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Your Christmas Stories: The Wish

Your Christmas Stories: The Wish

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.
Your Christmas Stories: Jakob receives a special gift — and a new friend for life

Your Christmas Stories: Jakob receives a special gift — and a new friend for life

By Kristi McLean Jakob has autism, a life-long neurological disorder that prevents proper understanding of what a person sees, hears or otherwise senses.
Your Christmas Stories: It was the night before Christmas

Your Christmas Stories: It was the night before Christmas

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.
Your Christmas Stories: ‘Angels’ deliver kids to sick father

Your Christmas Stories: ‘Angels’ deliver kids to sick father

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.
KTW CHRISTMAS CHEER FUND: The magic comes from sharing

KTW CHRISTMAS CHEER FUND: The magic comes from sharing

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.
A kindness blitz in downtown Kamloops

A kindness blitz in downtown Kamloops

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.
KTW CHRISTMAS CHEER FUND: Cheers to all of Kamloops!

KTW CHRISTMAS CHEER FUND: Cheers to all of 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.
Caroling kids

Caroling kids

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
A feast for Saints

A feast for Saints

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.
KTW CHRISTMAS CHEER FUND: Making hats for the hatless at Findlay's

KTW CHRISTMAS CHEER FUND: Making hats for the hatless at Findlay's

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.