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The ICCHA/Wish Fund continues effort to bring Cardiac Care Unit to RIH

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In 2008-09, sufficient funds were raised to replace 20-yearold equipment with two new heart monitors for the postanesthetic recovery room (RAR). Pictured from left: Dr. Gowd, Anil Parekh, Al Patel (Founder ICCHA/Wish Fund), Donna Martin Program Leader (PAR), Bob Purohit, and Hasmukh Parekh.

by Moneca Jantzen As February is Heart and Stroke month, it seems fitting to catch up with Al Patel, owner of Scott’s Inn and Restaurant and one of the founders of the ICCHA/Wish Fund. Established in 2007 in an effort to improve healthcare excellence in Kamloops and at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH), ICCHA means “wish.”

“When someone is sick, we wish them well, but that is not good enough. We must do more!” implores Patel, reciting part of the organization’s mission statement.

The founders of ICCHA/

Wish Fund were partly inspired by a sense that RIH was being left behind in comparison to Kelowna. Not only had Kelowna been given the once promised to Kamloops cancer clinic, they had also won the specialized cardiac program.

“This made me and Dr. Bas Gowd furious. Thus started our journey to give our community what Interior Health failed to provide,” said Patel.

Each year the fund focuses on a specific fundraising project and in ten years has been responsible for such things as the establishment

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of an education room for cancer patients; setting up a video link between cancer patients and their remote oncologists; replacement of 20-year-old equipment in the Post Anesthetic Recovery Room (PAR) with new heart monitors; new colonoscopy equipment and most recently a new electromyography (EMG) machine for detecting abnormal electrical activity in muscles to help diagnose such things as ALS and muscular dystrophy.

While fundraising for specific projects, the founders have

not lost sight of their goal of improving cardiac care at RIH. On a personal level, Patel explains that his family is “ridden with heart disease.

Maybe God has spared me to fight for others who are, have been and potentially may have coronary problems, including me.”

Patients only have a few minutes or seconds to survive a cardiac arrest. Currently, if someone suffers a heart attack in Kamloops, they have to be transported to Kelowna or Vancouver to undergo any major procedures or surgery.

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“The hospital and Foundation have worked hard to recruit cardiologists...so they can service the (existing) cardiac clinic, but the clinic is only for patients who already have coronary disease or cardiac problems. What about those patients who come for diagnosis or must wait at RIH for an opening in Kelowna or Vancouver?” questions Patel.

“I was shocked to hear that Kamloops is getting a half a billion dollar hospital expansion with no mention of any cardiac program.”

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A visit with Cambodian communities

City councillors obviously spend the vast majority of our time working on local issues. This is exactly as it should be. Rarely, an opportunity comes up to work on local issues from a global perspective.

From January 9 to 16, a three person team from B.C. visited with Cambodian community leaders to exchange views and to work on common issues. I was honoured to be asked to go, along with Chilliwack’s Mayor

Sharon Gaetz and Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) Executive Director Gary MacIsaac.

Here is how the trip happened: I serve as First Vice President of UBCM this year and also chair the board of B.C.’s Local Government Leadership Academy.

UBCM and through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) international partnership program, has signed a partnership agreement with the Cambodian National League of Communities (NLC).

The Cambodian people have suffered greatly over the past half century.

Between 25 to 30 percent of their population, about 3 to 4 million people, died under Khmer Rouge rule between 1975

and 1979. Afterwards, there was a civil war which lasted until 2002.

Over the past ten to fifteen years, the Cambodian economy has grown quite dramatically. Quality of life has improved and the country seems like it is on the rise. Democracy, however, is fragile in the country. Local leaders in Cambodia are asking for international help in leadership training; local economic development, and in communication skills. Our B.C. team often communicated to our Cambodian colleagues that we knew we would learn much from them. And in our conversations, we indeed learned a great deal.

A quick summary of our activities:

Our trip consisted of a series of meetings with specific NLC committees, participation in a local economic development and a women in local government workshop, and a study tour of an eco-tourism project.

Meeting with members of their communications committee, their women and children committee, and their advocacy committee was completely inspiring. Our Cambodian colleagues have experienced great trauma and tragedy, and yet, they showcase strength, resiliency, and resourcefulness in their work. They work patiently with determination. So many services are managed or offered by local councils in Cambodia. They do

everything Kamloops council does but they also manage health care, education, social services and the issuing of ID cards. Cambodian local councils first came to be to help manage security and to allow previously warring factions peaceful methods to make collective decisions and resolve conflicts. Our team was particularly inspired by the local women officials we spoke with. We look forward to working together

to increase female participation in local government in both countries. One interesting note about internet connectivity and cell service in Cambodia—cell phone plans are incredible and inexpensive. Internet was a bit slower but quite adequate. We could keep in touch with home quite easily. Later in 2018, we look forward to hosting a Cambodian team in B.C. I hope Kamloops will be one of their stops.

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Harry Ha Ha campaign a success Shirley McCaffrey’s campaign to raise money for the BCSPCA and contribute towards the local effort to build a new facility in Kamloops was a success. She also donated over 20 inches of hair to cancer wigs in Harry’s name. This was the third occasion that McCaffrey donated her long locks to cancer wigs over the years.

Despite receiving a Stage IV cancer diagnosis herself shortly after Harry Ha Ha’s passing, McCaffrey was driven to reach her campaign goal. In fact, McCaffrey exceeded her initial goal of $6,000 by $300.

McCaffrey is extremely grateful to all of her donors for helping her realize what has turned out to be a dying wish.

McCaffrey had a long track record of volunteering and helping animals. The Harry Ha Ha campaign was very close to her heart.

Shirley McCaffrey and her rescue dog Harry Ha Ha pose for a final photo together in August. Following Harry‛s passing, McCaffrey began a campaign to raise funds for the BCSPCA and donate her hair to cancer wigs before receiving a cancer diagnosis herself. Despite her illness, she was determined to reach her campaign goal.

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The value of a vacation I was fortunate enough to spend a week of January in the warmer climes of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. I stayed at an all-inclusive and had a wonderful time.

By most standards I suppose the resort that we stayed at was modest as it was an older one in an area surrounded by new builds of both resorts and condos, some abandoned mid-development.

The resort was well kept, classically pleasing but a bit dated. I didn’t care one bit. The weather was perfect, the beach was beautiful, the food was decent and plentiful. By the end of the week you knew how to put together a pleasant and healthy meal. Dessert was always great. As for drinks, I stuck to water and the odd beer. I had no desire to spend my time in Mexico hungover even if the drinks were included.

We had a couple of opportunities to go off resort, ride local buses and do a bit of shopping but nothing too extravagant. From my perspective, just having a week of R & R in a warm country was heaven and incredibly long overdue.

I haven’t travelled overseas for over three decades and the last time I went anywhere it was while participating in Canada World Youth. I was privileged to spend three months in Quebec and three months in Mali, West Africa. It wasn’t really a holiday, but it was certainly an experience, ­a lifechanging one at that. I never pictured myself after that being able to go to an exclusive resort and just doing the tourist thang. Thirty years later, I’m not sure its all that bad.

Tourism is the lifeblood for many of these destinations in developing countries. Heck, tourism is a huge part of what keeps Kamloops going so its not really all that different. Certainly it would be good to know that all of the wonderful people that work at these resorts­—that take care of us so well—earn a living wage. I’m skeptical that that was the case, but even though gratuities were supposedly included, we were sure to tip everyone regularly along the way. I also didn’t barter too hard at the markets. I was just relieved when they were okay accepting my Canadian currency when I ran out of pesos. I was satisfied with the trinkets I brought home for the money I spent.

Recently, I have been made aware of some criticisms circulating about the negative impacts of “voluntourism” where people pay a tour company to send them somewhere exotic or “third world” to help build a school or take care of orphans as a kind of working vacation. I can understand and relate to some of the criticism having been in similar situations with my cultural exchange with CWY thirty years ago.

I recall the time I fainted in the Yangasso dispensary as I observed malnourished children receiving shots with dull, over-used needles and no meat on their bones—shots that the worker at the dispensary thought I should administer because I was from the West and had a high school education. I declined as I knew I was not qualified. Three months of trying to help people change their century-old cooking habits and begin using “improved stoves” was not a bad project to be involved with but we all knew that these projects didn’t really NEED the young Canadians along for the ride to make them happen. Despite these criticisms, I still believe the cultural exchanges are enormously important for people of all ages. Travel is always an eye-opener no matter who you are and where you go. Admittedly, some experiences are more enlightening and less harmful than others. Giving some critical thought to your travels is always a good plan even if you’re just going to have fun.

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Brain health at any age

Virginia called last week, saying her father had just been diagnosed with mild dementia following a recent stroke.

She was worried about his further decline.

She has been reading this column since last September, and she wondered if the brain’s “neuroplasticity” (how it changes, grows and re-route pathways in the brain), referred to in the November 2017 edition, could be used to help her dad. I had to say: good news; the research tells us neuroplasticity continues to the end of life, so yes, there is hope!

In fact, there is lots that can be done, at any age, to improve brain function. Whether the brain has been damaged by concussion, motor vehicle or workplace injury, or mental illness, or is totally healthy, but just not firing on all cylinders, brain function can always be improved.

What are the options?

Research tells us the most effective way to improve brain health and function due to concussion, stroke, brain injury or early dementia is “Cognitive Rehabilitation,” or CR. CR is an individualized treatment, beginning with cognitive

assessment to establish a brain baseline of cognitive strengths and weaknesses, and moving to a customized cognitive rehabilitation program, including interesting activities, that improve a person’s overall brain function.

Based on the concept of neuroplasticity, CR has been shown to enhance memory and processing speed, and reduce impulsivity, anxiety, and depression.

As people begin to feel mentally sharper over the course of their program, they tend to pay more attention to their self care, naturally increase their social activities, and begin to enjoy life more.

CR gives the best results when the activities are completed several times each week, and when the activities are graded, or made more difficult, on a regular basis. CR is provided by Occupational Therapists.

Another option for improving brain health is called “Cognitive Stimulation Therapy,” or CST. CST was developed specifically for people living with mild to moderate dementia.

CST usually takes place in groups and consists of themed activities to stimulate memory, enhance thinking, and increase social contact.

CST is used extensively with dementia patients, with or without medication, in the UK, and in Canada and USA. Other countries are now following the lead, as evidence accumulates

showing gains in memory and overall quality of life.

CST is offered by CST facilitators.

A third option for improving brain health is called “brain training.”

Brain training has become popular over the last several years as many computer-based programs, accessed by searching the internet, have become available.

These programs begin by testing you to gather your baseline information, then providing you with entertaining games and puzzles targeting your areas of relative weakness. Research on the effectiveness of this type of brain training shows good results when used to maintain brain function in younger people with normal brain function. However, no improvements to brain function after concussion, brain injury, or stroke, or in people living with dementia have yet been found. Brain training can be done by anyone who knows how to use a computer.

Changes in the brain occur throughout life, and for many reasons.

Thanks to neuroplasticity and our amazing brains, it doesn’t matter at what age these changes occur, nor does it matter why. Improvement is always possible through appropriate and targeted interventions.

I’ve described three above, but research into neurology and brain health continues, and other treatments are likely on the horizon.

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of a brain check up, too. But what exactly is a brain check up?

A brain check up identifies current brain function through the completion of a wide variety of cognitive assessments. The first check up is considered the “baseline.” This baseline is valuable immediately by comparing your results with others like you. It becomes even more valuable when subsequent check ups are conducted and compared against previous results; any differences identify the changes. And if a critical medical event occurs, such as concussion, stroke, brain injury or mental illness, the most recent check up becomes most valuable of all, guiding treatment and hastening recovery.

Brain check ups are provided here at Seasons Health Therapies by therapists who are trained in brain health. One of the most helpful assessments we use is called BrainFX™. This cutting edge tool was developed for use as a “brain check up” for healthy brains, and to monitor brain change over time in damaged or declining brains. BrainFX is available in two versions.

BrainFX Screen is a brief assessment, about 30 minutes long, that measures current brain function. The screen can be used as a baseline for a healthy brain, or to determine if a more

in-depth assessment is needed. BrainFX Screen is especially useful for those of any age, including children aged 10 and older, whose work or sports activities carry a risk of head injury.

BrainFX 360 is a more in-depth assessment, up to 2 hours in length, which provides a comprehensive understanding of brain function.

BrainFX 360 is based on more than 20 different cognitive assessment tools which test cognition, physical and psychosocial areas of the brain, and guides the development of programs that help to improve brain function.

Brain check ups, using BrainFX or other cognitive assessments, are the best way to determine how well your brain is functioning now, and watch how it changes in the future. If you want to be proactive about your health and the health of those you love add brain check ups to the ones you are already doing for vision, hearing, and physical health. For more information about BrainFX, or about having a Cognitive Rehabilitation program customized for yourself or someone you love, check out our website at www.SeasonsHealth.ca or email us at Inquiries@ SeasonsHealth.ca. You can also see our column in this edition, entitled Brain Health at Any Age.

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Joint Asset Ownership and Estate Planning

Have you considered how your assets will pass to your loved ones once you die? You can limit the taxes and fees paid to the government and maximize the amount of assets flowing to your loved ones with carefully considered

estate planning. It is important to consult a financial advisor and a legal professional to discuss your particular circumstances, as there are benefits and drawbacks to many estate planning measures. It is not a DIY project!

Once you pass on, all of the assets you hold solely in your name form your ‘estate’ and are subject to probate fees. The probate fee is calculated on a percentage of the value of your assets held

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The probate fee is paid out of the estate funds and directly reduces the amount available to your beneficiaries.

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The majority of my clients are professionals or seniors who need assistance wading through the mounds of ‘clutter’. Most people think that they will be able to ‘get to it’ another day, however after years of letting it slide it’s too much for one person to finally deal with. Then one day, they finally sit long enough to look at the space with a critical eye and realize they don’t know where to begin. They try over and over to begin to win the battle only to find that they are more frustrated than ever. This is what I wanted to write on this month…it’s what I call ‘walking disorganization.’

I describe this as a person who will start at a point in the home with the notion that things need to be de-cluttered

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Katie walked into her kitchen knowing that today was the day to tackle the mess as she couldn’t stand it any longer. Katie madly grabbed several items from the kitchen counter knowing that they were supposed to live in the bathroom. She darted to the bathroom (with every intention to return to the kitchen) and noticed that her son left toothpaste all over the sink and had splashed the mirror with soap. Katie then cleans up the mess and observes her husband’s reading glasses on the counter. Katie scoops up the glasses and heads for their bedroom only to notice that the bed was not yet made, there were dirty clothes on the floor and her daughter’s teddy bear somehow made the trek into their room. Katie makes the bed, returns the teddy bear, puts the clothes in the laundry hamper and then realizes she desperately needs to do laundry. She takes the hamper downstairs to put in a load of laundry, gets interrupted by the telephone, etc etc etc… then wonders why she hasn’t accomplished her goal by the end of the day.

Sound familiar? I call it walking disorganization because the person is in

motion all day attempting to get organized, but cannot complete the task he/she originally planned. The person is drained because they’ve been truly busy all day, but have yet to complete anything.

As you may have read in prior articles I coach my clients to start in one room and stay in that one room until the task is complete. This can be difficult in the beginning, but once you do it on a regular basis, it becomes easier.

Eventually the theory is you will begin to get the hang of completing a goal and bask in the joy of achieving success. That success will then multiply in time.

This however can be really hard if you have small children, have ADHD, are diagnosed as being chronically disorganized and/or a hoarder. A professional organizer can help you de-clutter and coach you on acquiring new skills for future success. If you strongly resonate with Katie, you may wish to seek assistance from someone who is educated in this field. Take comfort in knowing that help is not too far away. We’re only a call away.

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The Sacredness of Water, Securing Indigenous Water Rights Tuesday, Feb. 6 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s on the Square.

The purity of water in our rivers, lakes and oceans is increasingly a source of major concern for all of humanity. Far too often fish and other sea life are contaminated.

Not only does this create major threats to human survival but it also is contrary to profound spiritual beliefs of Indigenous peoples around the world.

This public dialogue will feature discussion and Q & A with the audience to address these issues from several perspectives.

SPEAKER PANEL: • Dr Virginia Marshall, a leading Australian Aboriginal lawyer and scholar • Paul Marshall, a leading Australian conservationist • Skeetchestn Band Chief Ron Ignace and TRU Aboriginal Education Executive Director Paul Michel will connect the remarks of the Australian experts to our region, the unceded territory of the Secwepemc Nation.

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Talk to elderly parents about their financial situation

If things are going well in your life, you probably have many things for which to be thankful.

And you are particularly fortunate if you have elderly parents who are still in good physical and mental condition.

While your parents are healthy, you should take the opportunity to discuss matters of significance - such as their financial situation.

There are probably many things you’d rather do than talk about finances with your parents -but it’s a conversation you need to have, because there is a lot that you need to discover. So, find a comfortable time in which to talk to your parents, approach the subject in as unemotional a manner as possible, and try to elicit the following pieces of information:

Location of investments - It isn’t necessarily essential that you know precisely which investments and life insurance policies your parents own. But it is important that you know some things. Do they work with a financial advisor? If so, whom? Are their investments and life insurance policies spread out among a variety of financial institutions?

You’ll need to be familiar with these things in case your parents become incapacitated or die unexpectedly. You can avoid “unclaimed” property, including investments, from slipping through the cracks if you are aware of these details.

Insurance Coverage for Health and Medical Needs - Long-term care and health care expenses can be a major concern of the elderly. That’s why you need to know who’s insuring your parents and where your parents keep information related to their insurance policies.

You should also have a

basic understanding of any health insurance program they may have through a current or former employer for the payment of doctors’ bills, some prescription drugs and related services. And even so, your parents may need supplemental insurance policies. Of course, the chances are pretty good that your parents already know all these things; nevertheless, it doesn’t hurt to make sure they’re well informed and that their health-care bills are under control.

Existence of a Will - If you don’t know if your parents have a Will now is the time to find out.

And if they don’t have a Will, urge them to have one prepared. Your parents have worked hard all their lives and they undoubtedly want their assets distributed according to their wishes, and not according to a court’s decree, which is what would happen if they die “intestate” (without a Will). Even if your parents have a simple Will, they may

still need to take further action. If you believe they have a sizable estate or want to give significant gifts to charitable groups, encourage them to consult with a lawyer who specializes in estate planning.

Willingness to create power of attorney - By creating a durable power of attorney, your parents will name someone to make financial and/ or health care decisions on their behalf should they become unable to do so. As you might suspect, this is a sensitive topic, so you’ll want to approach it with great care. By bringing up these issues with your parents, you can gain some valuable knowledge of their financial situation today - and a clearer understanding of what you can do to help them in the future.

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The vexing question of how to refer to two people co-habiting but not legally married, has worried society for years.

Even Miss Manners, the American doyenne of etiquette, is baffled. She’s firmly rejected ‘consort’, ‘free-mate’, ‘domestic partner’, tally-man’, co-hab’, and ‘palse’. Not even the sprightly ‘co-vivant’ meets with Miss M’s approval.

That’s likely the reason an old cowboy term has become so popular in modern society.

The term, of course, is ‘partner’.

Once used strictly to refer to business associates, it’s become adapted to a broader meaning.

Quietly, with no fan-fare, (it’s just our Western way), people have been introducing “My partner, Melissa,” or “Frank, my partner.”

To be sure, not everyone understands the subtle nuances of modern useage. Your sweet Aunt Tillie may assume that you and that pleasant person are co-owners of a

saddle shop. Don’t worry, she’ll figure it out.

To the rest of the world ‘partner’ is the perfect term, covering both sexes and all situations. What an improvement over ‘companion’, someone with whom you might go hiking!

‘Partner’ indicates a twosome engaged in a common enterprise, but, it’s more; it implies conjugal relations, the possibility of offspring, a shared dwelling, and, especially, mutual support and responsibility.

Given the latter, perhaps we should emphasize the traditional Western pronunciation, ‘Pardner” or ‘Pard’.

‘Partner’ has vague overtones of formal legality, of being officially bound. ‘Pardner’ was a totally voluntary association.

Your ‘Pardner’ was closer than a relative. A pardner shared both the gold strike and the hungry winter in a cold cabin. Pardners lent each other horses, and defended one another verbally and physically against

outside attack. They tolerated each other’s little faults, not because the law ordered it, but from genuine attachment.

Pardners depended upon each other in tough situations. Should the barn catch fire, the herd stampede or grasshoppers grab the crops, pardners were right there, pouring water, rounding up strays or planning next year’s planting.

Oh, sure , sometimes a renegade Pardner stole his best buddy’s horse and rode back to Montana or forgot to add his pal’s name when registering the mining claim. But, not often.

Society scorned those who ratted on their pardners. They were sneered at and ostracized.

Generally the original bond of friendship was strengthened by trust, respect, and gratitude Not a bad example for any relationship, in any era. Once again, the West leads the way.

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Facts and myths about head lice

It is back to school after the holidays and we have begun seeing outbreaks of head lice. This article may help you to navigate through facts and myths and find answers to your questions.

Head lice is a bloodsucking parasite that lives on the outside of the host. It affects more than 100 million people annually and is endemic worldwide. It appears to be most common in children age 3 to 11 and those with longer hair.

Head lice infestation are more of a nuisance than a health hazard.

Nevertheless, head lice

can cause physical, psychological and emotional problems which includes itching, sleep problems, infection, embarrassment and low self-esteem, and loss of school or work.

For lice to live, they need to be close to the scalp. Lice don’t jump or fly and transmission is usually through head-tohead contact and some times through personal items, such as combs, hats, scarves and so on.

Head lice affects healthy children regardless of hygiene, however poor hygiene can increase the risk of acquiring head lice.

Female lice lay up to ten eggs per day and they are attached to the hair shaft. The eggs usually hatches in 6 to 12 days and produce a louse which leaves behind a nit. A louse usually

lives 8 to 11 days but may live up to 3 to 4 weeks. The colour of the lice can vary from tan to greyish-white. The insect is very small (1–3 mm in length). It can be seen by the naked-eye, however, combing the hair with a fine-toothed lice comb has been found four times more effective and twice as fast in identifying live lice.

Magnifying glasses can help to detect lice faster for some individuals as well. It should be noted that some people even with infestation of head lice do not experience itching, which is related to whether or not one has an allergic reaction to saliva of the lice.

This is why discovery of infestation can be delayed. Head lice infestation does not lead to body lice or pubic lice.

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are different organisms.

Also your pet does not have to be treated with pesticide.

I have seen people use wet combing (combing the hair for 30 minutes every 1-3 days using a fine-toothed lice comb) to manage the infestation. Vinegar does not kill the lice and eggs, but helps to slow the movement of the lice, which makes them easier to comb out.

However water by itself can slow the movement and vinegar can decrease the effectiveness of pharmacological products. Head shaving is not necessary and can be traumatic for children and requires further intervention in order to be effective.

What to do if there is an outbreak in the school or work place? Citronella oil has been shown to have some lice repellent properties, however it should be applied every day after shampooing and before going to school. There is no evidence, Citronella oil

or tea tree oil will kill the lice or the eggs. Even if your child does not have an itchy scalp, look through the hair and scalp and use a comb and brush the hair from the scalp over the sink. If you see lice, do not panic and go see a pharmacist.

Wash the bedding and clothes and use a hot dryer to dry them.

Washing should be done before treatment so you do not reinfect yourself.

Items that can not be washed can be put in plastic bags and left in the garage for a couple of weeks. Additionally, we can vacuum any carpets or furniture upon which an infested individual has sat or laid down.

Spraying household items with insecticides are not recommended due to the risk of toxicity.

You can always use wet combing first, followed by an insecticide product, instruction should be followed very closely.

Generally eggs take 6 to 9 days to hatch and second application almost always is

required. In some cases itching can continue after treatment and we can use antihistamines and topical corticosteroids (e.g., hydrocortisone 0.5 percent) which may provide some relief.

There is no evidence that stopping an infested individual from going to school is effective in preventing head lice from spreading.

The transmission rate is low and the affected individual should be treated and should avoid head-to-head or hair to hair contacts. This help to stop embarrassment and missed days from school and work.

The main causes of treatment failure are misunderstanding (or not following) application instructions, misdiagnosis, failure to re-treat, and, occasionally, acquired resistance.

I hope this article helps you become more informed about lice and its implication in our community.

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Resolve to solve your health complaints By this time of year many of us are realizing we need a Resolution Reboot. We have gone a month with good intentions of living healthier, losing weight, getting off medications, but sometimes our good intentions don’t get us the immediate results we are looking for.

Perhaps you have been diligent in you dieting but it hasn’t yet shown on the scale. Maybe you lead a healthy lifestyle, yet have high blood pressure, arthritic pains, gastrointestinal discomfort or are just tired all the time. Could there be something underlying your health concern that you are not aware of?

The truth is there are many stressors or irritants to your body these days that can slow you down or stop you from having the vital and vibrant body you are meant to have. Your body is designed to keep you in survival for as long as you need to

be here. The signs and symptoms that make you uncomfortable are your body’s way of communicating and dealing with the burdens it is under.

What most of us have learned to do is to suppress those communication signals or natural detox mechanisms through medications so that we can feel better quickly.

The problem with that approach is that when we mask the symptoms by suppression, we may never find out what actually caused the problem in the first place. Medications often create collateral damage somewhere else in the body with more drastic and long-lasting effects than the original complaint. We call these side effects which makes it sound as though they are optional, temporary and harmless. Quite the contrary.

Let’s look at an example of resolving to solve the underlying cause by paying careful attention to the body’s signal. Ann (fictitious name) presented in our office with longstanding

sinus congestion and post nasal drip. She continually had to clear her throat and her voice had a constant nasal tone.

Several years and countless dollars spent on prescription and non-prescription drugs and nasal sprays had not solved the problem. They gave her headaches, fatigue and nausea and she worried about being addicted to the sprays.

I asked Ann the following questions: What do you think is underlying this symptom?

What have you noticed about this?

She had no idea what initially had caused the problem but lately had noticed that when a certain weed bloomed in her yard, her sinus discomfort seemed to worsen.

Ann brought in that plant on her next visit and we performed a gentle, non-invasive allergy clearing technique that cleared the problem completely and forever.

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Ann’s body had been trying to show her the culprit, but she was too busy shutting down signals that she was not able to receive the message.

When you have a signal from your body, rather than treat it as a wrongness to coverup or suppress, resolve to solve the underlying cause. The cause may be a stressor or irritant that is interfering with your body’s ability to heal rapidly and completely.

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The Fuoco family’s 1928 Dodge Brothers Standard Six sedan brought back to life Submitted by Dick Parkes, Kamloops Chapter, Vintage Car Club of Canada

The 1928 Dodge Brothers Standard Six sedan after being dropped off at our member’s shop and cleaned up.

In 1913, three brothers, Benny, Domenic, and Giacamo Fuoco landed in Kamloops from Italy. Within two years they had put down roots and Benny and Domenic established the Model Bakery at 640 Lorne Street. The bakery operated from that location until the mid 30s when it was moved to the building at the corner of First Avenue and Seymour Street. Both of these buildings survive today and the Lorne Street property is still owned by the Fuoco family.

We have been unable to establish exactly the early history of our subject vehicle, a 1928 Dodge Brothers

Standard Six sedan, but one of our members of the Kamloops Chapter of the Vintage Car Club of Canada (VCCC) remembers the vehicle from the early 50s. He used to live on the north side of the 300 block of Seymour Street (still residential houses at the time) and the car was stored in a garage across the alley behind the Mallery Drug Store at 227 Victoria Street. Our member was offered the car but he turned it down and it is assumed that when Benny Fuoco bought the drug store property, the car came along as part of the transaction.

Benny had two children, Ray and

Mary (married name Mary Beruschi), and Ray became a well-known persona around Kamloops over his lifetime.

He owned and operated McAllister & Howard Men’s Wear and did a stint as an alderman on City Council, among other notable achievements.

In 1972, the Vintage Car Club of Canada established a chapter in Kamloops and Ray was one of the charter members, bringing along the ’28 Dodge. The car appeared in a few Easter Parades and car shows in the early 70s and then more-or-less dropped out of sight.

About a year ago, club members were approached by Reg Fuoco (son of Ray), asking if we would be interested in taking over the car as it had been sitting derelict for many years and was deteriorating in the tiny garage behind the house at 640 Lorne Street.

The Fuoco family did not have anyone mechanically-minded or interested in the car and felt that it would be in good hands with the Vintage Car Club.

Our club agreed to take over the car, subject to an inspection to determine if there were any major (expensive) issues preventing its roadworthiness. On October 31, accompanied by Reg Fuoco, his sister Sharon (Fuoco) Brooks and her husband Stephen Brooks, a group of club members dragged the car out of its hiding place and transported it to one of our member’s shops for further evaluation.

After cleaning the car up (it had been home to a packrat), further

inspection revealed that it was in excellent original condition, subject to some relatively minor upgrades needed to make it roadworthy. The car was then transferred into the name of the Vintage Car Club and work bees were set up to do the necessary repairs and modifications. Over the past three months, the brakes have been overhauled, new windshield and tires installed, radiator and gas tanks cleaned out and a myriad of other small jobs completed to make sure that it is safe and trouble-free while on the road.

At our most recent work session it was given a polish and it is now almost ready to lead our upcoming Easter Parade on April 1.

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“We are tied to the ocean.

And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch we are going back from whence we came.” ~ John F. Kennedy We’re fortunate to dwell in such a diverse, supernatural spot on the pale blue dot. I’ve lived in the mountains of the Kootenays and the river valleys of the Thompson Okanagan, but I was born and raised at the coast and have always been drawn to the ocean. I’ve traveled to 29 countries thus far, but there are many extraordinary places right here in B.C. I’ve yet to explore.

So when a friend inquired, “Are you interested in going to the Island to storm watch?” I gave it a fleeting moment of thought — torrential rain, hair-frizzing humidity, galeforce winds, grueling hikes to the unforgiving sea…

“Abso-freaking-lutely!” I replied.

As usual, half the journey is in getting there. It had been a dozen years since I’d been to Vancouver Island, and I’d never ventured far up the west coast. The ferry ride proved as scenic as ever, but a might more expensive! Mandatory pitstops on the journey from Victoria included Chemainus, with its folksy charm and 39 colourful murals, a humbling walk through Cathedral Grove’s ancient Douglas Firs, and lunch at the quirky Coombs Goats-

on-the-Roof Old Country Market.

It’s an atmospheric road trip, which was enhanced by a big old bear who sauntered across the road, welcoming us to our destination.

Storm watching season typically runs from the end of October to early March. We had our wet and wild experience in mid-November, and chose to stay in Ucluelet.

It’s a sleepy little surf town with a local, less touristy feel than neighbouring Tofino. But both towns and the road in between are full of adventure. The Wild Pacific Trail and Pacific Rim National Park offer an awesome network of hiking trails. Some meander through majestic forests, while others have long boardwalks and crooked M. C. Escher-esque stairs that lead to the sea, but all are unique. The stairways can be challenging and require more effort going down than back up. After a full day of trekking, with the sun setting, I recall looking at a neverending, impossibly steep flight of stairs and feeling a profound yearning for an Acorn Stairlift!

Hiking these trails evokes a childlike sense of wonderment. There’s

great anticipation and reward in following the dramatic sound of crashing waves, then finally emerging from the shadowy forest to discover a wild, secluded beach cove.

It’s crucial to dress for success while storm watching. We felt prepared with gumboots, raincoats and waterproof pants, but decided to supplement our gear with rain ponchos from the local Co-op — however, these were comically ripped to shreds on Wickaninnish Beach, where we met the most wicked winds of our trip. The force made it difficult to even walk and the horizontal rain seemed to defy physics. These conditions did nothing to deter a group of brave (or insane) surfers from running defiantly with boards into the surf.

To regroup, we indulged in lunch at the renowned Wickaninnish Inn. How cozy and delightful it was savouring yummy chowder and fish and chips whilst watching the storm surge outside through the panoramic windows. The local culinary culture was so amazing that, despite the physical exertion, I gained weight. Kudos must also go

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It was an exhilarating adventure that has inspired me to someday go the few extra miles and explore the northern tip of Vancouver Island….

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TVO wants to jazz up your spring season Kamloops born Anita Ecclestone

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Bees Boppin’ Music for Spring

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7pm Sat. Mar. 3, 2018 Kamloops Full Gospel Tabernacle 1550 Tranquille Rd.

Admission at the door: Adults: $15.00 Students: $5.00

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Thompson Valley Orchestra presents Bees Boppin’, Music for Spring, this March under the baton of Guest Conductor, John Franks. Spring themed music from Beethoven and Grieg, to Leroy Anderson’s First Day of Spring will be featured, along with a fun piece, Bees are Boppin’, which inspired our concert title.

Joining TVO on the program will be Anita Eccleston, a Kamloops born vocalist and trumpet player, now based in Vancouver, who will bring her dynamic jazz crossover performance to our stage. Anita will be joining the orchestra with several arrangements she has created, as well as singing and playing with a small combo group, demonstrating her unique jazz and vocal stylings which “showcase a captivating voice that can tug on your heart strings” and “has a wonderfully lyrical, expressive voice with her horn.”

Come join us for a wonderful evening of eclectic musical fun to get you in the mood for spring, 7 p.m., Sat., March 3, at Kamloops Full Gospel Tabernacle, 1550 Tranquille Rd. Tickets at the door: $15 Adults, $5.00 Students.

Double offerings from KSO in February The Kamloops Symphony presents Great Classics, featuring the music of two giants of the Classical period, Mozart and Beethoven, on Saturday, February 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the Sagebrush Theatre.

The program is bookended by two works of Mozart, a youthful piece and a more mature work, proving that the only composer to surpass Mozart’s skill is Mozart himself. Starting the concert is the little-known overture to his opera Lucio Silla, composed when he was just sixteen years old. Concluding the concert is Mozart’s brilliant final symphony, number 41, nicknamed Jupiter for its creative majesty.

The central work of the concert is Beethoven’s Piano Concerto #1, performed by Guest Artist, pianist Avan Yu who wowed the crowd at the KSO’s Beethoven Festival in 2014. One of Canada’s most exciting young pianists, BC’s own Avan Yu first became front page news as the youngest competitor ever to win the Canadian Chopin Competition at the age of 17, and then achieved international recognition when he won First Prize at the Sydney International Piano Competition in 2012. He has performed extensively throughout Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia, and at venues such as the Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Philharmonie in Berlin, the Salle Cortot in Paris, and the Sydney Opera House.

Get a behind the scenes look as the orchestra prepares for this concert at the BDO Open Dress Rehearsal on Saturday, February 10 at 1 p.m. in Sagebrush Theatre. This dress rehearsal is open to the public at no charge, sponsored by BDO. Tickets to this Noran Masterworks concert are $42, $39 Seniors,

$10 Students (under 19), $15 TD Soundcheck Members (under 35), and can be purchased from Kamloops Live! Box Office at 250-374-5483 or kamloopslive.ca.

The Sycamore String Quartet is Cvetozar Vutev, violin; Annette Dominik, violin; Ashley Kroecher, viola; Martin Krátký, cello.

Next up is the Kamloops Symphony’s Berwick Chamber Music series with From My Life, a performance by the Sycamore String Quartet on Saturday, February 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Thompson Rivers University Alumni Theatre.

The programme features four vibrant Czech works for string quartet by the four founding fathers of Czech music.

From Suk’s carol-based Meditation to Janáček’s wildly passionate Intimate Letters; from Dvořák’s lovesong-cycle Cypresses to Smetana’s autobiographical From My Life, these are deeply personal works bequeathed upon that most sublime medium, the string quartet.

Tickets are $25, $10 Students (under 19), $15 TD Soundcheck Members (under 35), and can be purchased from Kamloops Live! Box Office at 1-866374-5483 or kamloopslive.ca.

Kamloops Fiddler’s Dance February 3. Enjoy cowboy two steps, waltzes, polkas, schottisches, foxtrots & more. Brock Activity Centre, 9A - 1800 Tranquille Rd. 7:30 - 10 p.m. Admission at the door. Members $6; Non-member $10. FMI 250-376-2330.

“Let’s Dance” sponsored by the Kamloops Social Club. Information Line: 250-571-5111 Email: kamloopssocialclub2017@gmail.com or kamloopssocialclub.com Brock Activity Centre, 9B - 1800 Tranquille Rd. February 17, 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Music by: The Journeymen Tickets: $10 each. Contact for tickets: Francoise 778-220-8010 or Norma 250-2997221 or Zonia 250-372-0091 The Can-Ital Ladies Society Valentines Dinner and Dance at the Colombo Lodge. Proceeds to the Rae Fawcett Breast Health Clinic.

Delicious Italian meal with dancing to follow. Basket raffles of items donated by generous Kamloops businesses. Several baskets will be made up with traditional Italian baking. Sat., February 10, doors open 6 p.m., dinner served 7 p.m. Colombo Lodge, 814 Lorne St. Tickets: $50 each (reserved seating) includes meal and two bottles of wine per table. For tickets contact: Danielle’s Silver & Gold, Sahali Mall 250-851-9770; Genesis Fashion & Beauty Complex 250-374-9755; or Modesta Luca 250-682-7110.

BC Winter Games take place Feb. 22-25, in Kamloops.

KSO - Ashley MacIsaac One of the most celebrated Canadian roots musicians of all time, Ashley MacIsaac is bringing his hard-nosed, traditional Cape-Breton style of fiddle playing to the Sagebrush Theatre stage for two nights: Friday, April 27 and Saturday, April 28, 2018. Hear his energetic Celtic pop music in combination with the full sound of the Kamloops Symphony. Tickets are $45, $10 students (under 19), $15 TD Soundcheck members (19-34), and available from Kamloops Live! Box Office.

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Book Review

Wafting

By Marilyn Brown

101 Simple Truths for a Better Life

By Humble the Poet Non - fiction Indigo Press, 2017, 286 pages Available in book stores, and through the TNRD library system

Words of wisdom delivered by a rapper and performance artist may seem an unusual combination, but Humble the Poet makes a smooth transition to print, sharing his passion for meaningful living. The result is both thoughtful and entertaining.

The meanings of love, its joys and its costs, is one theme given a fresh approach. For example, his take on romantic love gives significant weight to relationships which flounder. With refreshing honesty, a result partly of his own experiences in such matters, he acknowledges the pain (If … you have yet to have your heart ripped out of your chest …”) but he chooses to filter the experience through a positive lens, since such set-backs can be steps towards a happier future relationship.

Furthermore, he suggests that if you are the one who needs to make a break, “Don’t avoid the potential of a broken heart, you have the necessary tools to survive and blossom from it.

Don’t stay in a situation your heart left a long time ago.” It would be a rare Valentine’s card that expresses similar ideas!

Love for family and friends is part of the discussion, but the emphasis is on appreciation and respect for oneself, and the need for continuous learning and involvement in the world. “There is no one like you on this rock, there never was, and after you’re gone there won’t be anyone like you again. That makes you one in a hundred billion. As a unique being, what can you accomplish and contribute during your limited moments on Earth?” The author suggests that choosing to live in the moment is key, rather than a fruitless re-hashing of past unhappy moments, or the opposite, worrying about the future.

“Make an excuse to be happy right now…Your life is art, a work in progress at that, and it’s only complete when you’re dead. Everyday is a new day to see it the way you want.”

Unlearn: 101 Simple Truths for a Better Life is a “quick read” with crossgenerational appeal. A pithy style, including some Sikh aphorisms, and a conversational style (with a few overused words commonly used in street talk), result in an intimate tone. The “truths” presented invite reflection.

Kanwer Singh, known as Humble the Poet, is also a recording artist. He was a winning panelist for the Canada Reads 2017. He invites his readers to write to him with their insights. The book has his Ontario address.

She had a life long ago and I see her wandering along the streets of Osoyoos, paper-thin and wafting like a discarded newspaper, the gritty sand blown into her eyes weeping with memories Once there was a family who cared but they are gone and she is alone, ill and desperate for coffee, or anything that she is afraid to ask for, fifty or sixty years-old She is dying right before our eyes, perhaps in a schizophrenic fugue which obscures the traffic that come so close, and the looks of knowing in the eyes of passerby’s in their warm cars, or on the sidewalks of her life Winter is here and she is dying skeletally thin wafting away

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Grand gala to be held in May to help realize CCU dream Continued from page 1 “Our dream is to establish not only a Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) but a CCU with a catheterization lab so that cardiologists can detect heart blockages and insert stents right here in Kamloops.

This will save lives and money!” said Patel.

When asked what it will take from the wider community and the various levels of government to realize

this dream, Patel suggests that “sometimes the community has to band together and demand from the government the care that is needed.”

The central location of Kamloops would be beneficial to many other communities as well.

ICCHA was able to garner the attention of the previous government and resulted in the possibility of establishing a CCU at RIH, but is

contingent upon raising at least $500,000. The new government and IHA are positively working

How to explain a failing heart

Heart failure is often misunderstood by the public. According to our poll, more than one-quarter of Canadians believe that heart failure means your heart has completely stopped beating.

In fact, heart failure means that the heart muscle is not pumping blood as well as it should, resulting in the body not getting the amount of blood, oxygen, and nutrients it needs. Even when presented with the definition, one-fifth of the Canadians polled admitted they were not sure or did not know this is what heart failure is.

The heart is a two-sided pump. Heart failure can affect the right side of the heart that pumps “used” blood from

the body to the lungs, where it gets replenished with oxygen. Just as easily, it can affect the left side of the heart that pumps “fresh” blood full of oxygen to the rest of the body.

There are two main types of heart failure. The heart can get large and floppy and the muscle becomes weak; or the heart muscle becomes stiff and cannot relax to fill with blood between beats. Both types of heart failure reduce the blood flow and oxygen to the body.

Heart failure symptoms include increased shortness of breath, sudden weight gain, bloating or feeling full all the time, cough or cold symptoms that last longer than a week, loss of or change in appetite, and swelling in the ankles, feet, legs, base of spine or stomach because of fluid retention.

Symptoms become more pronounced as the condition advances.

Source: 2016 Report on the Health of Canadians: The Burden of Heart Failure

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In 1985 I remember being in awe of Ron Howard’s movie “Cocoon.” In this film, a group of elderly people were rejuvenated to youthful exuberance after they stumbled across a fountain of youth and had a close encounter with alien visitors. I can’t help but wonder if that fictional fountain is in fact real and hidden in a secret place right here in Kamloops.

I have been writing a dating column in Kamloops This Week for almost a year now.

The response has been amazing to say the least. So much so that I have since set up a matchmaking company called Holmes is Where the Heart Is. Through this endeavor I have been pleasantly surprised at a very much unexpected demographic of potential clients.

I have to confess, when I first started my matchmaking business, I assumed that the primary age group of potential clients would

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Never too old to find love

be in the 40-60 category.

They were the most likely demographic to have been married, divorced, technologically challenged to the ways of today, and now looking for a second opportunity at love. This wasn’t the case at all. Once my website launched, I initially started hearing from 25-35 year olds and was curious as to why they would be reaching out to me when they had other tech-savvy options available to them like Tinder, Bumble and OKCupid, not to mention an ever-changing but seemingly unlimited supply of online dating options.

Once this short influx died down, my inbox started piling up with messages from another demographic. This group happened to be those aged 65 and over. It had become apparent to me that regardless of whether you are single, divorced, or widowed, you are never too old to find love. If you have ever read my columns you will know that one of the only criteria I ask of people I match, is that that they have one simple but very important quality— happiness. At the same

time, I also want people to know there is nothing wrong with being single.

If you can’t be happy and single, your chances of being coupled and happy are not going to greatly improve. For one reason or another, many people find themselves on their own in their 50’s and

Loneliness: A silent thief

60’s. Some decide to stay that way through the remainder of their lives, yet others, will reach out to meet that special someone to spend time with again. Both are perfectly acceptable.

Now back to my opening paragraph. I met up with a 79-year-old

that exercises regularly, travels, enjoys live music, and plays golf.

I recently tried to set up an appointment with a 72-year-old one day but they had a hard time fitting me in between their full time job they hold by choice, their volunteer shifts, and their grandchildren. I couldn’t help but wonder how these people were going to fit in the time for a date!

I have to admit that I have been inspired by many of the older men and women who have contacted me. I realize they don’t need to be taking a dip in a fountain of youth, because the reason they are so young and energetic is because they are living a happy full life and wanting to do new things. That’s what staying young is all about.

If you are a Happy Single Senior, have hobbies, like the arts, attend sporting events, or keep yourself busy with other activities, and once again want to meet a special partner to do these things with, I would love the opportunity to introduce you to your perfect match.

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documentary that was screened in Kamloops a couple of years ago called “The Age of Love” about Seniors Speed Dating. It conveyed the message that there is never an age limit on friendship, romance or even affection and passion.

Desire does not stop and the switch does not suddenly turn off when you turn 75. Intimacy can occur on many levels and seeing how open the Baby Boomers and Silent Generation are to starting new relationships is so wonderful.

If you have a good attitude and want to start dating, Go For It! Would you believe Wilford Brimley was only 49-years-old when he starred as the elderly man in “Cocoon?!”

With Valentine’s Day upon us, many single people may find themselves swiping right on their phone looking for a quick date. If you find you are ready for a real relationship, email me and maybe you can fit me into your busy schedule.

(Tara Holmes can be reached at holmes@ wheretheheartis.ca and her website is holmesis wheretheheartis.ca)

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Submitted by D. Martin Loneliness lurks among us like a silent thief. Sometimes it is not recognized, or we just don’t want to admit its presence. It’s a pain that doesn’t easily go away. In part the dictionary describes loneliness as “unfrequented by human beings, sad from lack of companionship, uneasy because of being alone.” It’s a known fact that loneliness is a leading problem in society today.

As the late Mother Theresa noted. the majority of North Americans were lonely. Loneliness is a part of many lives and affects people in many ways.

Some people assume the life of a recluse, shutting themselves away from everyone and the world in general.

Often you can tell it in the eyes and faces of people around you. A haunting sadness. Others try to hide their loneliness.

They may partake in activities and some social life, but they are still lonely.

Loneliness is caused by many factors.

The loss of a loved one or the break up of a significant relationship. The empty nest syndrome, when grown children leave home, often leaving a parent or parents with a sense of loneliness until they readjust their lifestyle.

Perhaps one of the most significant

and prevalent types of loneliness is when a person feels they are alone in life, no one seems to care about them, there is no significant relationship or companionship to give meaning to their life. This is a very common type of loneliness in society that carries a pain all of its own.

As human beings, we all need to be accepted, to be touched and loved by someone. It’s long been known that a caring gentle touch is therapeutic.

Some health practitioners are using a technique called therapeutic touch to assist in healing those with various illnesses. Many people shy away from either being touched or touching someone else for fear of rejection or disapproval of their peers. A simple hug is very powerful and can do so much.

A walk down any of our city streets is a revealing look at the amount of loneliness, seen in the homeless, the addicts, the elderly and yes even some young children.

Loneliness is often more prevalent at times like Christmas or special occasions when family and friends normally gather together. At these times depression and suicide rates are often higher also - an indication of the extent of loneliness in society. Reaching

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Seniors’ Community Centre News

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR ANNUAL KISS FESTIVAL The Kamloops Independent Short Shorts (KISS) Festival is calling on local independent filmmakers living within the ThompsonNicola Regional District to submit works for the annual event.

“It’s amazing to see the kind of talent that is showcased at this event,” says KISS Fest Chair Jon Fulton, “The festival is a great marriage of budding filmmakers showcasing their first short to experienced artists with a handful of films under their belt.”

Aside from filmmakers being asked to keep films appropriate for all-ages, the sky is really the limit, says Kamloops Film Festival Chair Dušan Magdolen, “We’ve seen silent films, black and white, action films, sports films – a little

bit of everything.”

All entries must ensure the appropriate permissions for copyright are secured before submission.

Films can be dropped off at Moviemart (367 St. Paul Street), preferably in .mov or .mp4 format and on a USB drive. All entrants must include a completed entry form and pay a $10 entry fee. Forms can be picked up at Moviemart. Films must be dropped off before 10pm on Thursday, February 22nd 2018. Aspiring filmmakers are encouraged to visit our website to access additional information and filmmaking resources to help with their production.

Cash prizes are awarded for 1st, 2nd (sponsored by Joy Factory Films) and 3rd (Sponsored by the

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Thompson Nicola Film Commission) place as well as a youth prize, an audience favourite award, and juried prizes. Specialty bonus prizes are awarded by the TNFC, Joy Factory and the Kamloops Arts Council. Members of the public are invited to the FREE KISS Fest screening on March 4, 2018 at 12 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Kamloops as part of KFF 2018.

New this year: to assist burgeoning filmmakers in the region, the Kamloops Film Festival and Mastermind Studios are partnering on a Filmmaking Workshop for ages 13 and up on Saturday, February 10, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Mastermind studios.

The cost is only $20 for the full day workshop.

Water, water everywhere Submitted by Penny Ouchi Early morning on January 13, we experienced an extensive flood on the main floor of the Seniors’ Community Centre. It not only affected the Centre but also the second floor residences.

Thompson Valley Restoration has been working endless hours to mop up and dry out everything at Desert Gardens. For this we are very thankful however, the Centre will be shut down for an indefinite period of time. Further, TVR appreciates your patience, understanding and hospitality as they invade your homes to do their utmost in restoring them to normalcy.

The Board, Staff and Volunteers of the Seniors’ Community Centre at Desert Gardens would

like to thank everyone for their concern and patience as we proceed through a mopping up and restoring period of time at our Centre.

The only activities proceeding at this time is Weightwatchers (Cactus Room), AA, GA and NA groups which are able to meet in our unscathed Board Room.

Do call 250-372-5110 if you wish to enquire about booking a room or if you already have one booked and are pondering its fate.

As we move forward, we are unable to provide you with a definite re-opening date. You will need to contact the Centre at 250-372-5110 for up-dates. Some groups have made alternate arrangements for the immediate future

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Unfortunately, at this time, we are unable to invite you down to have a cuppa and meet new friends and socialize.

But, we can certainly wish you a Happy Valentines Day. Until next time stay warm and Happy February. Hope to see you soon.

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North Shore community Womens Institute update centre February update Submitted by Debbie Poitras Greetings to everyone.

January was a very busy month with the start up of all our events again, and it’s good to see all the familiar faces after the break. We want to bring your attention to our regular community events coming up in February. Our Valentine’s Community Dinner will be held on Sunday, February 11 at 5 p.m. Tickets can be picked up for $15 each from the office by Thursday, February 8.

Linda Fenrich will be entertaining for us and the menu provided by Jill’s Catering will feature a roast pork dinner with mashed potatoes, gravy, mixed vegetables, dessert, tea and coffee.

There will be a 50/50 draw and door prizes.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

There are many activities happening at the centre from

10 a.m. until noon in the Dogwood Room. No need to have a partner and you are welcome to call Brian at 250.376.5194 for more information.

This is a very fun way to fit some exercise into your day and enjoy some social time with friends.

Looking forward into March, we will be having our Annual Spring Antiques & Collectibles Sale on Friday, March 16 (from 4- 8 p.m.) and Saturday, March 17 (from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.). Entrance fees are $3 a person.

There is no admission charge for children under 12. There will be a selection of toys, jewelry, china, newspapers and interesting items from long ago! This will be the only Antique sale we will have in 2018, so we hope you come to find those reclusive treasures!

Have a happy month!

exercise classes such as Yoga, Fitness Fun for Seniors, and Dance with Me Kamloops, to Art Classes with Rose Rodrigues. Please call us at 250.376.4777 for more information. The Kamloops Adult Learners Society winter session is now in place and you can go to the website at www.kals.ca and find many interesting courses.

One event we’d like to highlight this month is Pattern Dance Lessons by Brian Bursey. Everyone is welcome to come out and try a variety of dance steps every Tuesday from

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Tai Chi 9 am 19 Easy Yoga 9 am Art Class 9:30 am Chair Yoga 10:30 am Carpet Bowling 12:45 pm Gentle Nia 6 pm Zumba 6:15 pm Yoga 9 am 26 Tai Chi 9 am Art Class 9 am Chair Yoga 10:30 am Carpet Bowling 12:45 pm Gentle NIA 6 pm Zumba 6:15 pm

Phone: 250-376-4777 • Fax: 250-376-4792 E-mail: nsccs@shaw.ca 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday

Bridge 9 am 1 Diabetic Clinic 9 am Chair Yoga 11:30 am Cribbage 1 pm Bridge 7 pm Tina’s Ukulele 6:30 pm Dance with Me 7 pm

Hair by Loreen 9 am 2 Yoga 9 am Fitness Fun for Seniors 10:30 am Carpet Bowling 12:45 pm Karate 6 pm

8 Bridge 9 am Diabetic Clinic 9 am Chair Yoga 11:30 am Cribbage 1 pm Dance With Me 7 pm Bridge 7 pm

Hair by Loreen 9 am 9 Yoga 9 am Fitness Fun for Seniors 10:30 am Carpet Bowling 12:45 pm Karate 6 pm

Carpet Bowling 12:45 pm Weightwatchers 5 pm Zumba 6:15 pm Ukulele 7 pm

Bridge 9 am 15 Diabetic Clinic 9 am Chair Yoga 11:30 am Cribbage 1 pm Tina’s Ukulele 6:30 pm Dance With Me 7 pm Bridge 7 pm

Hair by Loreen 9 am Yoga 9 am Fitness Fun for Seniors 10:30 am Karate 6 pm

21 Bridge 9 am 20 Pattern Dancing 10 am Carpet Bowling 12:45 pm Fitness Fun Weightwatchers 5 pm for Seniors 1:15 pm Zumba 6:15 pm Ukulele 1:30 pm Ukulele 7 pm Wood Carvers 6:30 pm

Bridge 9 am 22 Diabetic Clinic 9 am Chair Yoga 11:30 am Cribbage 1 pm Bridge 7 pm Dance with Me 7 pm

Hair by Loreen 9 am23 Yoga 9 am Fitness Fun for Seniors 10:30 am Carpet Bowling 12:45 pm Karate 6 pm

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and women who come to the shelter. Last year we made 80 bags filled with these items. We also collected all sizes of new pjs, hats, underwear and socks. Last year, we also received a few phone calls from our readers who wanted to help donate items for this great cause. We would be very accepting of such donations again.

All these items will be put to good use at the shelter and the outreach program. We are also going for lunch and will be inviting our friends from the Kamloops Y Shelter to come and accept our donations.

We will be inviting media and friends to come join us for WI Month and our Founder Adelaide Hoodless birthday.

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members will be busy planning events that will help promote WI. Overlander WI will have a business meeting on February 2 and we will be making donations to RIH Foundation, Vancouver Children’s hospital, Salvation Outreach Program, Basic Baby Formula – Kamloops Food Bank, Sensational Soup Kitchen, and the WI donations to Adelaide Hoodless Homestead, Walk around the World ACWW and others. This meeting is well attended as our members would like to make sure all our monies that we earned from our bake sales goes to the right people.

On Friday, February 16 we are going to celebrate WI. Plans are to collect all the soaps, shampoos, conditioners and tooth brushes to all be put in personal hand bags for the women on the street

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This new logo will help WI movement provinces and branches, to be recognized as a unified, national network of Canadian women who come together in fellowship, personal development and community support for women and families.

Overlander WI has already had a meeting for the New Year and our members are already getting ready planning for our WI Month.

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APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE FOR OUR SPRING 2018 ANTIQUE SALE

Roast Pork Dinner with all the trimmings Entertainment provided by Linda Fenrich

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Water always flows downhill You have to admire the single-mindedness of water; all it wants to do is to go downhill until it reaches the ocean. Keep the relentless nature of water in mind as we start to see warmer weather. Right now there is a beautiful blanket of snow over much of the country, and sooner or later it will melt and head down hill, and if your house is below where the water is, it is coming your way.

If your roof is covered in snow, this is going to melt and run down to the eavestroughs, into the downspouts and then where? If your downspouts discharge onto the ground close

to your house you are asking for a wet basement. The water needs to be moved away from the house.

An extension on the downspout discharge is a quick and easy fix, and you can remove it in lawn mowing season if it is in the way. If your downspouts connect to perimeter drains or otherwise go into a pipe in the ground, keep an eye on things. Such drains will eventually plug up.

Early melts or rain can also cause trouble when they come before the ground is thawed.

Water can flow across and puddle on top of frozen ground. If any part of your yard slopes toward your house, a lake of really cold water can form against the foundation very quickly. If it can find a crack in the foundation or rises above it, into the house

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it goes. Even if your yard slopes toward your house, it should be landscaped so the last few feet to the foundation are a bit up hill. Unfortunately, this is not the right time of the year to remedy landscaping problems, but if this is the situation in your yard, be vigilant and consider having a pump at the ready.

Exterior concrete stairwells that give access to basements and any driveway that slopes toward a house need well-designed and functioning drainage systems. Again, a tough time of the year to fix drains, but be aware of the potential trouble spots and be mindful of the weather. If you do have some potential problems in your yard, it is a good time of the year to stay inside and make plans for spring projects

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Green flooring is a question we often get asked about. Over the past number of years consumers seem to be paying a bit more attention to how and where products are made. This holds true in the flooring industry as in addition to price and performance consumers are also asking about “green” or environmentally friendly options. Lets take a look at a couple products that fit this category.

Cork When you think of

cork your mind usually goes straight to bulletin boards or wine but hopefully after reading this, cork will come to mind when thinking about flooring. Cork is a great flooring option because of its acoustic, temperature and impact benefits. Since cork is dense it helps to, not only insulate against heat/cold, but also provides both physical and sound cushion underfoot. Because of these attractive properties cork can often be found on the back of vinyl plank as well. The “green” attractiveness to cork is that it is a natural product. Cork comes from harvesting the bark off living cork oak trees.

Since the tree does not have to be cut down this sustainable practice can be repeated as the bark grows back!

Wool Carpets Wool carpet is a small fraction of the market but, dare we say, the most interesting. And for those who may not have heard of wool carpet, it is definitely a thing!

Wool carpet is made by shearing sheep and collecting the wool. The wool is then run through numerous steps in order to eventually turn the wool into yarn and finally use the yarn to tuft and weave carpet. This type of carpet looks amazing and is very sustainable as sheep are always growing wool. When you pair a wool carpet over a wool underlayment you end up walking on a stylish, comfortable and completely “green” floor.

As always if you have any questions do not hesitate to give us a call or drop by the store!

Thanks to Fuoco family Continued from page 10 automobile manufacturers in the USA, but, unfortunately, both brothers passed away that year from pneumonia.

Their wives carried on with the business and the first Canadian Dodge car plant was opened in Walkerville in 1924.

Walter P. Chrysler purchased the Dodge company in 1928. Our car was built before Chrysler took over and is called a Standard Six, which was the cheaper version. It has a straight 6 flathead engine, mechanical 4-wheel brakes, a heater, 6 volt electrical system, suicide

rear doors and the odometer only reads 44,577 original miles.

The Kamloops Chapter of the Vintage Car Club of Canada wishes to express our sincere appreciation to the family of Benny Fuoco for entrusting this locally significant historic vehicle into our care.

It will be a valuable asset to our fleet and will remain in Kamloops where the population will be able to appreciate it when it is out participating in local events.

Left photo: The car being loaded onto the car hauler with the donating family, Stephen Brooks, Sharon (Fuoco) Brooks and Reg Fuoco posed in front.

Missing from the photo is Mary (Fuoco) Beruschi.Centre photo: The 1928 Dodge Brothers car as originally found in the garage at 640 Lorne Street. Note rat nest on the engine! Right photo: The Dodge undergoing repairs by Vintage Car Club members.

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Interlude of grace

By Rita Joan Dozlaw

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12 13 14 Bingo 1 pm Carpet Bowling Billiards 9 am Bridge 7 pm Senior Exercise 9 am Darts 7 pm 10 am

15 16 Carpet Bowling 9 am Senior Exercise Coffee Drop In 10 am 9:30 am Crib 1 pm

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19 20 Bingo 1 pm Carpet Bowling Bridge 7 pm 9 am Darts 7 pm

22 23 Carpet Bowling 9 am Senior Exercise Coffee Drop In 10 am 9:30 am Crib 1 pm

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26 27 Bingo 1 pm Carpet Bowling Bridge 7 pm 9 am Darts 7 pm

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“You have your mother’s eyes,” he told the child endearingly. His compliment excited Rebecca, but she remained so staid, poised and erect he did not have to adjust her. Perfection, he thought to himself. The child’s fine eyebrows fascinated him. They almost met in the middle over her nose even though her eyes were widely set apart.

He looked at Marci’s brows. They arched like rainbows over a calm sea.

When she blinked, her lashes swept over the blues like shear sails. I’m sidetracked. He forced his focus on the little fingers interlocked tightly like a zipper. “Relax sweetheart,” he said to Rebecca.

“I’m a li’l bit tired, Mithster Aaron…

Mommy, can I get up yet?”

Marci put her index finger to her lips.

No baby.

Do I dare try to capture that slight lisp with my brush strokes? At that moment, seething through Aaron’s heart and mind, inspiration to reveal the frailty of suffering challenged him.

However, Rebecca’s freckled nose, twinkling eyes, constant smile and a near-perfect cleft in a strong chin set her apart from the truth of her illness.

It showed on her face that the ability to be full of life was an attribute to creatively gravitate towards rather than a quick-study on frailties. The revelation uplifted him.

Pondering angles, he shuffled around for a prop. “How about this,” Marci suggested. With a pure white hanky to catch the water droplets from the stem, she selected a fragrant sprig of white Jasmine from a vase. Ignoring her, Aaron’s eyes fell on a lustrous leather-bound journal which Rebecca had begged her mother to let her bring.

He picked it up, examined the handwritten collection of poetry and laid the open treasure on the girl’s lap. It pleased Marci enormously that the artist preferred her book to the flower.

In the sunrays and shadows cast over Rebecca’s chaste vulnerability, See "Interlude" page 20

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Aaron considered himself a novice, but his love of painting made up for his perceived ineptitude. The hobby satisfied in unique ways… strangers willingly posed for him. From his back fence, he was drawn to new neighbours -- a mother and daughter. Something unexplainable intrigued him about Marci the mother. Something more obvious stood out about the child, Rebecca... naiveté and innocence. He learned the six year old had an illness and they’d moved to the area to be closer to specialists. Marci asked Aaron to paint her little one’s portrait, but he doubted his style would do her justice.

Could I possibly clone her forbearance and spirit on my canvas? Haunted day and night, his inner critic messaged him: Can’t. In time, however, his better judgment won the battle and a date was arranged.

“Becky is not feeble, but you can’t keep her sitting up too long.”

“I won’t,” Aaron promised Marci, and since he could not hide his infatuation with her, he added, “… but I’d love a forever-sitting with you.” They laughed knowingly as the chemistry between them was evident. The day Aaron began the work, his enthusiasm and even his charisma had faded. Marci saw a hesitation in his demeanor and felt comfortable enough in their budding relationship to address the awkward moments with him.

He explained. “I’m quite torn. It disturbs me to know how frail she is.

Should I be doing this?” Secretly, but in truth to himself although he was commissioned to paint the child’s portrait, it was her mother’s face he truly desired to capture! He did not divulge this and swiftly went to work as promised while Marci sat reassuringly nearby.

At one point, he laid down his brush and asked Marci to turn towards the light source. He looked solemnly into her eyes. Her daughter’s eyes were identical. His personal pleasure was enhanced as he concentrated on Marci’s eyes to paint the blues of Rebecca’s.

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Interlude of grace cont’d Continued from page 19 with intuition the artist observed the bitter-sweet existence of his model’s life. Using puddles of paint in cloudwhite and sunshine hues, he engaged with her personal image to produce an ethereal vision. Inclined to fear his skills and materials too inferior to bring out the subject’s beauty, he concentrated his efforts on the truly exquisite essence of humanity—all life’s facets with or without clarity.

This allowed him to carry on despite pensively doubting himself.

At the finality of his task, with introspection he gazed at the portrait.

He had fervently painted every angelic angle of the face of youth. He cherished the intense interlude of grace and was enthralled to have shared it with Marci and Rebecca. Strong bonding and a profound singleness of spirit and purpose took place that day. As Marci lingered over the painting, she uttered through her tears, “She is

breathtaking”. Aaron, admiring his craft, resisted prideful gloating and instead wrapped his arms passionately around Marci and her little one.

“Can you give mommy my face today?”

“Oh child, it has to dry. Besides I want to see ‘your face’, as you put it, for as long as I can.”

“You will! We will visit you,” the youngster squealed.

So it was that Aaron got special visitors. He gifted them with the painting and, little by little, gave his heart away as well. He married his beloved Marci. A few months later Rebecca, who suffered courageously with leukemia, passed away peacefully.

From their sacred portrait of her, Marci and Aaron had a fine etching designed for the headstone at her grave site.

Under it in graceful calligraphy was the sentiment, ‘Perfection’.

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Exercise 9 am Crib 1 pm

Guys & Gals 7 8 Exercise 9 am Wood Carving 9 am Pool/Snooker 1 pm Drop In Carpet Canasta 1 pm Bowling 10 am Jam Session 7 pm

Exercise 9 am Crib 1 pm

12 Guys & Gals Exercise 8:30 am Pool/Snooker 1 pm Canasta 1 pm

13 Guys & Gals14 15 Wood Carving Bells & Bows Exercise 9 am 9 am 10 am Pool/Snooker 1 pm Drop In Carpet Bingo 1 pm Canasta 1 pm Bowling 10 am Jam Session 7 pm

Exercise 9 am Crib 1 pm

19 Guys & Gals Exercise 8:30 am Pool/Snooker 1 pm Canasta 1 pm

20 Guys & Gals21 Wood Carving 22 Bells & Bows Exercise 9 am 9 am 10 am Pool/Snooker 1 pm Drop In Carpet Bingo 1 pm Canasta 1 pm Bowling 10 am Jam Session 7 pm

Exercise 9 am Crib 1 pm

26 Guys & Gals Exercise 8:30 am Pool/Snooker 1 pm Canasta 1 pm

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13 Wheels to Meals noon Pool 1 pm Crib 1:30 pm

14 Carving 9:30 am Cards 1 pm Pool 1 pm

15 16 17 Scottish Dance Quilting Core Tight 9:30 am 9:30 am Exercise 10 am Pool 1 pm Ladies Pool 1 pm Farmers’ Market 1 - 4 pm

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Pool 1 pm Crib 1:30 pm

21 Carving 9:30 am Cards 1 pm Pool 1 pm

22 23 24 Quilting Core Tight Scottish Dance 9:30 am Exercise 10 am 9:30 am Pool 1 pm Ladies Pool 1 pm

27 Wheels to Meals noon Pool 1 pm Crib 1:30 pm

28 Carving 9:30 am Cards 1 pm Pool 1 pm

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NIA Class 7 10:30 - 11:45 am A/E Chorus Practice 1 -2:30 pm Bridge 7 pm Salsa Dance Lessons 7 - 8:30 pm

NIA Class 14 13 10:30 - 11:45 am Arts Group 10 am A/E Chorus Practice Bring lunch!

1 -2:30 pm General Meeting Bridge 7 pm 2:30 pm Salsa Dance Lessons 7 - 8:30 pm NIA Class 21 Arts & Crafts20 10:30 - 11:45 am Group 10 am A/E Chorus Practice Bring lunch!

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15 Carpet Bowling 10 am -12 noon Bingo 6 pm

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THURSDAY Carving 1 9 am - 12 noon Computer Class 9:30 am - 1:30 pm Game Day 1 - 4 pm

DROP-IN POOL

Monday through Friday 10 am - 2 pm 4 Spiritualist Church 10:30 am - 1 pm

5 Mt. Ida Painters 9 am - 2 pm

11 Spiritualist Church 10:30 am - 1 pm

12 Mt. Ida Painters 9 am - 2 pm

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19 Mt. Ida Painters 9 am - 2 pm

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Doors open 4 pm Walk Ins: 6 pm

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Doors open 4 pm Walk Ins: 6 pm

320A Second Ave. NE

Phone 250-832-7000 Fax 250-833-0550 Office Hours: 9 am - 3 pm

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250-682-4121

heather55plus@gmail.com

Archery

Louis Blanc

250-679-8660

loublanc42@gmail.com

Badminton Dorothy Telford

250-376-2427

dorron30@gmail.com

Bocce

Russ Reid

250-299-7805

russreid1000@icloud.com

Bridge

Bill Lee

250-376-9735

belee1965@shaw.ca

Cribbage

Maureen Hickey

250-579-8259

m_hickey@telus.net

Cycling; Mountain biking

Mike Stewart-Smith

250-374-5550

mstewartsmith@telus.net

Darts

Aileen Lamberton

250-320-2312

aileen55plus@hotmail.com

Dragon Boat

Phil Maher

250-371-1860

supra88@shaw.ca

Equestrian Ellen Hockley

250-577-3366

theranchbc@gmail.com

5-pin bowling

Bill Smedley

250-376-0573

kambs12@shaw.ca

Floor curling

Joanne Larocque

250-378-6059

larocquebernard05@gmail.com

Golf ladies

Inky Whalley

250-679-8723

biwhalley@telus.net

Golf men

Monty Kilborn

250-832-2815

mklefty22@gmail.com

Ice Curling

Paul & Janet Quesnel

250-453-9665

jpq@coppervalley.bc.ca

Hockey

Russ Reid

250-299-7805

russreid1000@icloud.com

Lawn bowling

Peter Hughes

779-471-7805

p-hughes@shaw.ca

Pickleball

Paulette McKinnon

250-675-5414

pol2183@gmail.com

Swimming

Elizabeth Naylor

250-573-2818

frannaylor@shaw.ca

Tennis

Maria Russell Martin

250-453-9391

mrmartin@coppervalley.bc.ca

Track & field

Kathy Brand

250-314-1416

jimandkathy@shaw.ca

Whist

Russ Reid

250-299-7805

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Carvers, Olena Bramble ..........................................250-803-9688 Computer Class, Darcy Calkins...............................250-463-4555 Hall Rentals, David Didow .......................................250-833-0902 Mount Ida Painters, Olena Bramble ........................250-803-9688 Spiritualist Church, Gloria Makey ............................250-832-8058 Tuesday Painting, Ross Chester .............................250-832-3579

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The 55+ BC Games’ motto is For Life, Sport and Friends. Come to Cranbrook/ Kimberley September 11-15, 2018 to experience the fun and excitement. This is your opportunity to enhance participation in your favourite sport/recreational activity, or try something new. The result could well be a heart warmed by the experience, and made stronger by preparation for your event. Please contact the sport event coordinator to register or for information, or the Registrar:

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Table Tennis 8:30 am Weightwatchers 8:30 am Scrabble 9:30 am Canasta 10 am Darts 1 pm Ukulele 1:30 pm Line Dancing 1:30 pm Floor Curling 2 pm Weightwatchers 5:30 pm Square Dancing 6:30 pm

26 Weightwatchers 8:3027 28 Table Tennis 8:30 am Table Tennis 8:30 am am Keep Fit 10:45 am Scrabble 9:30 am Canasta 10 am Crib 1:30 pm Darts 1 pm Ukulele 1:30 pm Line Dancing 1:30 pm Line Dancing 1:30 pm Floor Curling 2 pm Camera Club 7 pm Weightwatchers 5:30 pm Square Dancing 6:30 pm

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Some events require playoffs, normally occurring in April, with some in March and May. Register for ice curling by Feb. 26 because playoffs, if needed, must be held while there is ice in the rinks. Format of playoffs will depend on number of teams entered. You need to become a member and pay the registration fee by the playoff. Contact Janet or Paul to indicate interest and for more details. Since the number of participants determines whether or not a playoff is needed, you must make your interest known early in all sports/activities.

Accommodation is filling up fast; contact your coordinator or go to 55plusgames.ca for venue locations so you can book as soon as possible. Check the website regularly for ongoing updates on all things related to the 55+BC Games.

This year’s first Zone 8 meeting is Feb. 15, 10:00am at the Chief Louis Centre, Tk’emlups Indian Band, on Shuswap Road across from Sun Rivers. We thank the Band for their ongoing support by providing us with excellent meeting space.

Come share the camaraderie and plan for a healthy 2018!

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Recipes of the Month Reprinted with permission and in loving memory from Eleanore Moore’s cookbook “Family Favourites, Past & Present”

Valentine’s Dinner ideas

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Recipe for Friendship

2 heaping cups of patience 1 heart full of love 2 handfuls of generosity Copious amounts of laughter 1 full cup of understanding 2 cups of loyalty Mix well and sprinkle generously with kindness. Spread this irresistible delicacy over a lifetime and serve everybody you meet.

Easy Scalloped Potatoes

5 cups sliced potatoes 1-10 oz can condensed cream of mushroom or celery soup 1/2 cup milk 1/2 tsp salt and pepper 1 tbsp minced onion 2 tbsp butter or margarine

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1 5 - 8 pound salmon, cleaned and trimmed 1 tsp salt 1/4 tsp ground pepper 2 tbsp oil 1 small onion thinly sliced 1 lemon sliced Prepare a medium-hot fire. Rinse fish with cold water, and pat dry. Brush fish, including cavity, with oil and season with salt and pepper. Fill center cavity with lemon and onion slices. Place fish on double thickness of heavy-duty aluminum foil and wrap tight, crimping edges to seal. Grill foil-wrapped fish, turning every 15 - 20 minutes or so, until fish is opaque in center and flakes easily with a fork, approximately 30 minutes.

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1 devil’s food cake mix 1 pkg instant chocolate pudding (4 servings) 1/2 cup vegetable oil Pare, wash and thinly slice potatoes.

Butter a 8 cup casserole dish. Place half 1 cup Amaretto the potatoes in the dish. Blend soup and 4 eggs milk together in a saucepan and heat.

Add salt, pepper and onion. Pour half of Blend all ingredients approx. 2 minutes. the soup mixture over the potatoes Add Pour into two 8” cake pans. Bake in the remainder of the potatoes and pour 350°F oven for 45 - 55 minutes. Cool. the remainder of the soup mixture over Ice with butter icing substituting part of the liquid with swiss chocolate almond them, dot with butter or margarine. liqueur.

Cover and bake in a 375°F oven for

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Sit & Be Fit 7 10:30 - 11:30 am Crib 1pm Legion Cyber Help 3:15 pm Seniors Room WGCSS Meeting @ 10 am, Seniors Room

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Sit & Be Fit 21 20 22 23 - 11:30 am Carpet Bowling Hike: Meet Bunco 1:30 pm 10:30 Crib 1pm Legion @ Strawberry 1-3 pm Seniors Drop-in Cyber Help 3:15 pm Book Club Moose 9 am @ 2 pm Centre Darts 7 pm Legion in Library Seniors Room Sit & Be Fit 28 10:30 - 11:30 am Crib 1pm Legion Cyber Help 3:15 pm Seniors Room

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Deluxe Chocolate Amaretto Pound Cake

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Barriere & District Seniors Society Sadly this will be the last set of recipes from Eleanore Moore’s cookbook.

Her daughter, Shirley McCaffrey, has been curating these columns for The Connector and is no longer able to do so. It is fitting that we end this collection with a Valentine’s theme and most notably a recipe for friendship.

Shirley used this particular recipe on a regular basis and has a multitude of friends to show for it.

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Don't You Just Love This?

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Hearts and ashes When two worlds collide you get hearts and ashes. This year February 14 marks both Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday. Most of us know what Valentine’s Day is all about: hearts, cupid, love and, of course, conversation hearts candies. You know. Those little hearts made of hard pressed sugar that proclaim “Be Mine,” “Love You,” and other romantic expressions.

Ash Wednesday, on the other hand, is the day set apart to denote the beginning of the season of Lent, the six week season preceding Easter. Its name derives from the Anglo Saxon word lencten, which means “spring.” There are no candy hearts distributed to celebrate Ash Wednesday. Instead ashes are often pressed onto the foreheads of

Christians while the words “remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return” are spoken. One of the Scripture texts used on Ash Wednesday is Psalm 51, which says “create in me a clean heart, O God.” It seems fitting that these two special holidays overlap as both involve conditions of the

heart. Valentine’s Day invites us to share our hearts, not just the candy ones, with one another.

Ash Wednesday invites us to share our hearts with the Holy One. Valentine’s Day has its origins in the church.

The legend of Saint Valentine tells of a priest who was totally devoted to God’s work. While under house arrest for promoting Christianity,

Volunteer opportunities Bowl for Kids Sake – 41st Annual Big Brothers/ Big Sisters Annual Fund Raiser February 15-18th at Falcon Lanes Get a team together and enjoy some fun on the lanes while helping the kids in our region.

Sponsorship and Donations gratefully accepted.

Please contact Jesanne Stanko 250-819-6236.

Volunteer Kamloops – Air Bands Unite Marketing &/or Graphics Designer, Beverage Coordinator, Food Coordinator, Silent Auction Donation Coordinator Now – April 31 2018 Detailed job descriptions are available at www. volunteerkamloops.org Contact Volunteer Kamloops at 250-372-8313.

White Buffalo Society – Exploring My Place in the World of Work February 14 to March 14 (Wednesdays-9am-Noon) Employment eligibility workshop, helps individuals feel prepared to enter

a judge questioned his faith and asked him to prove Jesus was real by healing the judge’s daughter’s blindness, which St Valentine did.

One of the reasons St Valentine was jailed was because he insisted on marrying Christian couples at a time when assisting Christians in any way was illegal.

Hence the association of St Valentine as the patron saint of engaged couples and his association with this day of romance. Ultimately St Valentine was martyred for his work, and for his unwillingness to renounce his faith.

Jesus tells us the rule for living is to love God and to love others as ourselves. Ashes and hearts. One feeds the

other.

Vincent Van Gogh speaks of this in a letter to his brother, Theo: “But I cannot help thinking that the best way of knowing God is to love many things. Love this friend, this person, this thing, whatever you like and you will be on the right road to understand [God] better, that is what I keep telling myself. But you must love with a sublime, genuine, profound sympathy, with devotion, with intelligence, and you must try all the time to understand [God] more, better and yet more. That will lead to God, that will lead to an unshakeable faith.”

Whether you mark this February 14 with candy hearts or ashes on your forehead or both, may your love lead to a deepening and unshakeable faith in the Big Love that is available to all of us, no matter our faith community.

Rev LeAnn Blackert ministers with the congregation of Mount Paul United Church on the north shore of Kamloops (mtpauluc.ca)

the working world. Strength and skill building.

Please contact Jordann or Marie 250-554-1176 Canadian Red Cross – Personal Disaster Assistance Team Responder Volunteer Reporting to the Community Planning and Response Coordinator, you will take 40 hours of Red Cross training to learn how to support those affected by disasters. Please submit applications quoting Posting ID DM-RP-TRA-607 in the subject line of the application to BCYvolunteering@redcross.ca or via Fax 604-709-6675. For a detailed job description contact Taylor at Volunteer Kamloops 250-3728313.

Out of the Cold St Paul’s Cathedral – Wednesdays & Sundays November 1/17 to March 31/18 Shift Support Assist shift captains with guests seeking food and shelter Please contact Mark Hyslop 778-362-8977/250-315-3350.

Kamloops Hospice Association Sahali -Snow Removal Volunteers Remove snow from property, walkways, and driveway at hospice as well as City sidewalks adjacent to the property Please contact Pamela at 250-372-1336

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Church Directory

Sacred Heart Cathedral

Sat & Sun Liturgies Saturday 7 pm Sunday 8:30 am 11:30 am, 6 pm

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Sunday Service 11:00 am Sunday School 11:45 am

Please check out our website for any upcoming events

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Confession Times Saturday 4-5 pm Sunday 5:30-6 pm Wed 5:15-5:35 pm 1st Friday of the month 5:30-6 pm

Weekday Masses Monday 7 pm Tuesday 7 am Wednesday 9 am Thursday 7 am Friday 9 am Saturday 8 am

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Kamloops United Church

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Plura Hills United Church

www.plurahillsunited.com 2090 Pacific Way • Sundays 10 am

Canadian Mental Health – Receptionist – 2-3 days per week Volunteer will provide reception duties at the CMHA Main office. Volunteer must be 18 years or older and have been diagnosed with a mental illness or substance abuse disorder. Please contact Dora MacKay 250-374-0440 Ext 203.

Salvation Army-Community Services Helper Thurs/Fri 9:30am-1pm Assist clients in choosing allotted amount of food at Emergency Food Bank. Assist in breakdown of products, stocking shelves as required Contact Christine Kirby, Volunteer Coordinator 250-554-1611. For a detailed job description contact Volunteer Kamloops 250-372-8313.

For these and many other volunteer opportunities please call 250-3728313 or check out our website: volunteerkamloops.org We are a non-profit charity supporting community volunteering. Volunteer Kamloops acknowledges the support of the Province of British Columbia and the Interior Health Authority.

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Does a funeral bring “Closure?”

You’ve probably heard people say “I needed a service for Murray…it gave closure.” But, what does “closure” mean, and does a funeral or celebration of life produce closure?

When I first started working in funeral

services 17 years ago, I’d hear funeral directors bemoan the trend toward cremation with no memorial or funeral service to be held.

“People need to have a service,” they’d cry.

“Otherwise, they won’t have closure!” Some even went to far as to declare “You had better have a service for Murray – I’m warning you: you can pay the undertaker now, or the psychiatrist later!” I wondered how genuine their concern

might be, and how much was motivated by other factors.

Webster’s defines closure as “an often comforting or satisfying sense of finality.” So, is that true? Does a funeral provide a comforting sense of finality? Perhaps for some people it does, and I’ve heard a few people say things like “Well, now that the service is over, I can get on with my life”. But comments like that are quite rare.

Most people have told me that the grief journey is long, complex and inconsistent. They laugh at the notion that you “get over” someone just because the celebrant says “Amen” and the egg salad sandwiches come out.

According to scientific research, some people need to feel closure and others don’t need that feeling as much. And, for some people, a funeral or memorial service, or celebration of life, might help toward that feeling of

closure.

What can we conclude from this talk about closure? I advise clients to discuss this subject long before Murray dies.

How does everyone feel about the idea of a service or a gathering? What if little granddaughter Cindy Loo thinks she’ll want to hold a family gathering

by Grandpa Murray’s favourite fishing hole?

What if Murray’s cousin Eddie thinks they should have a formal church service, because Murray

went to that church so long ago? What if Murray says “Just cremate me!”?

I’ve written a couple of guide books that may help: Drake’s Guide to the Last Goodbye, and Drake’s Guide to You and Your Aging Parents. Each one is only eight pages long and will probably help you with your plans (and spare your family a lot of stress). You can call (250-377-8225) for your free copy, or download at DrakeCremation.com.

Crazy woodpecker love

I froze a woodpecker once that killed itself by flying into my kitchen window. I put it in the freezer with a wild notion I’d stuff it, put it into an art work like surrealist Joseph Cornell did with Cockatoos. When birds crash into windows, they see their enchanting reflection on the glass, think it’s another bird and try to merge with it, never recognizing themselves in the glass.

February is a huge commercial enterprise celebrating a scripted love with identical messages that somewhere out there is one true person for each of us. The dead woodpecker reminded me about the magical other: the person who can make us happy, meet our deepest needs and repair childhood wounds.

Being crazy-out-of-yourmind-in-love is like that as we cast ourselves onto another with the magical belief they’ll give us the promised happiness and connection we yearn for.

More of us at the tip of the Baby Boom have lost our long time spouses to illness or have embraced separation as

an alternative to hanging in there when a marriage no longer works. But even with the wisdom of our mature experience, we’re still driven to cling to old expectations and find that magic person.

We flounder in a strange new world of changed rules of dating.

We’re wiser than we were at 21, but the dream is alive and well, in vivid clarity on internet dating sites that have reproduced like bunny rabbits promising warm fuzzy bits but never the hard herbaceous pellets.

Sites for all those other fish in the sea looking for lava light, promise a magical union to a likeminded person with the illusive missing pieces in our lives. Unexplainable chemistry will arise if we faithfully post photographs and respond to questions about likes and dislikes, interests, values and personality. I won’t have to spend hours leafing through oodles of profiles and will receive only ones matching my own.

I don’t want to be critical of men, but so help me if you’re lucky, a man might post a photograph, but written profiles that distinguish him from others are thin on the ground; they define themselves as honest, caring, always with a sense of humour, and know how to treat a woman. They love

their grandchildren, don’t smoke, drink occasionally, love dogs and are looking for someone to kayak, golf or motorcycle with. They like to cuddle, drink a nice glass of wine and love to cook. They want a partner without baggage (good luck with that), comfortable in her own skin (what woman ever was?), and without mind games (as if they never do.) Meanwhile, they respond to flirts or messages with, “Your photo indicates you’re not my kind of woman” or pronounce a “preference for a slimmer, younger woman” beneath a photograph of a wrinkledfaced man with a pot belly just like mine.

So I tried something new: I did an honest profile, including a personality a man might worry about hoping he might decide if he really wants an honest woman.

If you don’t do rejection well, don’t try this at home alone.

I’m overcoming the merciless litany of desired coupledom. I might dig that woodpecker from the freezer, stuff it and stick it in a box of love paraphernalia – wine, roses, chocolates, a paper moon, perhaps a cardboard prince – as my own surrealist artwork.

Oh and by the way, I can’t hit a golf ball, my kayaking days are over, but I’d try motorcycling.

Spirit Warriors Fundraiser Gala A special fundraiser for the Kamloops Spirit Warriors Breast Cancer Survivor Dragon Boat team members that will be attending the 2018 IBCPC Partipatory Dragon Boat Festival in Florence, Italy on July 6-8, 2018. Saturday,

March 3, Columbo Lodge, 814 Lorne St. Join us to “Raise the Spirit For Florence – Sollevare lo Spirito per Firenze.” Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Cocktails 5:30 p.m. Dinner 6:30 p.m. Dance 9 p.m. Tables of 10 Tickets $65.00 Can be purchased from

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Groups Kamloops Parkinson Awareness Group: We meet at 1 p.m. on the 3rd Wednesday from September through June at Desert Gardens, 540 Seymour Street. Contact Rendy at 250-374-0798 FMI. Excelsior Rebekah Lodge No.23: General meeting second Tuesday of every month 7:30 p.m. Regular meeting fourth Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m.

423 Tranquille Rd. If you have kidneyrelated issues and questions, and would like to chat with someone who has been there, the Kamloops Kidney Support Group is here for you.

We meet on the second Saturday of each month at Romeo’s Kitchen in the Coast Kamloops Hotel and Conference Centre, 1250 Rogers Way and on the second Wednesday of each month at Denny’s, 898 Tranquille Rd. at 10 a.m. You won’t get any medical advice from us, but we are here to share our experiences, whether you may be pre-dialysis or on dialysis, a kidney donor or a recipient, a family member, or anything in

between. FMI call Edna Humphreys at 250-3766361, Dorothy Drinnan at 250-573-2988, or Margaret Thompson at 250-819-3135.

Kamloops Antiques, Collectibles and Heritage Club meets on the second Thursday of every month.

September – June at Heritage House on Lorne Street, Riverside Park 7 p.m. Guests and new members welcome.

FMI call: 250-3720468 Bernice or 250-377-8364 Joyce.

The Kamloops Family History Society meetings take place at Heritage House in Riverside Park on the fourth Thursday of each month from 7 to 9 p.m. (September to May, except December) NEXT meeting Thursday, January 25.

FMI contact Connie at 250-852-3218.

Mutliple Myeloma Support Group for Kamloops and Region. Meetings will be scheduled at the Kamloops Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre once an agenda is in place for a meeting and/or a speaker have been arranged.

If you are interested, please contact one of the following people and provide us with your email address (or phone number) and we

will notify you of future meetings. Bob T.: ridgerunner@telus.net 250-376-3292; Anne E. akevenrude@shaw.ca 250-372-8077; Bob H. rhamaguchi@shaw.ca 250-374-6754.

Municipal Pension Retirees Assoc. meets Sept. 19, 9:30 a.m. in the CSI activity center, Brock shopping center.

Join us to talk to other retirees, meet former coworkers and have a voice about your MPP Pension. FMI call Jean 250-374-1191.

St. Paul’s Cathedral Thrift Shop 360 Nicola Street is open Fridays 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sept. to June.

Handicapped access from the alley between Nicola and St. Paul.

Ukulele fun every Monday from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Plura Hills United Church, 2090 Pacific Way or every Tuesday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Cottonwood Centre, 730 Cottonwood Ave. All levels of experience are welcome at both venues. FMI visit our website at ukuleleorchestra ofkamloops.com or phone 250-376-5502.

Aberdeen Lions Club meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month

at noon. Meetings are held at 9-A 1800 Tranquille Rd. New members welcome. Call 250-828-1765.

The Afternoon Auxiliary to RIH Thrift Seller is open Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Located at 146 Victoria St. We welcome you to come shop, donate or volunteer.

Alzheimer Caregiver and Early Support Stage groups meets the second Thursday of the month, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and the fourth Thursday of the month, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Alzheimer Society Resource Centre, 405, 235 – 1st Ave. For more information please contact Tara Hildebrand, support and education coordinator Alzheimer Society of B.C. at 250377-8200.

Army Navy & Airforce Veterans in Canada - Unit 290.

We are a non-profit organization dedicated to helping veterans and the community.

We are located at #9-177 Tranquille Rd. Contact information: 250-554-2455. We still have our Tuesday night free bingo starting at 4:30 p.m. and our Wednesday darts starting at 1:30 p.m.

We have our karaoke on Friday nights at 7:30 p.m. and on the weekends we have our meat draws on Saturdays and Sundays at 3 p.m.

Brock Central Lions Club meets the first and third Thursday of the month at 6 p.m.

Meetings are held at the Centre for Seniors, 9-A 1800 Tranquille Rd. Call 250-371-0115.

Canadian Cancer Society, Cancer Connection a source for cancer info can be accessed at 1-888-9393333.

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Council of Canadians meets at 5.30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of every month at the Smorgasbord Deli, 225 - 7th Ave. Please join us. Call Anita or Dalton at 250-3770055 or 250-377-0055.

You can also visit kamloopscanadians.ca.

Chronic Pain Association of Kamloops meets the last Wednesday of

each month at noon at People In Motion, 182B Tranquille Rd., for resources, support and fellowship. There is parking in the back.Call Ashley at 778-257-1986 or email: ash.westen@ gmail.com.

Tuesday afternoon cribbage takes place at 1:30 p.m. at McArthur Park Lawn Bowling clubhouse, next to Norbrock Stadium.

Come for crib, coffee and good-company.

Free parking. Call 250579-0228, 250-5798259 or 250-376-0917.

Diabetes Support: There are two support groups in Kamloops.

RiverBend (760 Mayfair St), last Tuesday/mo., ph: 778470-8316 for details; and, Hamlets (3255 Overlander Dr.), first Monday/mo. (except July & Aug.), ph: 250579-5707 for details.

Open to all and features monthly speakers.

Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 3453 7 Auxiliary welcomes you, 755 Tranquille Rd. Join us. Cribbage Monday at 2 p.m.; Wii Bowling Tuesday at 2 p.m.; Horse Races Wednesday at 4 p.m.; Darts Thursday at 7 p.m.; Wii League Friday at 6 p.m.; Meat Draws Saturday at 3 p.m.; Meat Draws Sunday at 3 p.m.; Karaoke Sunday at 7 p.m FMI 250-3764633 Do you enjoy singing in harmony and a great variety of songs?

Kamloops Happy Choristers invites new members who are 55 and over for a social atmosphere and a chance to sing for senior residences and public concerts. We meet every Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Heritage House. For more information call Sharon at 250-579-9505.

Kamloops Duplicate Bridge Club meets at Heritage House every Monday at 7 p.m. Beginner and open games. Every Tuesday at 7 p.m. for intermediate games.

Friday 12:30 p.m. open game. Thursday at 7 p.m., at Cottonwood, intermediate and open games. Upcoming Lessons: Beginner lesson starting Sept.

3 ­Aileen Specht aileenspecht@shaw. ca. Play of the hand: Brenda Mathews classes start Jan.

2018. FMI sit website kamloopsduplicate bridgeclub.ca Kamloops Elks Lodge #44 meets at 7:30 p.m. every second Thursday of each month at 784-B Victoria St. We have served the community since 1920. You are invited to come and meet the members.

New members are welcome. The hall is also available for gatherings, meetings, etc. For any inquiries please call 250-3722737 or 250-573-4632.

Kamloops Floor Curlers meet Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Heritage House, top floor, Riverside Park. New members always welcome. Free parking for members.

No special equipment needed. New teams are drawn each day. There are two games and coffee each day. The group runs all year. Call Kay at 250-376-0917, Kay at 250-828-0819 or Liz at 250-372-5493.

Kamloops Heritage Model Railroad Club meets on the first Friday of each month at 7 p.m. Come and investigate a great hobby. Call 250-5543233 FMI. Kamloops Prostate Cancer Support Group meet at 10 a.m. on the third Saturday of the month at The Seniors Activity Centre, 9A-1800 Tranquille Rd. Phone 250-376-4011 or email larubekam1947@ gmail.com Kamloops Stamp Club meets at 2 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at Mt. Paul United Church, 140 Laburnum. Contact 250-314-1021.

The world famous Kamloops Rube Band practices on Monday evenings (except holidays), 7:30 p.m. at the Kamloops Yacht Club, 1140 River St. New members with playing experience are invited to drop by and join the band, having fun with music. FMI, please call Jordan Amon at 250-572-6271.

Kamloops Stroke Recovery Branch meets at Riverbend Seniors Community at 10:30-1 p.m. on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Wednesday of the month. Email: kmshelton@hotmail.

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Kamloops United Church Thrift Store has come home to 421 St. Paul Street. Contact number: 250-3723020. We are located in a brand new addition to the church.

North Kamloops Elks Lodge #469, #102-1121 12th St., 250-376-2924 (leave message). Meet the third Tuesday of the month at 7.30 p.m. New members welcome. Crib tournaments every Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Doors open at 6 p.m.

The Kamloops Breast Cancer Support Group meets the 3rd Monday of each month at 7:15 p.m. We currently meet at the Yoga Loft on Seymour Street at 4th Avenue.

The support group is for all women at any stage of their breast cancer journey whether newly diagnosed or years out of treatment.

Ping-Pong - Table Tennis Ping-Pong is billed as a “brain sport.” It is also said it could be the elixir of youth and it brings a lot more to the table.

We are a nice group of players and we meet Tuesdays 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Thursdays 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the beautiful renovated Desert Garden Community Centre, 540 Seymour St.We welcome more players.Drop in fee is $2. Having fun is something we did all the time, why change with age? FMI call 250372-3965.

Kamloops Chapter of the Vintage Car Club of Canada meets at 7:30 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of each month (except July, August and December) at the Hal Rogers Center, 2025 Summit Drive. Contact number 250 320-3038.

Anyone with an interest in vintage vehicles is welcome to attend.

The Kamloops Tai Chi Club is a member-driven non profit group.We meet Tuesday evenings, 7-8:30 p.m., St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 1136 6th Ave. Starting Jan. 9 , Jim Cryderman will teach Yang Style Tai Chi as

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Experience the benefits of tai chi & qigong: increased flexibility, balance and agility.

To join our class, email: info@kamloops taichiclub.com.

The Kamloops Garden Club is having it’s first meeting of the year on February 28 at 7 p.m. at Heritage House, 100 Lorne Street (Riverside Park).

Judy Villeneuve will talk about avoiding Alzheimer’s and reversing Alzheimer’s.

New members are always welcome.

EVENTs Barnhartvale Coffee House Saturday , February 17. Start time: Doors @ 6:30 pm, Music @ 7 p.m. Feature Act: Walter Quinlan, from Kamloops. Over the years, Walter Quinlan has performed at folk festivals and coffeehouses, and shared the stage with performers such as Amos Garrett, Valdy and Bill Bourne.

He’s excited to bring a combo of some of Kamloops’ finest musicians to Barnhartvale on February 17th. “We’ll be playing a mix of blues and classic country toetappers and ballads, and songs I’ve written.”

Joining Walter on stage will be Dan Flukinger, keyboards; Neil Brun, bass; and Rob Gretsinger, percussion.“Open mic” for local musicians and small groups sign up at the side door. Admission $5.00. Free for open mic performers and children under 12.

FMI: Chrisy 250-5730025 or barnhartvale coffeehouse.com RIH Retirees Valentines Luncheon Thursday, February 8, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

CSI Activity Center, Brock Shopping Center 9A – 1800 Tranquille Rd. RSVP by February 2nd to Marnie Strong at 250-828-2724

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The Connector is excited to be a Bronze Level sponsor of The Kamloops Film Festival this year. In anticipation of this popular event, we are giving away two tickets to one of our lucky readers. The tickets will be to the film that The Connector is sponsoring which is still to be determined. Prize will include the requisite Kamloops Film Society memberships. Make sure to enter for your chance to win! Entries will be accepted online at win@connectornews. ca or bring this entry form to the Kamloops This Week office at 1365B Dalhousie Drive, Kamloops, BC V2C 5P6 by February 23 at 4 pm.

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The 5 steps to better hearing with hearing aids The five stages of 1 3 hearing loss 5 Stage 1: Denial

“I hear fine, you just mumble.”

Does this sound familiar?

While many of us know we should be proactive about our health and hearing if you don’t have the proper support, or you just feel this way, actually motivating yourself to do something about it can be painful and scary.

Admit that your hearing isn’t what it used to be – Most people wait five to seven years before solving their hearing problem. That’s time you cannot get back.

Keep a positive attitude while you seek help – Success with your hearing aid will depend on your attitude, your desire to learn, and determination to increase your ability to hear.

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Learn about your hearing problem – The best remedy for hearing loss is education. Learn all you can about your particular loss and work with a hearing professional to determine the best solution for you.

Set realistic expectations – You won’t hear again like you once did with normal hearing. Hearing aids are only a substitute for the original. Your

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best bet is to focus on improvement.

Your hearing aid will help you hear better, not perfectly.

Practice, time and patience – The transition to hearing aids requires practice. It’s an investment that usually begins to pay dividends within 45 days.

Remember the more you wear your hearing aids, the better your experience will be.

Stage 2: Anger “Why me?” Once a person has admitted to themselves that they have hearing loss, some may experience rage and anger.

Resentment and envy are also universal emotions often felt.

Stage 3: Bargaining “I would do anything to get my hearing back!” At this stage, the person acknowledges that they have a problem, but they may still feel like their hearing loss is not a permanent condition.

Stage 4: Depression “Interacting with others has become difficult. I’d rather not go out anymore.” When a person feels like nothing is working, or when they realize that their hearing loss is real and is not coming back on its own, it can makes them feel depressed.

Stage 5: Acceptance “I’m going to get hearing aids!” When this stage is finally achieved, it means that the individual is no longer experiencing the symptoms of the previous four stages. They have either become content with the outcome, or they now decide to seek help for their hearing loss.

When hearing loss is left untreated, there can be direct and indirect consequences. At Kamloops Hearing Aid Centre, helping people hear better is all we do. Because that is our focus every single day — and has been our passion for many, many years — you can be sure we’re familiar with the process people go through as hearing becomes a challenge.

Give us a call to book a FREE, HEARING WELLNESS EVALUATION today.

It’s your hearing, it’s important, get it checked!

Jan and Blaine Alexandre, Licensed Hearing Aid Practitioners

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414 Arrowstone Dr, Kamloops TOLL FREE 1.877.718.2211 Find us online at: www.KamloopsHearingAidCentre.ca Email: info@kamloopshearingaidcentre.ca