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JUNE, 2003 SENIOR CONNECTOR www.seniorconnector.com PAGE 11<br />
UCC<br />
Events<br />
Mike Bartram Memorial<br />
Golf Tournament -<strong>June</strong> 6th<br />
Kamloops Golf and<br />
Country Club<br />
Golf tournament to benefit<br />
UCC Athletic<br />
Scholarships. Cost is $115<br />
per golfer, which includes<br />
the 19th hole (dinner and<br />
prizes). Tax receipts will<br />
be issued in the amount of<br />
$60 to each golfer. For<br />
more information, or to<br />
register, call Doug Leong<br />
at 828-5273.<br />
Friends Of The Gardens<br />
Evergreen Tour —<br />
Tuesday, <strong>June</strong> 10th — 6pm<br />
— Clocktower Building<br />
Trained guides conduct<br />
free 90-minute tour of the<br />
UCC<br />
campus<br />
grounds,focusing on evergreens.<br />
Tour starts outside<br />
the ground floor doors of<br />
the UCC Clocktower<br />
Building. For more information,<br />
please contact<br />
Kevin Scollon at 828-<br />
5181.<br />
Maude Barlow —<br />
Tuesday, <strong>June</strong> 10th, 7:30<br />
pm —Grand Hall,UCC.<br />
UCC Education, UCC<br />
Social Work, Human<br />
Service, UCC Nursing,<br />
Kamloops and District<br />
Labour Council, Council<br />
of Canadians and<br />
Kamloops Organic Food<br />
Co-op present Maude<br />
Barlow, National Chair of<br />
the Council of Canadians,<br />
speaking on international<br />
trade and globalization.<br />
For more information, call<br />
377-0055 or 371-5520.<br />
UCC School Of<br />
Business & Economics<br />
Year-End Formal Dinner<br />
— <strong>June</strong> 12TH — Location<br />
TBA<br />
Gala event featuring a<br />
gourmet dinner, guest<br />
speakers, no-host bar,complimentary<br />
wine, and a live<br />
band. For more information,<br />
please contact<br />
Cosimka Wyda at 371-<br />
5803 or email:<br />
uccace@cariboo.bc.ca<br />
Convocation —<br />
Saturday, <strong>June</strong> 14 th —<br />
Sport Mart Place<br />
Awarding of degrees,<br />
diplomas, certificates, and<br />
honorary degrees. For<br />
more information, please<br />
call Mathilda Charbonneau<br />
at 828-5009.<br />
Hilda Rasich celebrates her 88th birthday with friends at<br />
Desert Gardens. Hilda is a founding member of Desert<br />
Gardens.<br />
PHOTO: GORD WILLIAMSON<br />
Tourism Kamloops<br />
March — April 2003<br />
PLEASE CONTACT THE FACILITY TO CONFIRM TIME, PRICE, AND<br />
DATE. IF YOU KNOW OF ANY EVENTS TO BE LISTED ON THIS<br />
CALENDAR, PLEASE CALL<br />
THE KAMLOOPS VISITOR INFO CENTRE, 374-3377<br />
MARCH<br />
Mar 1............WCT Presents “Ancestral Voices: A Family Story” ....Pavilion Theatre ...............374-5483<br />
Mar 1-2 ........BC Parks Bonspiel .........................................................Kamloops Curling Club ...828-3580<br />
Mar 1-9 ........Kamloops Festival of Performing Arts .........................Various Venues ................374-3491<br />
Mar 2............Kamloops Blazers vs Portland......................................Sport Mart Place...............828-3339<br />
Mar 2 ...........Synchro BC interior Regional Meet ..............................Canada Games Pool ........828-3580<br />
Mar 3............WCT supports “Lysistrata Project” Play Reading.......Centre Court Theatre ......................<br />
...............................................................................................................at Cottonwood Centre......372-3216<br />
Mar 4............Old Courthouse Hostel Heritage Tour ..........................7 West Seymour St. .........828-7991<br />
Mar 5............Exploring BC’s Western Heritage:...........................................................................................<br />
.....................“Seeing our Past Reflected in our Future” ..................Kamloops Museum ..........828-3576<br />
Mar 6............Mining & Exploration in South-Central BC “Gold!” ....Days Inn ............................578-2068<br />
Mar 7-8 ........Telus Nancy Greene Corporate Challenge...................Sun Peaks.........................578-5411<br />
Mar 7-9 ........Cowboy Festival .............................................................Calvary Temple ......1-888-763-2224<br />
Mar 7-9 ........Annual Airlines Bonspiel ...............................................Kamloops Curling Club ...828-3580<br />
Mar 7............Night of Champions III Dinner & Charity.................................................................................<br />
.....................Sports Auction................................................................Colombo Lodge................314-1959<br />
Mar 8............KSO Presents “Sounds Serene”...................................Sagebrush Theatre ..........372-5000<br />
Mar 8-9 ........KMHA Tournament .........................................................Memorial/Brock Arenas...828-3580<br />
Mar 9............Honours Concert ............................................................Sagebrush Theatre ..........374-3491<br />
Mar 11..........Old Courthouse Hostel Heritage Tour ..........................7 West Seymour St. .........828-7991<br />
Mar 13-16 ....Sportsmen’s 54th Annual Bonspiel ..............................Kamloops Curling Club ...828-3580<br />
Mar 14..........Kamloops Blazers vs Prince George............................Sport Mart Place...............828-3339<br />
Mar 15-23 ....BC Extreme Spring Break..............................................Sun Peaks.........................578-5411<br />
Mar 15-16 ....BC Speed Skating Championships...............................Sports Centre Arena ........828-3580<br />
Mar 15-16 ....KMHA Tournament .........................................................Brock Arena......................828-3580<br />
Mar 16..........Stallion Services Auction ..............................................KXA .........................1-250-679-8554<br />
Mar 18..........Old Courthouse Hostel Heritage Tour ..........................7 West Seymour St. .........828-7991<br />
Mar 20-29 ....WCT Presents “Witness for the Prosecution”.............Sagebrush Theatre ..........374-5483<br />
Mar 20..........Mining & Exploration in South-Central BC “Fossils!” .....Days Inn ............................578-2068<br />
Mar 22..........KSO Presents “Daedalus String Quartet”....................Calvary Temple ................372-5000<br />
Mar 22..........Rockin’Roll Dance ..........................................................Best Western ....................828-0469<br />
Mar 22-23 ....Kamloops Target Sport Association ............................KXA ...................................828-2033<br />
.....................20th Annual Gun & Antique Show & Sale<br />
.....................3rd Annual Custom Knife Show<br />
.....................3rd Annual “From the Wild” Arts & Craft Sale & Show<br />
Mar 22-23 ....Jam Can Curling Bonspiel.............................................Kamloops Curling Club ...828-3580<br />
Mar 25..........Old Courthouse Hostel Heritage Tour ..........................7 West Seymour St. .........828-7991<br />
Mar 26..........Welcome Wagon-Baby Shower.....................................Desert Gardens ................372-7900<br />
Mar 26` ........DMX Concert ...................................................................Sport Mart Place...............374-9200<br />
Mar 28-30 ....Coca Cola Classic <strong>Senior</strong> Men’s ...................................Memorial/Sports Centre ..828-3580<br />
..................... Hockey Tournament<br />
Mar 29-30 ....Ranch & Country Show..................................................KXA ...................................554-0068<br />
APRIL<br />
Apr 3............Mining & Exploration in South-Central BC .................Days Inn ............................578-2068<br />
.....................“Highland Valley”<br />
Apr 4-6.........RCMP Hockey Tournament ...........................................Sports Centre Arena ........828-3580<br />
Apr 5............KSO Presents “A Feast of Dvorak” ..............................Sagebrush Theatre ..........372-5000<br />
Apr 5............Nancy Greene Ski League Children’s Race .................Sun Peaks.........................578-5411<br />
Apr 5-6.........Mars Family Fun Days....................................................Sun Peaks.........................578-5411<br />
Apr 5-7.........Canadian Masters Alpine Downhill...............................Sun Peaks.........................578-5411<br />
Apr 5-21.......Spring Snow Festival .....................................................Sun Peaks.........................578-5411<br />
Apr 11-13.....Alive Again- Passion Play..............................................Full Gospel Church..........376-1661<br />
Apr 11-13.....Kamloops Home & Garden Show .................................KXA ...................................377-8380<br />
Apr 11-13.....Synchro BC “Jean Peters” Invitational ........................Canada Games Pool ........828-3580<br />
Apr 11-13.....Weyerhaeuser Hockey Tournament .............................Kamloops arenas .............828-3580<br />
Apr 12..........Slush Cup & Dummy Downhill ......................................Sun Peaks.........................578-5411<br />
Apr 16-21.....35th Annual Kamloops International ............................Kamloops arenas .............374-5566<br />
.....................Bantam Ice Hockey Tournament<br />
Apr 17-20.....Alive Again - Passion Play.............................................Full Gospel Church..........376-1661<br />
Apr 18-21.....20th Annual Easter Eggs*travaganza ...........................Wildlife Park .....................573-3242<br />
April 19-20...Easter Festivities ............................................................Sun Peaks.........................578-5411<br />
Apr 20..........Sun Peaks Survivor........................................................Sun Peaks.........................578-5411<br />
Apr 20..........Vintage Car Club Easter Parade....................................Kamloops..........................573-5740<br />
Apr 21..........Tops to Bottoms Race ...................................................Sun Peaks.........................578-5411<br />
Apr 24..........Mining & Exploration in South-Central BC .................Days Inn ............................578-2068<br />
.....................“New Fuel!”<br />
Apr 26..........Mountie Stomp................................................................KXA ...................................828-3218<br />
Apr 27 .........2003 Super Cities Walk/Run for MS ..............................Riverside Park ..................314-0773<br />
...............................................................................................................(Parkside Lounge)<br />
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Kamloops Heritage<br />
RAILWAY<br />
Groups and Charters<br />
Book your group and receive<br />
special prices. Organize a<br />
group of 10 or more people<br />
for our regular scheduled<br />
trips and you will save<br />
money.<br />
Charter rates are available so<br />
if you have a large group of<br />
150 people or more, check<br />
with us for custom trips.<br />
Across from<br />
the hospital<br />
#101-300 Columbia St.<br />
Kamloops, BC<br />
(250)828-2768<br />
Spring and Fall Season:<br />
<strong>June</strong> 12, 13, 15, 19, 20<br />
and September 6,7,13,14 (no evening trips)<br />
Summer Season: <strong>June</strong> 28 - September 1<br />
Days of Operation: Fridays, Saturdays,<br />
Sundays and Holidays<br />
Departure times: 10:00 am and 11:45 am<br />
Trip length: approx 1 1/2 hrs<br />
Twilight Express: Fridays and Saturdays<br />
7:30 pm (July) 7:00 pm (August)<br />
Special Trains: Sundays at 8:00 pm<br />
July 13, 20, 27, August 3<br />
Kamloops Air Cadet Goes to Britain<br />
Warrant Officer First Class<br />
Krista Scott of 204 Black Maria<br />
Air Cadets in Kamloops has<br />
been selected to participate in<br />
an international exchange to<br />
Great Britain this summer.<br />
Scott has been a member<br />
of the Kamloops Squadron for<br />
several years.<br />
Father’s<br />
Day<br />
Special<br />
Soup &<br />
Sausage or Veggie<br />
Roll $ 3.95 + GST<br />
(With Coupon)<br />
expires <strong>June</strong> 30, 2003<br />
The exchange trip, which is<br />
sponsored by the Air Cadet<br />
League of Canada will last for<br />
two weeks begining on July 19.<br />
Cadets who apply for the<br />
exchange program go through<br />
an extensive application<br />
process.<br />
Mon. - Fri.<br />
7 am - 5:00 pm<br />
Sat. 7 am - 2 pm<br />
2141 - The Spirit of Kamloops<br />
is ready to steam into her<br />
second season and once again<br />
carry passengers back into<br />
the history of Kamloops.<br />
Experience the power of<br />
steam, the romance of riding<br />
the rails and the thrill of a<br />
train robbery. Emmerse yourself<br />
in our western heritage at<br />
Miner’s Gulch where Bill Miner,<br />
Shorty Dunn and Louis<br />
Colquhoun hang out when not<br />
robbing trains.<br />
Sunday <strong>June</strong> 15th — Father’s Day<br />
Special Trips 10:00 and 11:45<br />
Book Dad and the family in advance for a<br />
trip on Father’s Day and one Dad on each<br />
departure that day will win a Heritage<br />
Transportation Package Prize. Your Dad<br />
could win a ride in the cab of the 2141 in<br />
the Fireman’s seat, a 1 hour lesson at the<br />
reins of the BX Stagecoach, and a turn at<br />
the wheel of the Wanda Sue paddlewheeler<br />
with dinner — all in one day!<br />
Lots of other prizes for those booking their<br />
Father’s Day trip in advance of <strong>June</strong> 15th<br />
RATES<br />
Adults 13.50<br />
<strong>Senior</strong>s 11.75 (60+)<br />
Youth 9.00 (6 - 18)<br />
Child free (5 and under<br />
accompanied by an adult)<br />
Family rate 40.00 (per trip)<br />
(2 adults and 2 youth)<br />
Seasons Pass 75.00<br />
(unlimited trips on the Spirit of Kamloops<br />
trip and Christmas Lights trip)<br />
All prices subject to GST<br />
Call 374.2141 • email: info@KamRail.com • www.KamRail.com<br />
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