Trail Daily Times, June 29, 2012

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JUNE 29, 2012

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Vol. 117, Issue 126

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PROUDLY SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF

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Canada Day party planned for Beaver Creek Evening fireworks at Gyro Park BY BREANNE MASSEY Times Staff

TIMOTHY SCHAFER PHOTO

The frazzled and fractured frontier aspect of Rossland’s main street renovation won’t dissuade the show from going on for the 26th annual Gold Fever Follies when it kicks off this Saturday night, 7:30 p.m., at the Miner’s Union Hall. The show stars (from left) Rossland’s Jill Amantea, Felix LeBlanc and Emily Nadeau (far right), with artistic director Ray Furlotte (second from right) providing the inspiration.

Main street madness won’t stop fever in Rossland Gold Fever Follies will roar back to life for 26th season starting Saturday night BY TIMOTHY SCHAFER Times Staff

Rain, shine or road construction, the show will go on in Rossland as the Gold Fever Follies kicks off a two-month extravaganza of professional theatre this Saturday night. The 26th version of summer thespian theatrics will forge ahead at the Miner’s Union Hall at 7:30 p.m., marking the maiden voyage of an 83-show run that will not be derailed by the major construction taking place along the city’s main street, Columbia Avenue. In fact, the historical musical theatre show—based on the gold rush days of the 1890s—is mining gold out of the ore it has been given in the chaos created by road construction this year.

Rossland Mayor Greg Granstrom quelled fears in the community on Thursday that parking would be an issue and could force the cancellation of the show. Even with the road in disrepair and vehicular lodging spaces in short supply at the Miner’s end of Columbia, people will still be able to park near the hall and not have to trek overland from Warfield. “The Follies have been an institution in the City of Rossland for a good many years and the show must go on,” he said. “Despite the road construction and the loss of street stalls on Columbia, we have ample parking close by.” Half a block away from the Miner’s Union Hall is the lot in question, perched on the corner of Spokane and Columbia streets, right across from the Prestige Mountain Resort. Developed as a tourist attraction, Gold Fever Follies started with all local actors in 1987, evolving 15 years ago into a cast

of now professional actors. This year’s 10-person version features Rossland’s Jill Amantea, with other members laying claim from Nelson, Edmonton, Toronto, Victoria and Vancouver. And for the last three weeks rehearsals have taken on a feverish pace for the Saturday opening of “John Versus John,” written by Warfield’s Brian Turner and directed by Iron Mountain Theatre Company’s R. J. Peters of Rossland. Felix LeBlanc, theatre manager and returning cast member, said the play is the story of two dueling lawmen, freely sampled and adapted from the annals of Rossland’s history. And so, as memory has it, Big John Kirkup (LeBlanc), one of Rossland’s first police chiefs, has a falling out with the city’s first mayor, Robert Scott, and the conflict and the fun begins. Scott turns vengeful and hires a man John Ingram, who was as noted for his

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Salmon, maple syrup and moccasins are only a small taste of Canadian culture, but if there was ever a reason to feel patriotic, it’s Canada’s birthday. The Canada Day celebration will be marked on Sunday by the annual event hosted by the Trail Kiwanis Club at Beaver Creek Park. “Everything is going well,” said Kiwanis club president Wayne Hodgson. “We’re just hoping that Mother Nature is going to be on our side so it can be sunny and dry (and) everything can go (well).” This year’s 145th national birthday party begins with a pancake and sausage breakfast between 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Trail Parks and Recreation will be doing free face painting, children’s games and a scavenger hunt. The Lower Columbia All First Nation’s activities include traditional storytelling, bannock and cultural displays. North of 60 will also perform at 10 a.m. At the same time, there will be a craft fair and community group displays until 3 p.m. “Last year was the first year we had (aboriginal activities),” said Hodgson. “And it was a big draw. There’s going to be a story teller, a dancer and they will probably be selling dreamcatchers and beadwork. We’re hoping to have some other vendors too.” There will also be a hamburger and hotdog lunch available between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.

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TRANSCANADA TRAIL

Teck donates $1 million BY TIMOTHY SCHAFER Times Staff

Teck Resources has upped the ante for Canada Day stakes with a $1 million investment to complete the region’s section of the Trans Canada Trail. The Kootenay portion of the line—with unfinished sections of trail between Trail and Salmo—has been languishing for several years. However, Teck’s

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donation will specifically help complete those forlorn sections linking Trail, Nelson, Salmo, Kimberley through to Cranbrook, Fernie, Sparwood and Elkford. Richard Deane,

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There will no paper Monday, July 2nd to allow for Canada Day. Publication will resume Tuesday.

Contact the Times: Phone: 250-368-8551 Fax: 250-368-8550 Newsroom: 250-364-1242


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