of humour. If you meet these requirements, stop reading immediately and secure your parents permission. In fact stop and call your parents anyway. Thank them for bringing you into the world. Thank them for raising you. How long has it been since you told Mom you loved her? Too long, I bet. Go ahead, call her now.
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Q: What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it? A: Short Q: What’s the longest word in the dictionary? A: Rubber-band - because it stretches. Q: When does a dialect become a language? A: When its speakers get an army and a navy. Q: How do you get ten English teachers to agree on the best teaching method? A: Shoot nine of them. Q: What’s a teacher’s favorite nation? A: Expla-nation. Q: Is there a word in the English language that uses all the vowels including “y”? A: Unquestionably! Q: What is the longest word in the English language? A: Smiles. (There is a mile between the first letter and the last letter.)
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Just before the funeral services, the undertaker came up to the very elderly widow and asked, “How old was your husband?” “98,” she replied. “Two years older than me.” “So you’re 96,” the undertaker commented. She responded, “Hardly worth going home is it?”
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Just doing their job
The police were just doing their job. When someone called 911, then hung up, the police went to that location to see if there was a problem. It turns out that it was a motel where two drug dealers were staying in different rooms. One tried to call the other one in room 119, but dialed 911 by mistake.
Grocery Store Test: Borrow one or two small animals (goats are best) and take them with you as you shop at the grocery store. Always keep them in sight and pay for anything they eat or damage. Dressing Test: Obtain one large, unhappy, live octopus. Stuff into a small net bag making sure that all arms stay inside. Feeding Test: Obtain a large plastic milk jug. Fill halfway with water. Suspend from the ceiling with a stout cord. Start the jug swinging. Try to insert spoonfuls of soggy cereal (such as Fruit Loops or Cheerios) into the mouth of the jug, while pretending to be an airplane. Now dump the contents of the jug on the floor. Night Test: Prepare by obtaining a small cloth bag and fill it with eight to 12 pounds of sand. Soak it thoroughly in water. At 8pm begin to waltz and hum with the bag until 9pm. Lay down your bag and set your alarm for 10pm. Get up, pick up your bag, and sing every song you have ever heard. Make up about a dozen
more and sing these too until 4am. Set alarm for 5am. Get up and make breakfast. Keep this up for five years. Look cheerful. Physical Test (Women): Obtain a large beanbag chair and attach it to the front of your clothes. Leave it there for nine months. Now remove ten of the beans. Physical Test (Men): Go to the nearest drug store. Set your wallet on the counter. Ask the clerk to help himself. Now proceed to the nearest food store. Go to the head office and arrange for your paycheck to be directly deposited to the store. Purchase a newspaper. Go home and read it quietly for the last time. Final Assignment: Find a couple that already has a small child. Lecture them on how they can improve their discipline, patience, tolerance, toilet training, and child’s table manners. Suggest many ways they can improve. Emphasize to them that they should never allow their children to run riot. Enjoy this experience. It will be the last time you will have all the answers.
Notice of Annual General Meeting
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TALK ■■ Social Ballroom Dancing for terrified beginners to experienced dancers in the Dogwood Room, Cottonwood Manor, 730 Cottonwood Ave. on Thursdays. Lesson at 6:30pm. Feb. 23: foxtrot society. Dance 7 to 9pm. Drop-in fee. FMI contact Dance With Me Kamloops at 250-377-3743 or dancewithmekamloops.com. ■■ Big Little Science Centre Feb 24 from 10am to 4pm: Construction Day: Lego! Megablox, MagNext and more. Feb 25 at 11am and 1:30pm: Forces and Motion Show.Exploration Room is open 10am to 4pm with over 140 different exhibits to enjoy. 655 Holt Street. FMI visit blscs.org. ■■ Chances - Live entertainment from 8 to 11pm on Fri. Feb. 24: Jana Seale; Sat. Feb. 25: Bees and The Bare Bones. Jam Night every Wed. with Jim Cochran and Crew from 8 to 11pm. 1250 Halston Ave. ■■ Excelsior Rebekah Lodge #23 events: General Meeting on Feb. 28 at 7:30 pm, 423 Tranquille Rd. ■■ Used Book and Craft Supplies Sale at North Shore Community Centre, Tues, Feb 21 to Fri, Feb 24 from 9 am - 4 pm. ■■ Kamloops Youth Soccer Association Pro-D Day Soccer Camp on Fri, Feb, 24, 9am-4pm Kamloops Soccer Dome, ages U5 to U12. Register on-line: www.kysa.net or 250-376-2750 or kysa@telus.net ■■ Monthly Friday Dinners at the Ukranian Orthodox Church, 5 to 7 pm, 1044 8th St. Feb. 24, Mar. 31, Apr. 28, May 26. FMI call 250578-8266 or 250-376-1978. ■■ Mamma Mia Party fundraiser for BCSPCA new shelter, Feb. 24 at 6:30pm The Coast Hotel Conference Centre. Tickets available at Kamoopslive.ca, 250-374LIVE or by contacting Judy Basso at 250-851-5247. ■■ The Kamloops Symphony’s Sun Rivers Trio Feb. 25, 7:30pm, TRU Alumni Theatre. Tickets: Kamloops Live! Box Office, 1025 Lorne Street or 250-374-5483. ■■ St. Paul’s Cathedral Lecture Series: Sun. Feb. 26 at 7pm: “For Those Supporting Refugees: Lessons from North American Indigenous Experience.” Mon. Feb.27 from 10am to 12pm: “Ancient Benedictine Spirituality: The Case for a Dispersed Canadian Community”. Donations accepted. 360 Nicola St. FMI phone: 250-372-3912 or email: stpaulscathedral@shawbiz.ca. ■■ TRU Actors Workshop The-
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atre presents The Liar Mar. 2-4 and 9-11; 7:30pm; TRU’s Blackbox Theatre, Old Main. For tickets call 250-377-6100. ■■ Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series RC Racing at Tournament Capital Centre indoor basketball courts Mar. 3-5. Hosted by the Thompson Valley RC Race Club. Admission for spectators is free. 9am to 7pm on Sat. 9am to 3pm on Sun. FMI www.thompsonvalleyrc.com. ■■ World Prayer Day 7pm, Mar. 3 at Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Parish, 235 Poplar Ave. Participating churches: Roman Catholic, Baptist, Anglican, Lutheran, Pentecostal and United. FMI: Minnie at 250-573-3955. ■■ Annual Cabane á sucre (Sugar Shack Party) at Rainbow Roost, 6675 Westsyde Rd on Sat, Mar 4 at 2pm. A fun filled afternoon for the whole family hosted by The Francophone Association. Enjoy the uniqueness of maple taffy, live folk music and traditional supper. Limited tickets for supper. FMI call 250-376-6060. ■■ CSI Activity Center events: Mondays- Euchre at 1:30pm; Tuesdays- Wood carving at 10am, Whist at 1pm, Bingo at 6pm; WednesdaysCribbage at 1pm; Thursdays- Stichers Club at 10am, Bridge at 1:15pm, Whist at 1pm; Fri.- Canasta at 1pm. ■■ Kamloops Old Time Fiddlers Dance, Sat. Mar. 4, 7:30-10pm, Heritage House, 100 Lorne St.
Everyone welcome. Enjoy cowboy two steps, waltzes, polkas, schottisches, foxtrots and more. FMI and tickets call 250-376-2330. ■■ Nature’s Fare “Wellness Day” on Mar. 4. Meet wellness experts and receive discounts. 1350 Summit Dr. ■■ Metis Jigging on the first Wed. of the month from 7 to 8:30pm at the Parkview Activity Centre, 500 McDonald Ave. Join the Two Rivers Metis Society for dancing, laughing and fun! All ages welcome. FMI call Donna at 250-574-2806. ■■ World Kidney Day Mar. 9, Northills Centre from 9:30am-3pm. Health information booths, door prizes. ■■ Fraternal Order of Eagles Weekly Events- Tuesdays 3:30pm to 5:30pm Pull Tab Draws, Wed 4-6pm Horse Races with ‘Big Jim’, Sat & Sun 3-5pm Meat Draws. Karaoke with Michelle Sun at 7pm. 755 Tranquille Rd 250-376-1311 ■■ Army and Navy Club Events: Tuesday Bingo at 4:30pm, Wednesday Senior’s Darts 55+ from 1:30 to 4pm, Friday Fun with Karaoke at 7:30pm. Support local charities on Sat. and Sun. Meat Draws starting at 3pm. Army and Navy Club, #9-177 Tranquille Rd. FMI call 250-554-2455. ■■ Society for Creative Anachronism - Shire of Ramsgaard weekly practice/gathering on Tuesdays at 6:30pm at 150 Wilson St. (in back). FMI call Raynagh at 250-376-6676.
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DEAR PISCES: (Feb. 20 - Mar. 20) Money woes finally receive a boost of positive energy. Don’t go crazy with the credit card however as uncertainty still clouds this area of your chart. It’s money in, money out. DEAR ARIES: (Mar. 21 - April 20) You finally found a way to channel your aggressive energies and your fans have noticed. As a softer and more empathic Aries begins to emerge, use the energy to heal rifts with faces left in the past. DEAR TAURUS: (Apr. 21 - May 21) The spotlight shifts to your friends and social network. Get out and remind everyone how fun you can be. A secret love continues to hide. DEAR GEMINI: (May 22 - June 21) You zigged when you should have zagged and now you’re caught in the lurch. Have faith in what works. Friends arrive to lend a hand. DEAR CANCER: (June 22 - July 22) Do something special for your latest love interest. You’ve been having a ton of fun lately but true love can still get lost along your adventure. Make time for love. DEAR LEO: (July 23 - Aug 22) A light begins to shine on your joint finances encouraging you to have a second look at the books. Doing your taxes early yields unexpected rewards. Love wants to travel. DEAR VIRGO: (Aug. 23 - Sept. 23) A light begins to shine on Virgo love and partnerships. You don’t have to say yes to every smiling face that asks you out but someone waiting in the wings finally decides to say hello. DEAR LIBRA (Sept. 24 - Oct. 23) Relationship dramas begin to subside as love enters the game. Unexpected outbursts continue to dot the romantic landscape but it’s nothing you haven’t already triumphed. The gym continues to call. DEAR SCORPIO: (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) An unexpected change in your schedule frees time for you to breath. Recent events have left you in the dumps as expectations and efforts failed to cross paths. Get back to what works. DEAR SAGITTARIUS: (Nov. 23 -Dec. 21) The mood of the week has you wanting to stay close to home and count your blessings. It doesn’t sound exciting but there’s a creative project nearby that could use your attention. Love wants to have fun. DEAR CAPRICORN: (Dec. 22 - Jan. 20) What began as an expensive home repair or renovation suddenly looks quite affordable. Don’t break the bank however if those special doors and windows frames suddenly go on sale. Calls are finally returned. DEAR AQUARIUS: (Jan. 21 - Feb. 19) Amazing how a little time can make the biggest difference. This week old “nos” are replaced with promising “yesses”. You just have to ask again.
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