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Thursday, February 5, 2015
A Sorrento mom says she was
too busy to be worried when the
twins she was carrying decided
it was time, as her husband sped
down the highway toward the
hospital in Kamloops.
When Nika Guilbault realized
she was going into labour earlier
this week, her husband Chris St.
Jean fi red up the Dodge pickup
truck to take her to Royal Inland
Hospital, about an hour away.
Half an hour into the trip, the
twins Guilbault, 28, was carrying
decided they couldn’t wait to get
to the hospital to arrive.
“It wasn’t 30 minutes and I was
in full labour and started to deliv-
er my fi rst child and pretty much
had to deliver her as my husband
was driving,” Guilbault said.
Guilbault was in the passenger
seat of the truck when her daugh-
ter Nevada arrived.
“I was just dealing with the situ-
ation and as soon as she came out,
I grabbed her,” she said. “I had
her breathing, gave her two little
puffs of air and she got breathing
right away and I just wrapped her
up in a blanket in my shirt and
tucked her in there as I was wait-
ing for the second one, hoping to
make it to the hospital on time.”
Her son Hunter didn’t wait to
for his mother to get to the hos-
pital before he was born either.
He began to make his arrival just
as the couple pulled into the ER
parking lot.
“As we were pulling in, my wa-
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Mom delivers twins in truck on way to hospital
MEET THE DODGE TWINS. Nika Guilbault cuddles her newborn babies, Ne-
vada and Hunter. The twins made their appearance in the passenger seat of the
family pickup truck while Mom and Dad were enroute to the hospital in Kamloops.Submitted photo
ter broke and I was starting to deliver (Hunter),” Guilbault related,
stating by the time they were in the parking space, he came out feet
fi rst, all except his head, and by then medical personnel were on scene
to fi nish deliver Hunter right there in the hospital parking lot.
Although his umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck only once,
there were no complications with Hunter’s arrival.
Guilbault and St. Jean named
their daughter, Nevada Sienna,
and son, Hunter Dodge – who
have been nicknamed the Dodge
twins.
Although the twins arrived six
weeks premature, they are doing
well, and are expected to be re-
leased from the hospital within a
month.
Java Mountain News February 5, 20152
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plied. Call Robert Kelly, 250-579-0193.
• VAN RYSWYK INDOOR TRACK & FIELD INVITATIONAL,
Feb. 13 – 15, at the Tournament Capital Centre. For all athletes BC
& Alta ages 9 & older. On Saturday, there will also be a Fun Run &
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Sun. afternoon. As well, the 2015 BC Indoor Masters Championship,
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ACQUAINTANCES
HoroscopesFebruary 09 - February 15, 2015
You can start to become more comfortable in your mind with what should take priority in life. This can include settling on something you’ve had doubts about recently. If you suspect somebody is more determined than they show to do things their way, you’re probably right. Hold back & give things time to surface.
Now – mid-March, settle your mind on commitments you either should accept or are prepared to make. You may also become more aware of obligations that have been pushed your way since early Jan. Question anything that causes friction or diffi culty in/about your priorities.
Any visions of the future you’ve been considering since the year began can begin a more concrete stage from now – mid-March. Whether your process has been balanced enough where connect-ed obligations are concerned is a different matter. You’ll fi nd out between May and early July when action starts to take place.
Don’t try to work out the whys & wherefores of other people – that’ll start to become more obvious from mid-March. Focus on the actions you need to take into the future to generate enjoyment in situations that involve you, whether or not other people support this. Those that do will be people you can rely on long term.
Anybody who’s been in two minds since Jan. is either now ready to decide on how they move forward or you need to push them in that direction from now – mid-March. Tied up in things may be a desire on their part to limit your freedom. If you haven’t been complying this may have contributed greatly to their indecision.
You can be at your very best by now realising you have the ability to move forward in a very logical manner with anything you’ve had to analyse & perhaps hold yourself back on since early Jan. Someone may need you more than they care to admit, no matter how dominating their manner may seem to be. Progress slowly.
Any retreat you may have decided on or had to accept with plea-surable activities of late will now be reversed. Modifi cation may be the answer rather than complete withdrawal. Bothersome daily routines won’t go away –accept them as a fact of life at the mo-ment. You’ll move on from them having a tiring effect.
This is a good period for you to become aware that the time has come for some things that may have always been a pleasure need to go by the wayside. This doesn’t mean all pleasure goes out of your life but a different foundation needs to be established based on where you now fi nd yourself in life. Work on this to mid-March.
Anything you’ve been putting your energies into to get the groundwork established since mid-Jan. can now result in a clearer objective in your mind. The more prepared you are to commit yourself diligently the more clear-minded you’ll become. By mid-March you’ll be ready, willing & able to move to the next stage.
You should fi nd you may now move on from any worries you may have had in connection to fi nances since early Jan. To a large ex-tent, ignore encouragement from others to spend money on things you really can’t afford or don’t need. Tread a steady path from now to mid-March & you’ll be set.
Life has encouraged you to focus on yourself since early Jan. through not only considering the present but the past & how to plan to move forward in the future. This has been quite an important time. From now – mid-March you should feel encouraged to move forward with your own ideas and thoughts that suit your needs.
You may feel you’ve been spending too much time mulling things over since early Jan. It’s had its benefi ts though you may not begin to see why ‘til mid-March onwards. Don’t let frustration get the better of you this week. Get to & do some sort of physical work as a distraction – you can get a lot done & be happy.
Java Mountain News February 5, 20153
Tick tock tantrum
I have no idea what a nine-year-
old does all morning that makes
him, and then me late, but it’s not
getting ready for school. This is
an ongoing battle that’s reared its
ugly head over the past month,
and I’m done with it!
On school days, my son would
get up at 7 a.m., wake up his
sister, get dressed, make him-
self and his sister breakfast,
pack his lunch, empty the dish-
washer, brush his teeth, wash
his face, pack his back pack, and
we would all be ready to go by
8 a.m. He was very responsible
and always loved to help.
(Note: I have lunches ready to go
in the fridge, and everything ready
for Aubrielle and myself, too.)
Over the last few months, and
the jumble of our morning sched-
ules, we have fi nally settled into
our new (actually our old) morn-
ing routine… except we have hit
another speedbump with Zachary.
Zachary is not ready in the
morning. I am constantly shout-
ing/yelling/screaming for him
to get his butt in gear, watch the
clock and use his time wisely.
We have sat down on numerous
occasions and spoken about the
morning routine and set a time-
line of when a task should be
done and when it’s time to move
onto the next task.
Nothing is working! I even have
Zachary waking up a half hour
earlier (at 6:30 a.m.) now.
The other day, after numerous
warnings, being tired of scream-
ing, and many threats to leave
him there, I was enraged (yes,
I was actually this angry) that
one hour and 15 minutes after
being woken up, Zachary had
not fi nished breakfast, packed
his lunch, brushed his teeth, or
packed his backpack – and I had
to leave in fi ve minutes. (Let it be
known that the morning chore of
emptying the dishwasher stopped
months ago!)
I told him I was leaving, that
he had a key to lock up, and he
could walk himself to the neigh-
bours (like every other morning)
before school. I have never seen
Zachary move so quickly. He had
to change his shirt as he got pea-
nut butter all over it, and all over
his hands. I felt a bit sorry for him
and packed the lunch that was
on the counter waiting for him. I
made my breakfast, packed my
lunch and work things, packed up
Aubrielle’s lunch, preschool stuff,
and backpack, and was walking
towards the garage door as I hol-
lered, “Good-bye!” to Zachary –
whom was still upstairs.
As I was getting my boots on,
Zachary came fl ying down the
stairs, disheveled, with a blue
mouth (from blueberries – and not
brushing his teeth) and tears in his
eyes, with his backpack in hand.
We gave our hugs, kisses, and
said our good-byes, before I sent
him to the neighbours with a big,
blue grin. Zachary will learn the
hard way, especially after he
learns that he is missing an item
out of his lunch.
As my neighbour said to me,
“They need to learn, right?”
Absolutely!
Lizsa Bibeau
Mommyisms
Java Mountain News February 5, 20154
• NORKAM SECONDARY SCHOOL MUSIC STUDENTS’ annual USED
BOOK SALE, Feb. 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15 at Northills Mall. Hours: Fri.
6 – 9 p.m. Sat. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sun. 12 – 5 p.m. All books are $1 each.
Donations accepted.
• REFLECTIONS OF FLEETWOOD MAC, featuring Renea De-
nis, Sabrina Weeks, Mike Hilliard & more, Feb. 5 & 6, at the Double
Tree by Hilton Hotel, 339 St. Paul St. Doors: 7 p.m. Show: 8 p.m.
Tickets at http://sabrinaweeks.com/buy_tickets_refl ections_of_ccr, or
the Double Tree front desk. Call 250-572-4427.
• TIPPIN’ POINT TOUR 2015: DALLAS SMITH with special guest,
CHARLIE WORSHAM, Tues. Feb. 10, at Sagebrush Theatre. Tickets: Kamloops
Live Box Offi ce, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483, www.kamloopslive.ca.
• THOMPSON VALLEY ACTIVITY & SOCIAL CLUB (TVASC) presents
LET’S DANCE, Feb. 14, 8 p.m. – 12 at Kamloops Curling Club, 700
Victoria St. Music by McIvor in Motion DJ Services. Tickets: $10
from Zonia, 250-372-0091, Franscoise, 250-372-3782, or Ed, 250-
374-2774. TVASC info line: 250-571-5111, email: tvasclub@gmail.
com, website: www.tvasc.ca.
• AT THE NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTRE, 730 Cot-
tonwood Ave. Sun. Feb. 8, 5 p.m.: ROAST BEEF COMMUNITY DINNER,
catered by Harold’s Restaurant. Live entertainment by Gordie West.
Advance tickets only: $15 from the front desk. FRIDAY THE 13TH TASTE
OF SUMMER HOT DOG DAY, Fri. Feb. 13, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Hot dogs
$2.50; drinks $1. Let’s bring back at taste of summer. Tues. Feb. 17,
1:30 – 4 p.m.: OLD TIME FIDDLERS DANCE. Admission: $5/members,
$7/non-members. Tues. Feb. 24, 6:30 p.m.: DESSERT & DANCE NIGHT,
with homemade desserts, live entertainment & open dance fl oor. An-
other old-time social evening fi lled with fun, laughter & friends! Ad-
mission: $3. March 14 &15: SPRING ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES SALE.
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sat. & 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Sun. Admission: $3; kids under
12, free. Vendor tables still available. Call Jo-Ann, 250-376-4777.
• AT THE BC WILDLIFE PARK: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/IN-SER-
VICE DAY KIDS CAMPS, Fri. Feb. 20, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. WINTER WILDLIFE. Do
bears actually hibernate? How do snakes survive the winter? Learn about
the many fascinating adaptations that animals have to survive the winter!
The day will include a snake encounter! Games, craft, playground, ani-
mal exhibits, snacks. For ages 6 – 10. Cost: season’s pass-holders/$40;
non-pass-holders/$45. Call 250-573-3242, ext. 226, ext. 259; or http://
bczoo.org/kidscampsage6to10.htm. Family Day Fund Day, Mon. Feb. 9,
9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Bring the whole family to enjoy snake & birds of prey
encounters, & Used Book Sale, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Hardcovers: $1, Paper-
backs: $.50. All proceeds to the new Bear Interpretive Centre.
• REFLECTIONS OF ZZ TOP, featuring Renea Denis, Sabrina
Weeks, Mike Hilliard & more, April 17 & 18, at the Double Tree by
Hilton Hotel, 339 St. Paul St. Doors: 7 p.m. Show: 8 p.m. Tickets at
http://sabrinaweeks.com/buy_tickets_refl ections_of_ccr, or the Dou-
ble Tree front desk. Call 250-572-4427.
AROUND TOWN
• PIE SALE. NORKAM MUSIC STUDENTS annual WE-MAKE-YOU-
BAKE APPLE PIE SALE. Purchase a pie for only $8 each from now
to Feb. 16 (moneys must be handed in no later than Feb. 16). Pies will
be made March 5 – 8 at the Norkam cafeteria and kitchen, and will
be ready for pick-up at Norkam on Sun. March 8, from 1 – 3 p.m. To
order your pie, contact a participating Norkam music student (band
or choir), call Rebecca at 250-319-0930, email becky4music@gmail.
com or go to the Norkam Music students’ FaceBook page: www.face-
book.com/NorkamBmsMusicStudents (Norkam Senior Secondary).
• THE BIG LITTLE SCIENCE CENTRE, 655 Holt St., open for
public drop-ins Tues – Sat, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., with daily hands-on fun in
the exploration rooms; interactive science shows Sat. at 11 a.m. & 1:30
p.m. KEG 2015 LECTURE SERIES, at TRU Activity Centre, Mountain
Room, Thurs. Feb. 5: FROM TREE-TOPS TO MASSIVE SULPHIDES; NEW
DISCOVERIES, with Colin Dunn of Geological Survey of Canada ROBOT-
ICS CLUB, 3 sessions Jan. – June: Wed.: Jan. 7 – Feb. 11; Feb. 25 – March
11; April 29 – June 3. Fri: Jan. 9 – Feb. 13; Feb. 27 – March 13 & April
10 – 24; May 1 – June 5. All robot builders work at their own level, from
Lego designs or free build, depending. Interactive challenges. For boys
& girls 10 years & older. Cost: $60/session/child. Register online or at
the centre. Call 250-554-2572 or email [email protected].
• ART EXHIBIT. OBSOLETE SPACEs, by Wendy Weseen at the Old
Courthouse Cultural Centre, 7 West Seymour St. ‘til Feb. 7.
• 2 PIANOS 4 HANDS. The fi rst time on a Kamloops stage, presented by
the Kamloops Symphony & Western Canada Theatre, Feb. 19 – 28, at Sage-
brush Theatre, 1300 Ninth Ave. Tickets: Kamloops Live! Box Offi ce, 250-
374-5483, kamloopslive.ca. Pay-what-you-can matinée: Sat. Feb. 28, 2 p.m.
• THE WESTSYDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY, a not-for-profi t group;
is LOOKING FOR A MURAL PAINTER. FMI: wcds.westsyde.info.
• THE SNOWFLAKES THEATRE SOCIETY presents the iconic comedy,
FAWLTY TOWERS: COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS, by Connie Booth
& John Cleese, Saturdays, Feb. 7 & 21, March 2 & 21, at 2:30 p.m.
at CSI, 9A – 1800 Tranquille Rd. Everyone welcome. Admission by
donation. Call 778-470-6000 or 250-573-1152.
• 19TH KAMLOOPS FILM FESTIVAL March 5 – 14, at the Para-
mount Theatre, 503 Victoria St. Fifteen fi lms in 10 nights. Tickets:
$10/adults; $8/students & seniors; $5/TRU students with UPass; $99/
full festival passes (lanyards), from Moviemart, 444 St. Paul St. or
at the door 1 hour befoe screening ($5 TRU student discount tickets
from the TRUSU Desk (TRU Campus Activity Centre). Festival Clos-
ing Party: $12/advance, $15/at the door. www.kamloopsfi lmfest.ca.
• THE COMIC STRIPPERS, A male stripper parody & improv com-
edy show, April 17 & 18, 8pm at Sagebrush Theatre. Tickets: $35 or
$30 for groups of 6 or more from Kamloops Live Box Offi ce, 250-374-
LIVE (5483) or https://tickets.kamloopslive.com/TheatreManager/1/
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Java Mountain News February 5, 20155
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It was the Mitch Friesen Show
last Friday night as the Kamloops
Storm handily shut out the Chase
Heat 5-0 thanks to Friesen who
had a four-goal night in the win.
Keaton Gordon opened the
scoring for the Storm halfway
through the fi rst period, then
Friesen took over. He scored his
fi rst goal – on the power play –
with 38 seconds remaining on the
clock to make it 2-0 Storm after
one. Friesen cored the only goal
of the middle frame at 16:28 of
the period to make it 3-0 after 40
minutes of play. Friesen got his
hat trick goal halfway through
the third period then go number
4 with another power play goal
with less than fi ve minutes re-
maining in the game to give Ka-
mloops the 5-0 win.
Mark O’shaughnessy got three
helpers while Bobby Kashuba,
Felix Larouche, and Kyle Lohm-
ann each got two assists. Alex
Winters rounded out the box
score with a helper of his own.
Jacob Mullen stopped all 25
shots he faced for the shut out.
The Storm out-shot the Heat 46-
25 on the night.
The following night saw the
Storm host the Sicamous Eagles
and come away with another win.
Brett Watkinson was the
Storm’s star of the game, scor-
ing a goal and an assist.
The Eagles opened the scoring
with their only goal of the game
20 seconds into the fi rst frame.
Alex Winters ties it up 12:26 later
to make it 1-1 after 20. Felix La-
rouche was the only one to score
in the second period, potting his
marker halfway through to make
it 2-1 Storm after 40. Watkinson
scored 2:29 into the third period
to give Kamloops the 3-1 win.
The Storm outshot the Eagles
49-31 as Mullen stopped 30 of
31 shots in the win.
The Storm were in Sicamous
to take on the Eagles Wed. Feb.
4. Results were not available by
press time.
The Storm are in Revelstoke Fri.
Feb. 6, to take on the Grizzlies.
On Sat. Feb. 7, the Storm are
back home to face off against the
Nelson Leafs. The puck drops at
7 p.m. Then on Mon. Feb. 9, the
Storm and the Heat face off in a
BC Family Day matinee game at
the McArthur Island Sports Cen-
tre. Game time is 5 p.m.
Friesen scores hat trick plus one on way to shut out win
Regular Season Home Games
this weekend. . .
Sat. Feb. 7 • 7 p.m.
vs Nelson Leafs
Mon. Feb. 9 • 5 p.m.
vs Chase Heat
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The Kamloops Blazers got
goals from defensemen Dawson
Davidson and Brady Gaudet in
the third period, to lift the home
team to a 4-3 win over the Seattle
Thunderbirds last Wednesday
night.
Cole Ully opened the scoring for
the Blazers 7:57 into the game
on a power play. Shortly after
goaltender Taran Kozun robbed
Deven Sideroff, Ully turned and
shot a puck on goal that beat a
sprawled out Kozun to make it
1-0 for the Blazers.
The Thunderbirds evened the
score 51 seconds later as Nick
Holowko went to the net and
buried a rebound to make it 1-1.
The Blazers took the lead back
on another goal by Ully. Sideroff
set him up in front of the net and
Ully netted his 24th goal of the
season. The Blazers took a 2-1
lead going into the second pe-
riod.
Roberts Lipsbergs tied it up
3:30 into the second period on a
skilled individual play. He faked
a shot and put in a quick wrap
around that Connor Ingram could
not get to and made it 2-2.
The Thunderbirds took the lead
on the power play. Ethan Bear
got a shot on goal and Cory Mil-
lette was there to stuff home the
rebound to give the Thunderbirds
a 3-2 lead.
In the third period, the Blazers
started the come back on a power
play goal from 16-year-old de-
fenseman Davidson. His shot
beat Kozun high on the glove
side 3:42 into the third period to
tie the game up.
The Blazers won the game on a
goal by Gaudet with 5:22 to play.
His long shot beat Kozun on the
glove side to make it 4-3 for the
Blazers.
The Blazers were forced to kill
off a late penalty and got through
it as they prevailed in a 4-3 home
ice win.
The Portland Winterhawks
scored four goals in the fi rst peri-
od and went on to cruise to a 6-2
win over the Blazers last Friday
night.
The Winterhawks were all over
the Blazers in the fi rst period.
Nic Petan opened the scoring on
an odd-man rush. He took a pass
from Oliver Bjorkstrand and pa-
tiently waited until fi ring a shot
low on the blocker side past goal-
tender Cole Kehler.
Miles Koules added a goal as
he stood at the side of the net and
defl ected home a pass from Josh
Hanson to make it 2-0 midway
through the fi rst period.
The ‘Hawks added two power
play goals as Chase De Leo
and Bjorkstrand both got on the
scoreboard to give the Winter-
hawks a 4-0 lead.
De Leo added another goal 5:05
into the second period as the
Winterhawks led 5-0.
Luke Harrison got the Blazers
on the scoreboard in the 13:17
into the second period. Jake
Kryski did a terrifi c job protect-
ing a puck and centered a pass to
Harrison to make it 5-1.
The ‘Hawks added another
goal in the period as they led 6-1
through two periods.
Collin Shirley added a 5-on-3
power play marker in the third
period as the Blazers outshot the
‘Hawks 14-5 in the fi nal period
but fell 6-2.
The Blazers outshot the Winter-
hawks 31-30 on the night. Kehler
played well despite letting in six
goals on 30 shots.
The Blazers got shootout goals
from Ully and Kryski in a 3-2
win over the Vancouver Giants
on the road last Saturday night.
Ully opened the scoring only
1:38 into the game. He was set up
by his linemates Matt Needham
and Sideroff, who were both hard
on the forecheck and helped Ully
tally his 25th goal of the season
for a 1-0 Blazers lead.
The Blazers had their chances to
extend their lead, but Cody Por-
ter was sharp in goal.
Ingram was just as good for the
Blazers on the night making a
number of point blank saves.
Tyler Benson equalled the game
with 2.4 seconds left in the fi rst
period. He took the puck high
in the offensive zone and fi red
a quick shot that beat a screened
Ingram to make it 1-1 through
one period.
The Blazers scored the lone
goal of the second period 13:18
into the period. Defenseman
Marc McNulty faked a shot and
walked around a defender before
fi ring a puck past Porter to give
the Blazers a 2-1 lead.
The Giants best chance of the
period came on a breakaway for
Jakob Stukel. The 17-year-old
forward was denied by the left
pad of Ingram.
In the third period, the Blazers
did a good job of keeping the
puck away from their net until
the seven-minute mark.
The Giants hemmed the Blaz-
ers in the zone and tied the game
up with 5:50 to play. Zane Jones
came off the bench into the Blaz-
ers zone. He took a pass and
roofed a shot glove side past In-
gram to make it 2-2.
In overtime, the Giants outshot
the Blazers 4-0 and had a great
chance to win it on a 4-on-3 pow-
er play. The Blazers did penalty
killers were key as they killed
the penalty and helped send the
game to a shootout.
In the shootout, Ully and Kryski
each scored goals for the Blazers.
Ingram stopped Tyler Benson
and Jones as the Blazers went on
to beat the Giants 3-2 in Vancou-
ver.
The Blazers fi nished 0-for-2 on
the power play, while the Giants
were 0-for-4.
The Blazers fi nished the month
of January with a 7-4-0-1 record.
The Blazers hosted the Red
Deer Rebels Wed. Feb. 4. Results
were not available at press time.
The Blazers now have a home-
and-home with the Kelowna
Rockets. The Blazers will be in
Kelowna Fri. Feb. 6, and host the
Rockets Sat. Feb. 7.
Java Mountain News February 5, 20156
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Turn Valentine’s love into all-month kindness
February has long been known as the month
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tines’ on the 14th. This year, why don’t we take
the full 28 days of February to spread a little
more love, compassion and kindness?
Let’s use the idea of Valentine’s Day to do a ran-
dom act of kindness on each day of the month.
We might do things like:
• Send someone a hand written note of thanks.
• Put change in the charity box at a cash register.
• Give a compliment about someone to his or her
boss.
• Allow another person to jump ahead of us in a
line up.
• Leave a bigger tip than expected.
• Hold the elevator for a stranger.
• Smile and say hello to passers-by on the sidewalk.
• Pay for someone else’s coffee in the drive thru.
One good deed begets another. The positive
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someone else will stay with you all day.
And don’t forget to treat yourself to an act of
kindness this month. –NC
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Don’t settle for dark-and-dull attire this
winter. Take your inspiration from the vi-
brant hearts and roses of Valentine’s Day
to give your wardrobe a much-needed
pop of colour – and complement, or even
contrast it with a closet of dark and so-
phisticated garments.
“Adding colour makes a statement –
and it also makes an outfi t far more in-
teresting,” said Janette Ewen, a leading
Canadian style expert. “When in doubt,
accessorize. I like to do that with jewelry,
and this year I particularly like Pandora’s
Valentine’s Day collection of earrings,
bangles, pendants and charms featuring
rose-coloured crystals and Murano glass.
Pink is fun, fl irty, and most of all feminine.”
And, according to Ewen, there is a shade of
pink to fl atter every style and budget:
• Try sporting a pink purse, belt, pendant or
necktie. Just one item can brighten an entire
outfi t and add a sense of whimsy.
• Don’t shy away from bold pinks. A classic
sheath dress or a blouse in deep pink is
always chic when paired with a sleek
nude shoe, or with a tapered black pencil
skirt.
• Try peek-a-boo pink. Go for the jacket
or blazer with a soft pink lining, or wear
it on your socks. A wink of pink will
make your feel more feminine.
• Accessorize with pretty pink jewelry.
“Style a sterling silver bangle with pink
crystal-encrusted charms, or warm up
your look by mixing in rose gold piec-
es,” Ewen said.
• Get creative by combining this fun-
and-fl irty colour with unexpected shades
of red, cobalt blue, or mustard yellow. Your
skin tone will determine what looks best –
and for a sophisticated look, try pairing your
favourite pink with grey, black or tan. – NC
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Today, enlightened travellers often say they
want to go on vacation, but sense that the to-
tal experience should not be all about them.
Reaching out to the world is also about gen-
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They also hire local people for the trek from
the cooks to the guides. Some of the money
they get from the participants is donated to
needy causes… Tony, our guide and his peo-
ple were fantastic on the trek and in Cusco if
people needed helping us whenever we needed
things like hotel advice and changing money.”
You too can go on many adventures that in-
clude raising money for a charity and giving
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GERHILD AND JACYNTHE sport their Amnesty International toques at Machu Picchu. Together with their teammates, they raised nearly $2,500 for Amnes-ty International by asking friends and family to spon-sor them. Submitted photo