June - Senior Connector

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