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Seven-year-old Grace Nelson takes in the Kamloops Blazers-Kootenay Ice game at Interior Savings Centre on Friday, Dec. 6. The Blazers were thumped 7-3 and dropped a 7-0 decision the next night to the visiting Everett Silvertips.

Canadian-Filippino Society of Kamloops president Bien Ballano (centre) is ecstatic as he receives a $741 cheque from Sa-Hali secondary’s Me to We students Sophia de Zeeuw (left), Leah de Zeeuw, Jenna Hardy, Christel Mira and Brie Dinsdale on Friday,

The people who run the PIT Stop program at Kamloops United Church want to prepare gift bags to hand out at their annual Christmas dinner, but they are still missing some items.

Kamloops Royal Canadian Legion Branch 52 wrapped up its 2013 Poppy Campaign recently, topping last year’s contributions of $60,000.

The CanGo Grannies are selling Christmas greenery pots, with all proceeds going to the Stephen Lewis Foundation to help African grandmothers raise grandchildren who have been orphaned as a result of AIDS.

Brocklehurst Middle School Honour Roll Term 1, 2012-2013 First-class Achievement & Effort Grade 7 SydneyBailey Eric Bertuzzi Preston Bodo Kaylyn Brulotte Rachel Bush Brooke Butcher Same Carne Jordane Cave Keiran Clark-Humphrey Adison Davies Erin Domb

Light and its amazing effects was the recent theme at the Big Little Science Centre at 655 Holt St. in Brocklehust. The centre is presenting Microscopes and the Microscopic World this weekend. Shows will be presented on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 11 a.m.

Michael Bouttger plans on encouraging his dad to step up exercising a bit and Vienna Brown is happy her dad takes his fitness seriously.

Kamloops Storm defenceman Stefan Wood gave up his locks on Friday, Nov. 29 — between periods of the junior B team's home game against Revelstoke — to promote cancer awareness and fundraising.

Marketing expert Tom Schrieter will be the keynote speaker for a fundraiser on Monday, Dec. 2, at the Plaza Heritage Hotel. He speaks at 7 p.m.