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Top of the class: PMA director Todd Johnston and instructor Holly Raczynski, handed out black belts to students Ben Eddy, Tiffany Sigvaldson, Chris Evans, Brandy Unger, Tommy Bland, Denise Cullen, Evan Frakhauser, Katie Cullen, Rena Kakuda, Danette Rampton and Houston Rampton.

Students receive black belts

Less than three per cent of the world’s population hold a black belt in karate.

Top of the class: PMA director Todd Johnston and instructor Holly Raczynski, handed out black belts to students Ben Eddy, Tiffany Sigvaldson, Chris Evans, Brandy Unger, Tommy Bland, Denise Cullen, Evan Frakhauser, Katie Cullen, Rena Kakuda, Danette Rampton and Houston Rampton.

Peters, Candy battle for bronze

This past weekend, Ryan Candy and Caden Peters, of the Shuswap bantam Outlaws, played in the Calgary Canada Lacrosse Tournament

Planning for BMX track gaining traction

The wheels have started turning in the right direction for a BMX track in Salmon Arm.

Visitors at the Sicamous Show and Shine check out the more than 75 cars on display on Saturday, July 2.

Sicamous Show and Shine

More than 75 car enthusiasts showed of their cars at the 7th Annual Car Show and Shine in Sicamous.

Visitors at the Sicamous Show and Shine check out the more than 75 cars on display on Saturday, July 2.
Siblings watch the entertainment on the stage at the Children's Festival at the Salmon Arm fairgrounds on Friday, July 1.

Canada Day in the Shuswap 2016

Scenes from the Children's Day Festival in Salmon Arm and Canada Day celebrations in Blind Bay on July 1, 2016.

Siblings watch the entertainment on the stage at the Children's Festival at the Salmon Arm fairgrounds on Friday, July 1.
A dragon boat team competes at the Shuswap Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday, June 25.

Video: Numbers up for Shuswap Dragon Boat Festival

The Salmon Arm Observer talked to one of the organizers of the 2016 Shuswap Dragon Boat Festival.

A dragon boat team competes at the Shuswap Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday, June 25.
Jim Bernhardt of the Bow Valley Model Railroad Club, from Calgary, adjusts a model train on his club's dispaly during the 2016 Selkirk Express model train convention at the Shaw Centre on Saturday, June 18.

Video: All aboard the Selkirk Express model train show

The Salmon Arm Observer talks to one of the event organizers about the 2016 Selkirk Express model train show at the Shaw Centre.

Jim Bernhardt of the Bow Valley Model Railroad Club, from Calgary, adjusts a model train on his club's dispaly during the 2016 Selkirk Express model train convention at the Shaw Centre on Saturday, June 18.
Golden Glove winners Emma Morrison-Turley, front right, and Dominic Barbosa pose with their corner man, Brody Butts, coach Peggy Maerz and the rest of their Bulldog Boxing teammates on Monday, June 13.

Bulldogs are a golden force

There are more Golden Glove champs in the Bulldog Boxing Club ranks, after Dominic Barbosa and Emma Morrison-Turley each claimed titles

Golden Glove winners Emma Morrison-Turley, front right, and Dominic Barbosa pose with their corner man, Brody Butts, coach Peggy Maerz and the rest of their Bulldog Boxing teammates on Monday, June 13.
Brandon West, head coach of the Silverbacks hockey team

West scores contract extension

Entering his third full season as head coach of the Silverbacks, Brandon West signed a contract extension

Brandon West, head coach of the Silverbacks hockey team

Tennis regionals go to tie breaker

Salmon Arm Secondary, Mount Boucherie and Penticton High School, faced off in a match play Tennis Tournament.

Mick inks contract extension

Though it is the off season both the Salmon Arm Silverbacks and the Salmon Arm Sports Inc. ownership group have been busy

Defence first: South Kamloops player Danica Hussey and Jewels player Nikki Lentz chase down a loose ball in the Jewels half during a regular season match at Blackburn Field on Wednesday, May 4.

Senior Jewels look to playoffs

The senior Jewels soccer team were stopped in their tracks last week as they faced tough opposition in Kelowna Secondary and South Kamloops

Defence first: South Kamloops player Danica Hussey and Jewels player Nikki Lentz chase down a loose ball in the Jewels half during a regular season match at Blackburn Field on Wednesday, May 4.
Celebration time: Members of the fourth-place SAMKAM team made up of Special Olympians from Salmon Arm and Kamloops celebrate after being awarded the Fair Play Award for being the most sportsmanlike team in the tournament.

Team wins fair play award

Salmon Arm and Kamloops Special Olympian basketball teams joined forced for a recent basketball tournament

Celebration time: Members of the fourth-place SAMKAM team made up of Special Olympians from Salmon Arm and Kamloops celebrate after being awarded the Fair Play Award for being the most sportsmanlike team in the tournament.
Spring camp: Ryan Moon, centre, is tripped up by Justin Wilson and Akito Hirose as drives to the net during the top prospects game at the Silverbacks spring camp at the Shaw Centre on Sunday, May 1.

Hopefuls look to leave mark

Over the weekend, more than 160 hockey hopefuls between the ages of 16 to 20 descended on the Shaw Centre

Spring camp: Ryan Moon, centre, is tripped up by Justin Wilson and Akito Hirose as drives to the net during the top prospects game at the Silverbacks spring camp at the Shaw Centre on Sunday, May 1.

Golds hope to roll with momentum

The SAS senior boys rugby team got off to slow start following a long bus ride to Penticton to face the Lakers

Tara Barker and Shaun Taylor of the Hush Puppy food truck present one of their most popular dishes, fried chicken in a bacon waffle cone, on Friday, April 8. Hush Puppy is open Wednesday to Friday from noon to 7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. The food truck specializes in Southern-inspired comfort food including po’ boys and ‘gator.

Hush Puppy

Food truck brings southern specialties to Salmon Arm

Tara Barker and Shaun Taylor of the Hush Puppy food truck present one of their most popular dishes, fried chicken in a bacon waffle cone, on Friday, April 8. Hush Puppy is open Wednesday to Friday from noon to 7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. The food truck specializes in Southern-inspired comfort food including po’ boys and ‘gator.
Former national team member and the first woman inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame, Carrie Serwetnyk leads a Shuswap Women’s Recreational Soccer Association clinic through dribbling drills at the Safeway fields on Saturday. Serwetnyk said the focus of the clinic was to teach confidence and a love for the game.

Footy Clinic

Carrie Serwetnyk leads a Shuswap Women’s Recreational Soccer Association clinic

Former national team member and the first woman inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame, Carrie Serwetnyk leads a Shuswap Women’s Recreational Soccer Association clinic through dribbling drills at the Safeway fields on Saturday. Serwetnyk said the focus of the clinic was to teach confidence and a love for the game.

Junior Golds shutout opposition

The Junior Golds rugby team enjoyed an impressive 56-0 win last week.

U11 boys split jamboree matches

Both Shuswap FC Boys U11 teams hosted the first soccer jamboree of the season at the SASCU Sports Field.

Jeanah Gunn of the Salmon Arm Secondary junior girls soccer team celebrates her first half goal with a cartwheel in a match against Fulton Secondary last Wednesday.

Junior Jewels roll over Fulton

After suffering a 3-0 defeat in their first game of the season, the junior Jewels rebounded against Fulton last Wednesday.

Jeanah Gunn of the Salmon Arm Secondary junior girls soccer team celebrates her first half goal with a cartwheel in a match against Fulton Secondary last Wednesday.