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Wednesday, May 21, 2014 The Golden Star
Golden Mountain Festival THANK YOU MAY 17-18 2014 The first annual Golden Mountain Festival was a great success! Tourism Golden would like to thank our sponsors and volunteers, without GOLDEN, BC whom this event could not have happened: EvEnt SponSorS:
Columbia Basin Trust Columbia Valley Credit Union Golden Cinema Consulate General of Switzerland in Vancouver
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Apostoles Restaurant Kay Nagao Art Gallery of Golden Kicking Horse Chamber of Commerce Barbara Friedli Le Beausoleil B&B Bean Bag Coffee Roasters Lori Baxendale Bill Urqhart Louisiana Pacific Corporation Golden Join usHouse in Golden BC as we& celebrate our Swiss-Canadian heritage and the influence of the Cedar Chalets Restaurant Lynn Moffat Swiss Guides on our modern-day mountain lifestyle. A schedule of events is planned for a Chatter Creek Lodges Marianne Hamilton number of locations in Golden to commemorate over 100 years of Swiss Guides In Golden. Colani Bezzola Megan Brattebo Some key events include: Colleen Palumbo Roger Vernon • Interactive talks on Golden’s Swiss Guides & • Movie showing “Swiss Guides in the Canadian Dacey Ruth Hamilton RockiesChaluck - Beyond Adventure” their families • Official Swiss Guides Exhibit Denice Derbyshire Gertsch •Rudi Swiss themed entertainment and fun for all ages in the Spirit Square, downtown Golden • Guided tours of the private Walter Feuz house ELEVEN22 Grill & Liquids Sandra Falbo at the Edelweiss Village • Presentation on the construction of the GSS ‘Leader In from Me’theClass Sigi Liebmann Kicking Horse Pedestrian Bridge • Exhibition of photos private collection of Syd Feuz •Town Golden Farmers Market, raffle and lots more! Holiday Inn Express Kicking Horse of Golden • Restaurants featuring traditional Swiss dishes • A selection of Swiss mountaineering movies and Karen Flewin Valbella Gourmet Foods Canmore guest presenters. • Exhibition of Bruno Engler photos Karen Jolivet Whitetooth Bistro For a full schedule of events visit www.TourismGolden.com/Swiss-Fest Karen Smedley 5 Peaks Adventures to And to Many the thanks community of Golden for supporting and enjoying the weekend’s events!
The rain didn’t keep people away at this past weekend’s Golden Mountain Festival, which featured a downtown Farmers’ Market with a Swiss food truck (above) and an exhibit of Swiss Mountain Guide Syd Feuz’s photo collectin at the art gallery. The exhibit will stay at the gallery until June 14. Jessica Schwitek/ Star Photo
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Golden resident celebrates a century Golden Star Staff reporter@thegoldenstar.net
SATURDAY MAY 31ST 2014
@ 1 PM RIDING EVENTS START EVENING BBQ & LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
SUNDAY JUNE 1ST 2014 @ 8AM PANCAKE BREAKFAST @10am race starts
FREE
to spectators
farmers’ market vendors on site
GOLDEN RODEO GROUNDS
JACKPOT Buckle Sponsors for 2014
Gottler Brothers contracting Dog tooth Log &Timber Products Weir Consolidated ltd Whiskey Jack Logging Ltd Northern Lights Wildlife M&H Logging
Brisco Riding Club Kicking Horse Janitorial Kicking Horse Resort Kootnay Hauling Henderson Hauling
One of Golden’s longest standing residents has a very special milestone coming up, her 100th birthday. On May 26, 2014, Mary Morris will turn 100 years old, and celebrate the life that brought her to Golden with her family. Growing up in Scotland, Mary always dreamed of the mountains, both the Alps and the Rockies. The Canadian Rockies seemed like a far off dream, until 1943 when she met her husband Ed, who was in Europe during the Second World War. They were married the following year, and Mary joined Ed in Golden in 1946. The couple spent their first year in Golden, and then bought the Syrene farm above the Swiss Village and moved there in November of 1947. As the years rolled by, they had a son, David (Scot-
Mary Morris, centre, who is celebrating her 100th birthday this week, is pictured with, from left, her great great grandson Kegan, her great granddaughter Angeleahna, her son Scotty, and her granddaughter Twyla. Photo Submitted ty), and then a daughter, Rosemary. In the late 1950s and early ‘60s their field hill was know as the “Golden Ski Hill” and was enjoyed by many skiers in the area. The first tow was powered by a small motor on a
toboggan, and then later on an old car was used to accommodate the growing number of skiers. Mary has been given grandchildren, and great grandchildren from David and his wife Maxine, and
Rosemary and her husband Wayne. There will be a birthday celebration at the Golden Seniors Centre on Sunday May 25, everyone is welcome to come by and wish Mary a happy 100th birthday.