Jessica Klymchuk

The opening reception for “A Documentation of My Private Suffering” by Jeremy Shantz is Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. at SAGA Public Art Gallery. An artist talk will be Sept. 19 at 2 p.m.

Art of human suffering

Exhibition of works created by former Salmon Arm resident Jeremy Shantz opens Friday at SAGA Public Art Gallery.

The opening reception for “A Documentation of My Private Suffering” by Jeremy Shantz is Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. at SAGA Public Art Gallery. An artist talk will be Sept. 19 at 2 p.m.
Dutch students Fen van der Kruit and Nina Reichle came to Canada in January to assist with the organization of the Routes and Blues Outreach events.

Interns plan the Routes

The ladies who organized Routes and Blues only first set foot in the Shuswap seven months ago.

Dutch students Fen van der Kruit and Nina Reichle came to Canada in January to assist with the organization of the Routes and Blues Outreach events.
Mix and mingle: SilverBacks Bryden Marsh and Harlan Orr chat with billet co-ordinator Evelyn Cook at the second annual town hall meeting and barbecue.

’Backs stress commitment

If Troy Mick had one message for hockey fans last Wednesday it was that the SilverBacks are committed to making Salmon Arm proud

Mix and mingle: SilverBacks Bryden Marsh and Harlan Orr chat with billet co-ordinator Evelyn Cook at the second annual town hall meeting and barbecue.
Hotter than ever: Performers and patrons will be headed in droves to the Salmon Arm Fairgrounds for the Roots and Blues Festival.

Get set for Roots & Blues

As suddenly as the summer heat hits the entrance, so will the melodies of haunting blues, the rugged tinge of folk…

Hotter than ever: Performers and patrons will be headed in droves to the Salmon Arm Fairgrounds for the Roots and Blues Festival.

More tourists in August

Economy: Quiet July linked to flooding in Alberta.

Public noncommittal on coach house bylaw

Minimal public input on coach houses won’t deter the process to allow them.

Valentine (Val) Degenhardt is from Salmon Arm but went missing while working in Alberta.

Search continues for local man

RCMP in Alberta are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing Salmon Arm man

Valentine (Val) Degenhardt is from Salmon Arm but went missing while working in Alberta.
Going up: Salmon Arm’s Mary Pakka competes in the hill climb portion of the cycling event during the 2012 BC Seniors Games in Burnaby.

Staying on a youthful trail

She might be 80, but Mary Pakka doesn’t plan to stop pedalling any time soon.

Going up: Salmon Arm’s Mary Pakka competes in the hill climb portion of the cycling event during the 2012 BC Seniors Games in Burnaby.
Ready to fly: On right, a great horned owl perches with another owl at the B.C. Wildlife Park in Kamloops.

Owl rescued from wire

A bird of prey is not a pet, and if you’re getting up close and personal with one, you’re probably in a zoo.

Ready to fly: On right, a great horned owl perches with another owl at the B.C. Wildlife Park in Kamloops.
Kathleen Du Toit believes so much in the healing power of music that she has compiled a 262-page guide for running music programs.

Music makes it better

Music therapy program improves the lives of those in residential care.

Kathleen Du Toit believes so much in the healing power of music that she has compiled a 262-page guide for running music programs.
Dean Trumbley was brought up in a family that loved the outdoors and views his show as a type of  legacy.

Passion triggers TV show

Skill and respect for nature will be the focus of new hunting and fishing show.

Dean Trumbley was brought up in a family that loved the outdoors and views his show as a type of  legacy.
Hikers will again climb up the Albas Falls trail when Routes and Blues leads to Seymour Arm on Aug. 10

Roots & Blues fans follow festival trails

Get a festival fix early when Routes and Blues begins Friday, Aug. 2, with several music, hike and dine stops across the Shuswap.

Hikers will again climb up the Albas Falls trail when Routes and Blues leads to Seymour Arm on Aug. 10
Podium performance: Salmon Arm’s Shirley Knorr, left, and Diane Gillis from Kamloops, wear the medals they won July 6 at the national pickleball championships.

A natural at pickleball

Champs gathered in Abbotsford July 6 for the Pickleball Canada National Open Championships

Podium performance: Salmon Arm’s Shirley Knorr, left, and Diane Gillis from Kamloops, wear the medals they won July 6 at the national pickleball championships.
Shannon Lyon brings his haunting melodies to the Shuswap Pie Company July 25.

Singing for his supper

Salmon Arm's Shuswap Pie Company hosts Shannon Lyon Thursday, July 25.

Shannon Lyon brings his haunting melodies to the Shuswap Pie Company July 25.
In the Netherlands: Aiken Webster, Mathew Carson, Madison Smith and team mentor Kim Webster with the RoboCup mascot.

World win: Team takes top programming award.

Some kids play sports, some play instruments, some do both and some study artificial intelligence and build dancing robots.

In the Netherlands: Aiken Webster, Mathew Carson, Madison Smith and team mentor Kim Webster with the RoboCup mascot.

Trail rider outdistances competition

A local trail rider is hitting her stride this summer.

Post-partum support group forced to shut down

Shuswap Family Resource Centre is forced to close Mother's Journey pre-natal and post-natal
support group due to lack of funds.

Jordan Bateman, B.C. director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, stopped the clock at McGuire Lake Park to show citizens B.C.’s debt and how fast it is increasing.

B.C. debt beats the clock

B.C.’s debt sits at $57.4 billion and increases by $214 per second, according to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.

Jordan Bateman, B.C. director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, stopped the clock at McGuire Lake Park to show citizens B.C.’s debt and how fast it is increasing.
Volunteers Rob Taylor, Ed Hinman, Keith Brown, Linda Brown, Rod Dand, Gord Deans, Pat Deans, Roberta Taylor, Jeff Gerrard and Ray Spielman paint the pickleball court foundation on Wednesday July 3.

Prepping to play pickleball

It’s a combination of tennis, badminton, ping pong and racquetball. They call it pickleball once you add a paddle and a whiffle ball.

Volunteers Rob Taylor, Ed Hinman, Keith Brown, Linda Brown, Rod Dand, Gord Deans, Pat Deans, Roberta Taylor, Jeff Gerrard and Ray Spielman paint the pickleball court foundation on Wednesday July 3.
Marika Meerza and Alex Robinson race for the ball during a game at the 2012 Girls Only Soccer Camp held at the SASCU Sports Field at Little Mountain.

Sign up for summer fun

Many sports have concluded for the season, but opportunities remain to enjoy summer recreation

Marika Meerza and Alex Robinson race for the ball during a game at the 2012 Girls Only Soccer Camp held at the SASCU Sports Field at Little Mountain.