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Late night joy ride ends with golf cart in lake Claire paradis Arrow Lakes News
A privately-owned golf cart was driven down from the Nakusp Centennial Golf Course and into the waters of Upper Arrow Lake last week. Claire Paradis/Arrow Lakes News
The tracks into the lake could still be seen on Friday afternoon near the marina. Some time during the very early hours of Friday, someone broke through a fence at the Nakusp Centennial Golf Course, and drove one of the privately owned carts downtown, and into the lake. A local man believes whoever took the golf cart for a joyride ran out of gas somewhere near the waterfront walkway and boarded his houseboat looking for some. The cart driver(s) wreaked more havoc when on board, burning a hole in an inflatable dingy and ripping off a solar light from the vessel. Once they were done, they untied the boat from its moorings. What prompted them to take
the cart and rummage violently through the boat remains a mystery, although alcohol is likely part of the equation, said Nakusp RCMP spokesperson Mark Macaulay. Screens were also pulled off of a Third Avenue cabin’s windows, and police suspect the person(s) responsible for the cart were likely involved with the damage to the window screens. What is certainly known is that the golf cart went over the bank and into the water. It was found in the morning with all four wheels in the lake. A tow truck pulled it out around noon, and Nakusp RCMP are investigating. Not saying much as to what was found, Macaulay did say there were a few items that were being used to help identify whoever took the cart for a ride into the drink.
Thrift shop name change reflects focus on community health Claire paradis Arrow Lakes News
In the room at the back of Nakusp’s thrift store, a half dozen ladies were sitting cutting into rags T-shirts too far gone to sell as clothing. These women are a handful of the volunteers who make the shop run, selling second-hand goods at reasonable prices. The money raised goes toward not just the hospital, but supports local health care in many ways, and this is the reason the store is experiencing a name change this year. “The Arrow Lakes Hospital Auxiliary has been part of the community since 1908,” volunteer and Auxiliary member Kathleen Graham told the Arrow Lakes News, “Many changes have taken place over the years with this year seeing one of our biggest yet, changing our name to Arrow Lakes Health Care Auxiliary.” Graham said the new name better reflects the organization’s role in the community, providing donations not only to the hospital but to other health care facilities and organizations in the area. The thrift store has provided funds to the Seniors’ Resource Fair, Nakusp Hospice, BC Ambulance Service, as well as money for digital mammography equipment and more to the tune of $238,239. One of their most exciting donations this past year was forming a partnership with the Hospital Foundation and purchasing a house in town for a doctor. “We will also continue with the Infant Car Seat Program,
Pictured here are some of the women who make the thrift shop run. From left to right: Irene Sloan, Laura Beingessner, Kathy Froese, Marilyn McCall, Wendy Toogood, Margaret Toogood, Judy Stanley, Marie Taje, Helen Scown, Barb Abbey, Lil Roberts; in front Nicole Bourcier. Photo courtesy of Kathleen Graham and we have added three $1,000 bursaries to graduating high school students entering the health care field,” said Graham. “We have also added three $1,000 bursaries for mature students in our area
who are entering a health care field or upgrading their current status in their field.” Anyone who would like more information on these programs is welcome to ask one of the store’s volun-
teers. Until recently, the Ladies Auxiliary also ran a gift shop at the Arrow Lakes
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