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Interior Savings Insurance dedicated to community come in for a From the outside, Interior Savings Insurance here in Northills Mall looks like every other insurance office. There are desks, helpful agents waiting to assist you with your insurance issues, not too much out of the unusual.

What you don’t see at first glance is the heartfelt dedication to the community that each employee carries with them throughout the day.

It’s that heart and dedication that makes the crew over at the Northills branch of Interior Savings Insurance Services raise more than $20,000 each year for various charities around the province.

“We have a huge commitment to the community,” explains Tyra Ruscheinski, manager of the Interior Savings Insurance Northills branch. “As a branch we raise $20,000 or more for charities throughout the year. As a whole company those numbers multiply quickly. We think it’s really important to help the community and are proud of all the work and effort we put into it.”

That commitment lives as much in each individual employee as it does in the company as a whole that is known for doing good all over the region. Their latest fundraising effort, which was a raffle to win one of two 42” big screen TV’s, was the brainchild of employee - fr ear 2011.indd 1 Shannon McEachern. “TheRSOE raffle raised over $1500 for the Variety Club and made North Shore resident Paul Lamoureux a happy man when he received the TV just from donating $5 to the charity.

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Tyra Ruscheinski presented North Shore resident Paul Lamoureux with the fabulous 42 inch TV he won in their latest fundraising raffle.

selling tickets so I delivered the winner their TV right to them.”

This is all part of the year round fundraising Interior Savings Insurance Services does to support the Variety Club. Every year for the past five years the group has done everything from selling chips and pop to making an

annual cookbook to raise money for the group, staff jeans days, payroll deductions and coin jars in every branch.

“Every year we as a company raise money throughout the year to support the Variety – The Children’s Charity,” continues Tyra.

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Slo-Pitch Park and Rugby complex opens in Rayleigh On September 11, officials and the public gathered together to celebrate the official unveiling of the Tournament Capital Ranch, home of the Slo-Pitch Park and Rugby complex. Total construction costs for the last of the Tournament Capital projects amount to $9.8 million, with the Federal, Provincial and Municipal governments each contributing one-third. The Government of Canada and British Columbia contributed funds for the project through the Canada-British Columbia Building Canada Fund – Communities Component This is a federal-provincial program that addresses the unique infrastructure needs of both rural and urban communities with populations of less than 100,000.

Through the unprecedented Building Canada infrastructure plan, the Federal Government is providing long-term, stable and predictable funding to help meet infrastructure needs across Canada.

MP Cathy McLeod, MLA Terry Lake, MLA Kevin Krueger, and Mayor Peter Milobar were in attendance to officially brand the western-themed park as the new Tournament Capital Ranch as part of the City’s Tournament Capital Program. “This facility provided more than 60 jobs dur-

ing construction. This fantastic venue for sporting events will now help Kamloops build on our well-earned reputation as Canada’s Tournament Capital,” said Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Terry Lake. The multimillion dollar project boasts eight slo-pitch diamonds built to national tournament standards; two of which have field light-

ing, a washroom/change room complex, a multi-use plaza area, refreshment and picnic areas, walking paths and landscaping that aims to preserve and restore the naturalized grass areas.

Future developments include completion of two rugby pitches, a concession kitchen, an agriplex facility and an RV park.

Festivities took place at the

Ranch from 11:00 am to 3:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, including live entertainment with the country western band Wiley, face-painting and a bouncy castle for the kids, walking tours, a wildlife park display and a BBQ complete with free ice cream.

Twenty-eight slo-pitch teams played in the background on the pristine new fields.

Thrifty ladies

These lovely Mt Paul United Church Thrift Store volunteers (l-r) Erma Steele, Doreen Allan, Grace Maki, and Bea Thalheimer share their time when the store is open on Thursdays from 9am to 3pm. Drop in and say hi and maybe find a treasure or two!

Get ready for fun and adventure with BIGCON This weekend, September 24 and 25, our lucky city of Kamloops will be host to the second annual British Columbia Interior Game Convention (BIGCON). This event provides a socially interactive setting for people of all ages to play board, card, miniature, collectible card and role-playing games. BIGCON will take place at St. Ann’s Academy, 205 Columbia Street and a portion of event proceeds will be donated to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kamloops and Region.

Vendors will be showcasing a wide variety of games and gaming paraphernalia, and much much more!

Activities at BIGCON will include demonstrations of the ‘family game of the year’

Qwirkle, board game tournaments including Pitchcar, Settlers of Catan, Ticket to Ride and more, Magic the Gathering Innistrad pre-release and open dueling events, an Outland Arts adventure role-playing game,

WarHammer and WarMachine miniature gaming tournaments, a costume and cosplay skit contest, and anime viewing room.

More information about BIGCON and its events can be found on the website www.

bigcon.ca. Register at the door or pre-register and receive free gifts. Registration forms can be picked up at All A-Board Games at 334 Seymour Street or High Octane Comics at 250 3rd Avenue.

Insurance branch raises money for charity – continued from page 1 “We also do Strikes for Tykes, the Big Bike Ride and various different smaller fundraisers throughout the year. One of our big ones is the auction we hold at the branch for the Variety Club.

We will be doing that this year in December again.”

“So far this calendar year our branch has raised $6662.49 for the Variety Club,” finishes Shannon.

“In the five years we have been doing this we have raised $89,923.60. We are so proud and can’t wait to do more.”

Kudos to North Shore Interior Savings Insurance and all the dedicated employees that work hard throughout the year to bring love and joy to their community. They are the perfect example of what we can all do if we put our minds to it. Workplace fundraising is a

great way to instill pride within an organization. While raising funds in support of causes that are close to your heart, you bring your team closer together and help the community at the same time.

It’s a win-win situation! To get in on the action of their next fundraiser, visit Interior Savings Insurance inside Northills Mall at 700 Tranquille Rd. Tanya Orozco, freelance

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Prevost in running for city council

Brenda Prevost, executive director of the Centre For Seniors Information announced her candidacy for city council.

As a 20-year resident of Kamloops and active leader in the local community, Brenda Prevost says she’s “ready to take the next step.� Following her careers in private business and health care, Brenda has been involved with a number of not for profit boards and organizations both locally and provincially. She was instrumental in the development

and growth of the Centre for Seniors Information in Kamloops that in 2008 launched a million dollar program to help seniors with nonmedical services plus employ and retrain forestry workers whose EI benefits had ended.

Brenda believes the future for Kamloops has never been brighter and is excited about the opportunity to participate in developing our city into a community that cares for all of its citizens. To contact Brenda you can call her at 250-371-0234.

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THE ART OF BIDDING Kamloops Art Gallery fundraising coordinator Judy Basso (L) and Daljit Sadhra of TD Canada Trust announce the exciting details of this year’s Kamloops Art Gallery 23rd annual original art auction, to be held on October 1. Daljit is the MC for the evening, and will be joined by auctioneer Barry Brady. There will be original art on offer from local, regional and nationally recognized artists, as well as pre-bids on auction items, including a treasure chest prize package of fun things to do in Vancouver. The theme of the cocktail party fundraiser event is “Black and White and Bring on the Bling,” so Judy certainly has lots to twirl her boa about!

How it feels to inspire through science

It was three summers ago that I joined the team of cutthroat educators at the Big Little Science Centre. I was just a lowly camp assistant then; the bottom rung of a despicable ladder, a tireless cleaner of rooms and preparer of activities, at the beck and call of the lurid staff who would endlessly force children to have fun and learn.

I was an Igor then, a creature of such unimaginable horror that it haunted my very soul. I began to take pleasure in the atrocities that were committed. From the laborious task of building a parachute for a water balloon, to the haunting and visceral performance of shooting a rocket straight into the chest stuffing of SpongeBob SquarePants, I was becoming molded into a weapon of education! Wielding a sword emblazoned with logic and engraved by patience. The weeks went by, and more and more kids were becoming enraptured by the amazing and fantastic things we had let them search and understand.

Whether it was sheer terror or the enchantment of the unknown that compelled me, I came back the following year, spreading the wicked word of knowledge through amusement.

By the final year of the current location, I was a captain. I had gained the trust of the elder masters, and even been given two

Igors of my own to command. It was this year that I was tasked with creating the horrific summer camps, in which children were forced to endure hour after hour of exciting science activities, and

stupendous science demonstrations. Children looked on with awe as lasers flashed through the air, and their jaws dropped when ten diet Coke and Mentos fountains exploded simultaneously!

Detonated by pulling a string placed in their very hands.

Schools came forth, and entire families poured in from around the northern hemisphere to hear the words we had to spread. In our crusade, countless men, women, and children were converted to our cause: To spread the word of science to all those who wish to hear it. This move marks the end of an era, and the beginning of a new one.

At the Big Little Science Centre, I was more than an enthusiast; I was a warrior. I was a warrior who enforced learning through the power of understanding, and fought boredom with the cutting edge of fascination. It was an amazing chapter in my life, and I won’t be forgetting the experience for as long as I live.

Thomas Giroday, Big Little Science Centre Summer Camp coordinator

The second Annual Harper 4 Hour Enduro is rapidly approaching on October 2, and like all grassroots events, volunteers are what makes them succeed. If you are interested in helping out with the event and generating some good bike karma,

please contact Lisa at Harper by emailing info@harpermountain. com or calling 250-828-0608. This was a fun event last year and we want to build on that to support our local riding scene so we hope to see you there!

Thomas Giroday has just completed his third summer at the Big Little Science Centre and has returned to university. The centre is now open at their new location at 985 Holt Street.

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His life has been one of great courage and includes overcoming a 20-year addiction to drugs and alcohol that almost took his life. Dan is now an author, national speaker and television producer and host. Dan is liv-

ing proof that change is possible, and his message if one of gratitude Richard Wagamese is one of Canada’s foremost Native authors and storytellers. Working as a professional writer since 1979, he’s been a newspaper columnist and reporter, radio and television broadcaster and producer, documentary producer and the author of eleven titles for major Canadian publishers.

Richard will present on the issue of Addiction and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Up From the Darkness.

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Whitecaps’ annual community soccer clinic The Vancouver Whitecaps will be returning to Kamloops on September 25 to hold their annual Community Clinic, this year under the sponsorship of SportChek. The clinic has been a popular event for local soccer players for a number of years. The free clinic is open to players’ ages 7 to 10 (U-8 to U-11) and is scheduled to run from 1:30pm to 3:30pm at Hillside Stadium. The Kamloops Youth Soccer Association is assisting the Whitecaps with hosting the clinic, which is one of fifteen similar events being held throughout the province this year. The clinic offers a great opportunity for younger players to learn introductory soccer skills with instruction from Whitecaps coaches and players. There will also be a chance to get autographs, win Whitecaps’ prizes and participate in a

“World Cup” style mini-tournament.

Pre-event registration is required.

Parents who wish to register their child for the clinic can do so online

through the ‘Caps web site at www. whitecapsfc.com/clinics or by contacting Marlise Buchi at 778-3301354 or mbuchi@whitecapsfc.com.

The 2011 Annual Santa Claus Parade this year is on Saturday, November 26, and the Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association (KCBIA) would like to invite you to join them for the biggest outdoor celebration of the winter season. The application deadline is November 9, or as soon as they reach 75 entries, whichever is sooner. The fabulous theme of this year’s parade is being finalized, and will be announced soon.

The cost to participate is $50.00.

A special reminder to non-profit participants that this year only the first 25 entries will be free, after that it will cost $50 to participate whether you are non-profit or not.

Enter by downloading and filling out the application form at www. christmastown.ca or give the KCBIA a call at 250-372-3242 and they can fax one to you.

If you need tips or advice on how to build a parade float, check out www.christmastown.ca. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact the KCBIA!

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The Hands-on, Get-Along recreation program focuses on playing games, singing songs, and making crafts for four and five year olds to encourage physical and social interaction. The program supports the development of literacy and numeracy skills.

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(L-R) Gisela Ruckert, Christopher Darwent (City of Kamloops Traffic and Transportation engineer), and Ray Perreault discuss the progress of bike lane construction at the Valleyview interchange recently. The multi-use path is a key connection in the City of Kamloops Bicycle Master Plan, and will also provide a connection for pedestrians and other non-vehicle users. Gisela is one of the organizers of The Great Green Transportation Tune-Up, a week of events with a focus on sustainable transportation happening September 26 to October 1, and Ray is the force behind Arnica Artist Run Gallery’s Bicycle Summit, which has a series of events taking place until the end of October.

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The tourist looked at the monkey in another cage. It was wearing a price tag on its collar. “That one’s even more expensive! $10,000! What does it do?� The shopkeeper said, “Oh, that one’s a C++ monkey; it can manage object-oriented programming, Visual C++, even some Java. All the really useful stuff.�

The tourist looked around for a little longer and saw a third monkey in a cage of it’s own.

The price tag around its neck read $50,000. He gasped to the shopkeeper, “That one costs more than all the others put together! What on earth does it do?�

The shopkeeper replied, “Well, I haven’t actually seen it do anything, but it says it’s a consultant.�

Watch for cow on tracks A passenger train is creeping along, slowly. Finally it creaks to a halt. A passenger sees a conductor walking by outside. “What’s going on?� she yells out the window. “Cow on the track!� replies the conductor.

Ten minutes later, the train resumes its slow pace. Within five minutes, however, it stops again. The woman sees the same conductor walk again.

She leans out the window and yells, “What happened? Did we catch up with the cow again?�

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n BIG Little Science Centre, 985 Holt Street, is open for public dropin Thurs. and Fri. 3-5pm, and Sat. 10am-4pm. There is a special show or activity at 1:30pm Saturdays. n Kamloops North Shore Rotary Club, is fundraising in support of community programs focused on children, education, the environment. The grand prize is a “Sport and Cultural Weekend” on October 6-8 in Vancouver. For tickets, call Jack at 250-554-3446. n Shambhala Meditation Group of Kamloops - Weekly meditations every Thursday. Starting Sept. 21 at 7pm a 5-week course: “Meditation in Everyday Life” provides you with introductory tools and teachings for working with meditation in your daily life. 433b Lansdowne St. (above Frankly Coffee) For information: www.kamloops.shambhala. org or Liz 250-376-4224. n Underwater Archaeology Talk - Fresh Water Highway at Kamloops Museum, Sept 22 from 6:30-7:30pm. Register prior to the lecture at 250-828-3576 or www.kamloops.ca/ezreg. Course # 178285. n So You Think You Are Funny?

For anyone who has always wanted to try stand up comedy, auditions will be held on Oct. 7 for comedy night on Oct. 22. To register for an audition please phone Sharon at 250-554-2388 before Sept. 23 or email huuha@shaw.ca. n Let’s Scrap Breast Cancer, Westsyde Fellowship Church, 2833 Westsyde Rd. A two day scrapbooking event with proceeds going to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation,

Sarah Fridriksson is the floral designer behind the unique seasonally locally grown organic flower arrangements that are for sale May to Thanksgiving. All Sarah’s lovely pesticide- and herbicide-free flowers come from her lush North Shore garden, picked early in the morning or in the evening for optimum freshness. This summer Sarah was busy with her booth at the Farmer’s Market, teaching a flower arranging course, and providing wedding flowers for appreciative customers.

CIBC Run for the Cure. Sept 23-24.

For more info call Jacki at 250-5790195 or janderso6@shaw.ca. n The Tickled Pink team is having a Run for the Cure fundraiser on Sept. 23 at 6:30pm at Maurya’s Fine Indian Cuisine Restaurant at 165 Victoria St. For tickets contact Marie Jackson at 250-377-6500 or

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more info contact Kira at 250-3767558 ext 224. n Classic Car Show & Shine, Sept. 24, 9:30am-12pm at Sun Peaks. Classic cars will be lining the alpine village as the Vintage Car Club of Calgary gathers. n Preserving the Past: Creating Personal Archives & Memory Collections, Sept. 27 from 10-11:30 am at the North Shore Community Centre, 730 Cottonwood Ave. These workshops are aimed at assisting people to get their materials “out of the attic” and into albums or safely stored away. Everyone is welcome to bring pictures and/or documents and learn techniques in preserving these precious items. For more info, please call Sue 250-374-3949 or email info@kwrgs.ca n Community Buffet Dinner with live music on Sept. 27 at 5pm at North Shore Community Centre, 730 Cottonwood Ave. Buy tickets in advance at the North Shore Community Centre. n John Gilliat at the Playhouse Theatre, 422 Tranquille Road, the show will include two flamenco guitar players and a flamenco dancer.

Sept 28, 7:30pm, doors open at 7pm.

Tickets available at Kamloops Live Box Office www.kamloopslive.com or 250-374-5483. n High Country Achievers Toastmasters have moved from Henry Grube to Desert Gardens, 540 Seymour St. Thursdays from 7-9pm. Learn to communicate effectively and practice your speaking skills in a friendly and encouraging environment. Call 250299-7317 for more information.

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VIRGO (Aug 23-Sept 23)  Keep your thoughts and opinions to yourself and you won’t get dragged into an unsavory debate. You will get bored quickly, so make sure that you have scheduled enough activity to hold your interest. You can make adjustments in your domestic scene this week. Turn things around, make sure that they do their share.

LIBRA (Sept 24-Oct 23) Interaction with colleagues will only be upsetting. Your personal life is going through a state of confusion. Start planning that vacation. Relatives may play a role in your personal life.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 22) Positive changes regarding your personal status are evident. Look into ways that you can make extra cash. Don’t rely on others to handle the workload. Unexpected bills will be impossible for you to pay.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23-Dec 21) Plan your day thoughtfully, but try not to rely on others. Think about your priorities. Make sure that you have all the pertinent facts before taking action. Love can be heightened if you sit down and discuss your future plans.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 20)  It might be best to spend time fixing up your premises and making changes that will be appreciated. Romance could develop through social activities or short trips. Finish those changes you’ve been talking about making to your residence.

AQUARIUS (Jan 21-Feb 19)  They will jump at the chance to do something without you if it sounds like more fun. Your ability to charm others will put you in the limelight at social functions. Don’t give in too quickly.

Your self confidence will attract members of the opposite sex.

PISCES (Feb 20-Mar 20) You should visit a friend or relative who hasn’t been feeling up to par. Be sure to double-check the house on your way out. Don’t divulge secret information.

ARIES (Mar 21-April 20) Real estate investments could be to your advantage. You won’t have to look for the action. You will meet some interesting people if you at tend promotional functions. Property investments, insurance, taxes, or inheritance should bring you financial gains.

TAURUS (Apr 21-May 21) You will not be pleased with family members who try to put demands on you when you just don’t have the time.

Disruptions may set you back, but you’re strong, and in the end the choices you make will be favorable. Don’t count on your friends to be loyal when it comes to doing things.

GEMINI (May 22-June 21) You must steer clear of overindulgent individuals. Your ideas will be well received. Problems with female members of your family may play on your emotions. Take time to catch up on overdue correspondence.

CANCER (June 22-July 22)  Think hard before going into business with friends or family. Pleasure trips will be most enjoyable if you take them with that special person in your life. If you can work at home, do so. You must use discretion when it comes to lending money or donating.

LEO (July 23-Aug 22) Spending too much time talking to friends or relatives could easily turn into a debate that could lead to estrangement. Romantic opportunities will flourish through travel or communication. You may find it difficult to discuss personal matters with family members.

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