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BIRDS OF NAKUSP
Juvenile Sturgeon Release
Hummingbirds are back
The annual Sturgeon release event
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“The Digital Basin”
Get to Know your Community See page 12
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with the museum since 2002. Montgomery has a welldeveloped knack for setting things up in a visually pleasing way, which is obvious at the museum. “I was an interior decorator,” she related on the afternoon prior to the banquet, “I used to do, mostly men’s wear window decorating, so it was just natural when I came here.” Montgomery was pleased to share the news that most museums have select displays set up but most of the items in storage, however, she says the Nakusp attraction has all of it’s goods on display. She’s especially pleased with the recently completed addition which pays tribute to the First Nations history of Pictured from left,representing Kootenay Columbia MP David Wilks – Dorothy Drebet, Dawna and Chuck Dinning, Sharon Montgomery, Judy the area. Photo by Jim Sinclair Hatt, Mayor Karen Hamling, and, representing MLA Katrine Conroy, Laurie Page. “I was shocked,” she recalled of the A turnout of about 100 was Achievement Award were iary members. Sharon Montgomery’s family moment she heard of on hand Saturday night for a Chuck and Dawna Dinning. Moving things along, as the has populated Nakusp for four the award, “I didn’t know what Rotary-sponsored event paying Hosted by emcee Dan Nich- supper plates were cleared the generations. Having been away to think.” tribute to prominent citizens of olson the evening was officially business of spotlighting some for a good number of years, the Nakusp. kicked off with the national an- well-loved locals was attended Chairperson of the Nakusp and Chuck and Dawna Dinning The Royal Canadian Legion them accompanied by Marilyn to. District Museum Society re- found out about their award was the scene of the banquet Massey on piano, and featured a For starters, an introduction turned in 1996. on the second of April, close honouring Sharon Montgom- top notch spread prepared and to the honorees – first nominat“I travel as little as possible enough to the first for Dawna to ery as Citizen of the Year for served by the a group of hard- ed then voted in by an anony- these days,” says the woman 2013. Receiving the Lifetime working Legion Ladies Auxil- mous board: who’s been directly involved continued on page 2
Tributes paid to citizens
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