Kamloops Tai Chi Club(A member-governed non-profit club)Beginners and new members welcome!Yang Style Tai Chi & Chi Gong ClassesFall Session:Tuesdays, Sept 6, 2005 toJan 31, 2006 • 7-8:30 pmSpring Session:Tuesdays, February 7 toMay 30, 2006 • 7-8:30 pmCost: $95 payable at start of each session(approximately $6.00 per class)Annual Membership $190.00St. Andrews Presbyterian Church D 6th Avenue & Douglas StreetFor more info call: Mac @ 554-7302 or Carol @ 573-3795Sore Feet?Case #1 Metatarsalagia(fore foot pain)Problem:Pain in the ball of the foot greater on weightbearing with some callous formation underpressure area. Feels like a stone under your fore489673foot? Painful on hard surfaces?HammerToes mayalso be present.Can be associatedwith flat feet orimproper footwear.Solution:• Custom made or off-theshelfOrthotics• Proper cushioned footwear• Unload pressure site• Gait AssessmentCHDAVIDMAINSE100HUNTLEYSTREETPage 18September 30, 2005 at 7:00 p.m.Kamloops Calvary Community Church, 1205 Rogers WaySoul Source, 285 West Victoria StreetLoaves & Fishes, 256 Nicola StreetSENABERDEENMALLWe CanHelp!Contact:Pedorthic certifiedprofessionals atBalanced Foot <strong>Care</strong>Martin BojesenCertified PedorthistAnn HamiltonC. Ped. TechIN BACK OFABERDEENCOURTWAL-MARTHILLSIDE DRIVETickets available at:Kamloops Pro Life Society - 374-4054 - www.voices4life.comtai02_sepBALANCED FOOT CARE#206-1150 Hillside Dr.377-3433bal03_sepFETabs Christian Supply, 2121 E. Trans Canada HwyTabs Christian Supply, 538 TranquilleRoadWHL Adopts SeveralRule Changes for2005-06 SeasonWestern Hockey Leaguefans can expect some significantchanges to the on-iceproduct for the upcoming2005-06 season.The WHL has adoptedseveral rule changes consistentwith the rule changesthe NHL has put into placefor their upcoming season.The following are the rulechanges that will be used,commencing with the 2005-06 WHL exhibition season:1. Maintain a Tight Standardon Interference,Hooking and Holding- The WHL will continueto maintain a tight standardon interference, hooking andholding.2. Goaltenders- The WHL will use thegoaltender’s crease behindthe net, limiting the areawhere goaltenders may playthe puck.- The WHL will emphasizethe rule requiring a minorpenalty to be assessed to agoaltender who freezes thepuck unnecessarily.removed for the purpose ofan offside pass.- The blue lines and red linewill remain 1’ (12”) in width.<strong>Senior</strong> <strong>Connector</strong> www.seniorconnector.com7. Instigator- If a player instigates a fightin the final five (5) minutesof a game, that player willreceive an automatic gamemisconduct.8. Diving-Referees will be instructedto be diligent in assessingan USC (UnsportsmanlikeConduct) penalty for divingto players who dive orembellish in an attempt todraw penalties. The penaltyto be announced will be“Two Minutes for UnsportsmanlikeConduct for Diving”.9. Shooting Puck in Stands- Players shooting the puckinto the stands from theirown defensive zone willbe penalized with an automatictwo (2) minute penalty,which will be applied inan identical fashion to thegoaltender penalty for Delayof Game which is currentlyused.10. Team Icing Puck NotAllowed to Change- When the offending teamices the puck from theirdefensive zone, they are notallowed to change the players“on the ice”. Determinationof players “on the ice”will be made when the puckleaves the offending player’sstick.11. Playing Strength inOvertime- Any carry-over of penaltiesfrom regulation time toovertime will now be servedon the same basis as in regulationtime.LittleShop in theCornerDonna’sYarn & Craft Centre✺ Anchor Tapestry Wool✺ Yarns & Patterns ✺ Embroidery Supplies✺ Knitting Needles ✺ Crochet Hooks✺ Tatting Shuttles ✺ AlterationsWill try to fill special ordersOPEN: Mon. - Sat. 10 AM - 5 PMCLOSED: SundaysConvenient Sears Parcel PickUp376-3381Fortune Shopping CentreNext to the Dollar Storedyc01_maySeptember 2005B.C. <strong>Senior</strong>s Games -Zone 8Submitted by Wilf SchneiderBy the time this goes topress the <strong>Senior</strong>s Gameswill be over. Approximately225 participants from Zone8 took part in the variousevents. If you have a computerand are interested infinding out who the winnerswere at the games you cango to www.bcseniorsgames.org and click on results. Theresults are posted as soon aseach event is concluded.In the last few issuesof this paper we listed theseniors from our Zone thatwere going to Duncan andarea to compete. We had asecond hockey team attendthe competition too, theSalmon Arm “Cavaliers”.Ice Hockey: Jim Beckner,Bruce Cook, Dave Davidson,Hugh Hooker, Gord MacKintosh,Hugh McCurrach,Chuck McTavish, RobertMunro, Len Nyland, RickNyland. Roy Sakaki, all fromSalmon Arm, and SteveHobbs from Tappen, DennisLaClaire from Sorrento,Glenn Madson from BlindBay and Gerry Bond fromKamloops.Our Zone 8 AnnualMeeting will be held Thursday,September 16, at theMoose Hall starting at10am. We will have someelections and this is also thetime of year when we startgetting organized for nextyear’s games in Abbotsford.We need volunteers to headup the various events we’llbe having and we also needvolunteers to help out at ouroffice in North Hills. TheGames in Abbotsford willstart on Wednesday, August23, 2006. Plan your holidaysaround the event. See you atour next meeting, September16.Climb for Community LivingYard Sale Huge SuccessBy Deb SteeleThanks to generous communitysupport, the Climb forCommunity Living GiantYard Sale, held SaturdayAugust 20 was a huge success.The sale of donateditems as well as Climb forCommunity Living Bandannasand Gecko Keychains netted $829 to helpfour local climbers to realizetheir dream of climbingMount Kilimanjaro in February2006. Many thanksto Impark for donating theuse of their parking lot, tothe many community memberswho supported theevent through the donationof items for sale and to thelarge numbers of people whoturned out to shop. Communityinvolvement has helpedus move towards our goal of$19,341 per climber – a dollarper foot to be climbed.Thank you for lending ahand by raising us 829 feet!Truck or CarSubmitted by Norm Walsh(Kelowna)A couple had been debatingbuying a new vehicle forweeks. He wanted a truck.She wanted a fast littlesports car, so she could zipthrough traffic around town,but everything she wantedwas way out of their pricerange.“Look!” she said, “I wantsomething that goes from 0to 200 in just a few seconds.Nothing else will do. Mybirthday is coming up, sosurprise me!”He did just that. For herbirthday, he bought her abrand new bathroom scale.Nobody has seen or heardfrom him since.
September 2005 <strong>Senior</strong> <strong>Connector</strong> www.seniorconnector.com Page 19tion, 84 Residential beds arecontracted for and subsidizedby Interior Health. IH mayplace their clients in thesebeds and will pay for theircare. This is similar to thehealth authority’s agreementwith the Kamloops <strong>Senior</strong>sVillage.H&H’s new facilitydesign is being hailed as a“model of excellence” by IH,and will be an asset to theWestsyde district. Designwork is now getting finishingtouches, with groundbreakngslated for this Fall andompletion projected for theall of 2006.Present Interior Healthesidential bed numbersn Kamloops are as folows:Overlander: 189 beds;amloops Pinegrove <strong>Care</strong>entre: 75 beds; PonderoaRespite Hotel: 12 beds;amloops <strong>Senior</strong>s Village:00 beds; Hospice House:beds. Currently, 60 bedsn Ponderosa Lodge remainpen as “transition beds” foresidential clients waiting forermanent placement. Thesere to be replaced and updatdwith the new complex inestsyde.With the addition of theestsyde facility plus thecheduled opening of BedordManor this Fall, (76ssisted Living apartments,ll subsidized in partnerhipwith BC Housing) it isnticipated waiting lists foreniors placement should beignificantly impacted. “Curentwaiting lists depend onhen you were assessed andhat the need is,” explainshe program operator.Before there were onlywo choices for seniors,ither home or residentiallong-term care) beds. Ahree-pillar system is in placeow, with the introduction of<strong>Care</strong> Centre Continued from page 1Assisted Living. While thismodel of “intermediate” carehas been provided by privateproviders previously, InteriorHealth, in partnershipwith BC Housing throughthe Independent Living BCprogram, is now developinghomes for qualified clientswho otherwise wouldn’t havethe financial ability to pay.All levels of the threepillarsystem are available toseniors as private-pay or maybe subsidized. The breakdownworks as follows:Home Support Services– Offers assistance toseniors in private residences,designed to aid in personalcare needs (bathing, medications,etc.).Assisted Living – Combineshousing with servicessuch as meals, housekeeping,personal care and 24-houremergency response. Intendedfor people who requiresome help with daily activitiesbut who do not require24-hour professional nursingcare.Residential <strong>Care</strong> –Addresses complex healthneeds, provides 24-hour professionalcare, medicationsupervision and administra-nterior Academyof Hair DesignSchool of Hair, Esthetics and Nails<strong>Senior</strong>s’ Discount includes services for both hairdressing and esthetics519 Victoria St. Kamloops • 250-374-5565Toll free: 1-877-842-5565Open Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri 9 am - 4 pmThurs 4 - 8 pm (by appt only)Rebuilding Continued from page 1days a week.thinking they were missingWhen asked if he always out on life. Then one dayhad a passion for antiques, he hung a shingle that said,Rob replied surprisingly, “I “Antiques and Collectibles”never dreamt of having this on an empty building inbusiness.” Attending consignmentauctions in Leth-looked back since. “AlthoughLouis Creek. He has neverbridge, Alberta as a teen other things were availableto me, it seemed suchwas his first exposure to thetrade. He would buy boxes a waste of my talent not tofull of miscellaneous items rebuild. I had momentumfor one valued item, then built up and a knowledge ofreturn the box to be sold antiquing.”again.Inside, the new storeYears went by withoutantiquing forming any arranged items. “I’ve alwaysis laden with tastefullypart of his life. He scorned had an appreciation forpeople who spent weekndsattending garage sales, particularly ourthings from our history;grandparentswho arrived in the areawith limited resources andachieved the things they did.They had no roads, no infrastructure,they even madetheir own tools,” offers Rob.Along with the old isthe new. A wall at the farend of the store on the rightis dedicated to a display ofthe wildfire. A large mapillustrates the broad scopeof devastation. Beside themap hangs a beautiful handmadequilt with a bird motif,donated anonymously toeveryone who lost a home.In the bottom corner theinscription reads, “To warmyour body and comfort yoursole. A quilter ~ Septembertion.People with the mostneed due to physical, mentalor behavioral conditionshave priority for first availablebed.“Across the ThompsonCariboo Shuswap areoptions that never existedbefore,” claims Brodie.“It is so much better tohave these options available;people who are capable dovery well in assisted livingunits.” Citing Chase as anexample, Brodie explainedthe community had a longwaiting list for residentialcare. It was determined a lotof them qualified for assistedliving, thereby reducing thewaiting list for residentialcare.“It’s great to see InteriorHealth making real progresstowards meeting the housingand care needs of its seniorresidents,” Health MinisterGeorge Abbott is quoted inthe press release as saying,“The population is aging– and we know that the fixof yesterday no longer workstoday. These new beds offercontinuum of care optionsthat will keep seniors andcommunities healthy longinto the future.”Wig Storenow open!Free consultation<strong>Senior</strong>s10% discount every day!Additional 10% discountMonday thru Wednesday!iah01_apr2003.”“In my view,” believesSusan, ” there was such anoutpouring of generosity andgoodwill it behooves us tosee that good comes fromwhat happened. It’s like anunpaid debt.”Moved by a quote shewas given by a Red Crossvolunteer, Susan has writtenit out and tacked it on thefront of the quilt. 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