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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.

The IHA is hanging seven of Paul’s works in three locations that offer counselling and addictions services in an effort to make the areas more welcoming to First Nations clients.

Billy Miner is heading to jail again — well, the ghost of the legendary train robber, at least.

Seven-year-old Evan Lawrence and mom Jodi learn all about their rock sample from geologist Leopold Lindinger during the weekend’s Ask a Geologist Day at the Kamloops Museum and Archives.