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Distant lands with rolling sands, celestial stars above; Gave rise to hope of salvation’s light, for those of humankind; Deliverance from worldly strife and bonds of working hands; Promises of eternal peace, through Heaven’s mystic gate.

By Kristi McLean Jakob has autism, a life-long neurological disorder that prevents proper understanding of what a person sees, hears or otherwise senses.

By Victoria Lester We have three young girls who are really looking forward to Christmas. Throughout the house, you can hear the children singing Christmas carols and talking about what they want for Christmas.

By Velma Schraeder This Christmas story took place here in Kamloops, my birth home. My first husband, Scotty de Bruijn, served in the Royal Canadian Air Force and was stationed at Mount Lolo.

THEY SHOOT, THEY SCORE! The Kamloops Free Radicals men’s hockey team skated its way to raising an amazing $6,700 for the KTW Christmas Cheer Fund.

Health-care assistant students at the Academy of Learning held a Random Acts of Kindness competition this week in which students broke into teams and had one hour to commit as many random acts of kindness as possible in downtown Kamloops.

River Williams-More (centre) is among Western Karate Academy students whose recent kick-a-thon raised an astounding $7,550 for the KTW Christmas Cheer Fund.

Performing the always-popular musical It’s Christmas, Carol by Roger Emerson and John Jacobson, Westmount elementary students Mya Cianci (left) Mya Stodola, Hailey Ross and Talan Horner join their peers during the school’s afternoon Christmas concert

NorKam senior secondary students Keira Neighbour (left) Kelsey Henderson, Lauren Shalla and Kameryn Johnson were among those who enjoyed a Christmas luncheon yesterday, served by members of the community and school staff.

Findlay's Vacuum and Sewing Machine World owner Patti Montpetit (left) and Condrad Dersch cut Arctic fleece fabric patterns to make tuques for those in need of a warm hat.