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It was a wild weekend in Revelstoke, with hundreds of ball players here for the Glacier Challenge, lots of cyclists around for Revelstoke Bikefest, and many more tourists descending on the town for three sunny days of fun and games. It was great – except for the chaos at the highway intersection and the gas stations.

1. A player from team Smack-a-Pitch swings for the fences against Deez Ballz in Saturday slo-pitch action. 2. Revelstoke’s contingent in the Singletrack Six bike race, from left: Amy Guidinger, Mick Stevenson, Bart Jarmula, Courtney Rennie, Cindy Maloney, Atsuko Knight, Chris Bovard, Meghan Tabor and Amanda Macintosh. 3.

Revellers dance to the Bitterweed Draw on Friday night in Centennial Park. 4. A cyclist suffers her way up the Meadows in the Sky Parkway during the Mount Revelstoke Steamer hill climb on Sunday. 5. Arrr! A pirate at the bat.

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CASTLEGAR - Effective at noon Pacific Time on Tuesday, Aug. 5, campfires were prohibited throughout

public is notified that it has been rescinded. A map of the area covered by the ban is available online.

Specifically, prohibited activities will include: — Campfires, as defined in the wildfire regulation.

— The burning of any waste, slash or other materials.

— Stubble or grass fires of any size over any area.

— The use of burning barrels of any size or description.

— The use of fireworks, sky lanterns, tiki torches or chimineas (outdoor fire pits). available for anyone that takes part.

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This measure is in addition to an open burning prohibition implemented on

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With the current trend of warm and dry weather in British Columbia, wildfires have displayed very aggressive behaviour and required additional fire sup-

but does not apply within the boundaries of local governments that have forest fire prevention bylaws and are serviced by fire departments.

Please check with local governments for any other restrictions before lighting any fire.

Anyone found in violation of a fire prohibition, including campfires, may be issued a ticket for up to $345. Anyone who causes a wildfire through arson or recklessness may be fined up to $1 million, spend up to three years in prison and be held accountable for associated firefighting costs.

The Southeast Fire Centre would like to thank the public for reporting wildfires and using fire safely during this period of elevated wildfire danger.

The Southeast Fire Centre covers the area extending from the U.S. border in the south to Mica Dam in the north and from the Okanagan Highlands and Monashee Mountains in the west to the B.C.-Alberta border in the east. This includes the Selkirk and Rocky Mountain resource districts.

For information on air quality and smoke forecasts for Western Canada, visit the BC Air Quality website: www.bcairquality.ca/ bluesky/west/index.html To report a wildfire or unattended campfire, call 1 800 663-5555 toll-free or *5555 on a cellphone.

pression resources. Humancaused wildfires can divert critical resources and crews from responding to naturally occurring wildfires.

The campfire prohibition will remain in place until the

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Man dies after failed jump from Laforme Creek Bridge Alex Cooper

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The body of a man who drowned in Lake Revelstoke after jumping off a bridge was recovered by the RCMP Thursday afternoon.

Kody Skye Greveling, 28, of Coldstream, B.C., drowned after diving off the Laforme Creek Bridge on Highway 23, about 20 kilometres north of Revelstoke, at around 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 30.

On Thursday, his co-worker Elliott was back at the bridge to place some flowers in tribute of his colleague. He placed one bouquet at the side of the road and threw another into the lake.

Elliott said they were at the lake relaxing after taking the afternoon off work due to an incident at their work site.

Greveling — who Elliott described as a daredevil — made one jump from the 25-metre high bridge. Before they left, he decided to go for one more jump. The second time, he attempted to do a flip, but failed to land properly.

He hit the water hard and never resurfaced.

"He's a jokester. At first we thought he was joking, but then he wasn't coming up whatsoever," said Elliott. "We dove in the water, but by then it was too late."

Elliott said they'd only known each other for a month, but that they hit it off right away.

"He's a friendly man so we've just come to pay our respects before the family comes out here," said Elliott.

"It's devastating, especially having so much fun and the fun turns to tragedy."

He described Greveling as "downto-earth" and a bit of a redneck. His attitude was, "Take me as I am, or if you don't like me, get lost," said Elliott. "The whole crew took a liking to him."

RCMP and Revelstoke Search & Rescue conducted a search of the area that evening, with no signs of Greveling. The search continued on Thursday until his body was recovered about 20 metres from shore in 12 metres of water by the RCMP dive team Thursday evening.

The BC Coroners Service is investigating the incident.

Kody Skye Greveling died after a failed jump off the Laforme Creek Bridge north of Revelstoke last Wednesday.

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B.C. forest fire bills piling up Tom Fletcher Black Press

VICTORIA – The B.C. government is spending $3.5 million a day to fight forest fires around the province, with the total for the year past $106 million and headed higher.

The government is bracing for bills that could reach $250 million by the end of the summer, depending on weather and the number of fires that threaten homes. B.C. has brought in firefighters from Ontario, Alberta and New Brunswick, and issued several evacuation orders by the mid-point of the summer season.

Finance Minister Mike de Jong asked for B.C. residents to take all possible precautions and observe campfire bans through August. About 40 per cent of B.C. forest fires are human caused, with most of the rest started by lightning strikes.

Forest fire spending is already approaching totals for the last two

years. Highs in the past decade are $382 million in 2009 and $371 million in 2003, when fires damaged Kelowna and Barriere.

“The possibility of the fire season consuming a quarter billion tax dollars is real,” de Jong said. “Whilst there is no issue about spending the money, it has to come from somewhere, so that’s a cost item that’s looking like it will be considerably more than what had been hoped for.”

Fire activity in the Revelstoke area has been minimal this year, with many small fires, but only one fire – on Kinbasket Lake northwest of Golden – has grown to more than 10 hectares in size.

Most of the current fire activity in the Southeast Fire Centre is located in the southern portion of the region.

On Monday, the fire danger rating throughout the southeast was a mix of moderate and high, with pockets of extreme. With no rain in Environment Canada’s long-term forecast, the danger rating should remain high.

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Shuswap TrailRiders make adaptive hike to Eva Lake Alex Cooper

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Debra McDonald and her mother Pat Gauthier went for a hike to Eva Lake on Saturday. No big deal, except for the fact they both have multiple sclerosis and are unable to walk.

Instead, they got there with help from the Shuswap TrailRider Adaptive Adventure Society and 20 volunteers from Revelstoke and Salmon Arm.

They used TrailRiders to get there — basically a wheelchair designed for hiking trails. A TrailRider has one seat and one wheel and is propelled by two sherpas — one at the front and one at the back. More people can help out on steeper terrain.

“It was pretty awesome,” said McDonald, who made her first trip to Eva Lake since she was a youth, when she could walk. “It’s not a flat trail by no means. It was a test.”

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chased for about $7,200 each by the society last year and are available for rent in Salmon Arm. The Eva Lake hike was set up to demonstrate the equipment along the trail. “I was trying to get it out there for people in Revelstoke to see,” said McDonald.

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LETTERS POLICY

Bumper crop of bears in fruit trees predicted this year SUE DAVIES

WildSafeBC Community Coordinator

This year is shaping up to be a very busy year for bear conflicts, says WildSafeBC coordinator Sue Davies.

“Already this year we have had 67 reports of bears in town, nearly twice as many as the total count last year, and we are not even into the really busy time yet,” she said.

Most of the reports involve bears into either garbage or cherry trees. “For a week or two there, the phone was going non-stop with people complaining that there was a bear in their cherry tree,” said Davies.

“I had to keep telling people over and over, the bear is there because the fruit is there. If you don’t want the bear, harvest your fruit.”

The problem many people have is that their fruit tree is enormous — too tall and a huge job to harvest. So, prune the tree. A tree that is well pruned can still provide good

shade, and the up side is that the fruit is likely to be much higher quality, as well as being far easier to harvest.

“We need to be more proactive about our fruit trees.

Leaving food including fruit for the bears is actually an offence under the Wildlife Act, as well as a significant danger to people in the neighbourhood, and the ultimate cause of many instances of bears being destroyed,” said Davies. “Now plum and apple season is coming up fast and people need to be responsible for their fruit.”

The Conservation Officers from Golden and Vernon are active here in town and have set several bear traps in areas where bears have become food conditioned, although no bears have yet been caught. Conservation Officers have the power to issue fines to those people who consistently allow wildlife access to food such as rotting fruit or garbage on their property. So far they have not issued any fines, but the likelihood is

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that they will need to take some action if residents don’t look after their fruit and garbage.

If you don’t want all your own fruit, consider taking the excess to the food bank (open 8am on Friday mornings at the Legion on Garden St), or advertise it on the Stoke List as pickyour-own. If you are unable to harvest your tree, please call the Gleaning Project (250 837 8624) and volunteers will harvest the fruit and take it to the food bank for you.

WildSafeBC will be also conducting garbage tagging over the next few weeks to remind people that garbage should be kept secure from wildlife at all times and only be at the curb from 6am to midnight on the day of collection.

For more information on managing wildlife attractants please visit www.wildsafebc. com. To report wildlife sightings or conflicts with wildlife please call the RAPP line at 1-877-952 7277.

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NEW DENVER, BC – The Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre (NIMC) invites you to join us in celebrating our 20th anniversary!

The Centre is thrilled to be hosting a free community event on Saturday, August 9, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. to thank the organizations and individuals who

have supported the NIMC over the past 20 years. We are honoured to welcome the Consul General of Japan Mr. Seiji Okada as a special guest, as well as a wonderful line-up of presenters, activities, and demonstrations in appreciation of Japanese culture and the Nikkei legacy. The day’s events will culminate in a closing performance at the Kohan Reflection Gardens by Uzume

Taiko, the premiere powerhouse drumming troupe hailing from Vancouver.

In the evening, the NIMC will be hosting a ticketed fundraiser dinner and silent auction at the Bosun Hall. Tickets are $60 and include an Asian-themed gourmet three-course meal, refreshments, and a live world/groove/ jazz performance by West Kootenay band, Certified Mango. All

of the proceeds from this fundraising event will assist with the ongoing preservation of this National Historic Site and will ensure the public continues to have access to this important part of Canadian and Nikkei history.

For more information about the event, or to purchase tickets for the fundraiser dinner, please contact the NIMC at nikkei@ newdenver.ca or 250-358-7288.

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Columbia River Treaty is renegotizingly wacky world of Roald Dahl, with THE REV plays the summer ated. Bring a musical instrument, Anita Hallewas from the Revelstoke street festival in Grizzly Plaza.

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2. Two Balls, One Bat and a Canoe was one of several teams representing Revelstoke in the Glacier Challenge.

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Jim Browning’s fantastical tales of Revelstoke Jim Browning was hosting an online TV show in the 90s, years before YouTube, Netflix and their ilk. After a decade away, he’s back online and telling his story on Revelstoke Jim’s Canadian Content on the Great American Broadcast Network.

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It was a yet another sweltering hot summer day in Revelstoke last week and after suffering in the heat for most of it, Jim Browning decided it was time to go to the beach. He got together with some friends and they left the Log Broadcasting Centre at First and Main, and crammed into his truck and drove up north to Lake Revelstoke.

There, they went for a swim, they listened to the birds and caught some fish. Tuber Propagator, Revelstoke’s oldest citizen, stopped by to sell them ice cream and sing a song. Another friend dropped by in his helicopter.

Of course, none of this actually happened.

The Log Broadcasting Centre is just a studio in Browning’s home where he broadcasts an online radio show every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9 p.m.

He is the host of Canadian Content with Revelstoke Jim, a show that’s on the Great American Broadcast Network, or GABNet, an online station run by veteran American talk radio host Alex Bennett.

The friends on Browning’s trip to the lake were his loyal listeners that call in almost every show and talk to him via Skype — what he calls the citizen panel. It gives the show an intimate, conversational feel; a group of friends hanging out and chatting, but broadcast for the world to hear. “When you see these people face to face on Skype, it’s like having a conversation with friends in your living room,” he says. “You see them get excited about a subject, and that sparks another idea.” *** Browning is probably best known in town as the former organizer of the Revelstoke Radio Players, a local group that staged monthly radio plays around town for several years last decade.

He has an jocular, friendly demeanour, with a goofy chuckle and booming voice. A friend told me about his radio show, so I sent Browning an e-mail saying I’d like to do a story about it. A few days later, he walked into the Times Review office; even though we’d never met, he was instantly recognizable, probably due to his online profile that I’d seen (he’s an avid Twitter use). Without much prompting, he went into his history in online broadcasting that dates to the late-90s, when such a thing barely existed.

Browning grew up in Vancouver and spent some time working in the theatre business and in film in the 1980s. He moved to Revelstoke with his wife Theresa (who teaches art at the high school) in 1993. He was doing some freelance writing and working in construction when in 1998 he started corresponding with someone on the Internet about old-time radio shows.

“I had no idea who he was but American radio listeners, they knew him,” he said.

The man was Alex Bennett and he was working with a software and hardware com-

Jim Browning inside his home studio.

pany called Play Incorporated that was about to embark on a bold new experiment — online broadcasting. And not just audio, but video as well.

This was in the early days of the Internet, before streaming and YouTube and podcasts.

Napster was just taking off and wasn’t yet castigated as evil by the music industry. Dial-up was still the most common way of accessing the world wide web. The dot-com boom was just starting.

When it came time for Bennett to do the first broadcast, Browning listened in to let them know if it worked. “He gave out the phone number the next day, but nobody phoned him because nobody was listening. So I phoned him.”

Bennett and Browning kept e-mailing and a week later, Browning was asked if they could try to get a signal from Revelstoke to their servers so it could be broadcast.

“I played some music, told some stories, and they said, ‘Great, we’d like you to do some more of that with us,’” said Browning.

The folks at Play Incorporated were impressed — not only did the technology work, but they also liked Browning’s impromptu show so much they asked him to be a host.

“It was just something about him. I have a sixth sense about these things,” said Bennett. “I can tell when people have something to bring

to the table. I found him to be different, I found him to be very theatrical in nature and I just trusted his instincts. I was right from the get go.”

The network that was put together was called PlayTV. The station used a machine called the Globecaster to create video images.

It was an early form of web television and definitely ahead of its time.

A studio was set up in Browning’s home.

Green-screen technology was used to display the images for the video. He had a log cabin displayed behind him — the fictitious Log Broadcasting Centre at First and Main. All the equipment was crammed into a tiny room inside his home, which he still uses as his studio.

The show was called Definitely Not the CBC with Revelstoke Jim. It was interactive; listeners could call in or send messages via ICQ, the pioneering online messaging service.

From there, he would share stories of Revelstoke — or at least his version of it. *** Jim Browning’s Revelstoke isn’t quite like the real Revelstoke. For one, the mayor isn’t a former forestry official — he’s a short Italian barber named Tony Pepado.

For another, there’s no Mackenzie Avenue — just Main Street. The radio station provides the bear report called Paw & Order where it

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lets people know where the bears are in town, and there’s an event called the running of the moose.

He likened it to Mayberry — the fictional town from the Andy Griffith Show.

“It has that friendliness, but occasionally there would be a bear walking down the middle of the street,” says Browning. “In my Revelstoke you can still go down to the river and catch a paddlewheeler and go somewhere.”

His listeners are mostly American, so he can make up stories about his semi-fictional home. To make sure he doesn’t upset anyone, he avoids using real names or mentioning local businesses.

The show is inspired by classic radio shows.

It’sessentially Browning talking and telling stories — some of it make-believe, some it true.

PlayTV was a big deal and Browning was flown around the U.S., doing the show from New Orleans, Las Vegas, New York and elsewhere. Because of the technology, he could always pretend he was in Revelstoke.

Like many other web companies, PlayTV died in the early 2000s. It rode the dot-com boom and died when it busted. Browning found himself without a home. He kept up his show on his website OwlProwl.com and for a

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When Zachary Rogers was a young boy growing up in Revelstoke, he would run around the house, dancing to music.

“I’ve been attracted to dance since I was very little,” he told me.

“When the music was on, I would run around the house and do what I thought was dancing at that age.”

Rogers, now 19, has turned that love of dance into a life as a ballet dancer. This week, he is off to Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, to be part of the Estonian National Ballet.

“The company there has quite a large repertoire of classical works that I’ve always wanted to dance,” he said. “They’re performing some of my favourite ballets next season and they do a lot of performances.”

Rogers was born in Vancouver and moved to Revelstoke not long after with his family. His father Bob was the band teacher at Revelstoke Secondary School (and still plays jazz trombone) and Zach took piano lessons for a few years, but his real passion was dance.

“I remember being really inspired by a broadcast of the Nutcracker in grade three,” he said.

He took jazz and tap lessons with Just For Kicks for a few years until one teacher suggested he take up ballet. In grade seven he took classes in Revelstoke and the following year his parents would drive him to the Shuswap two or three times a week for classes there.

It was while at the Shuswap Ballet School that he was encouraged to spend a month in July 2008 at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School — one of the top ballet schools in Canada. After a month there, he was accepted into the school full time starting in grade nine. He never looked back.

“My mum always said she expected me to call her on the phone crying, saying I wanted to come home right now,” he said. “She said she would take me home at any time but I just loved it so much.”

In Winnipeg, Rogers was surrounded by fellow ballet lovers.

Instead of being the only boy in his class, he was with other kids his age with the same passion. He was a late-bloomer in ballet and had to work hard to catch up, putting in extra work to reach the level of his peers. His days consisted of ballet classes in the morning, followed by academics in the afternoon, then more classes at the ballet school. He graduated with distinction and won several prestigious awards.

It was there that he knew ballet was what we wanted to do for a living. “It opened up a lot of interest in me for all aspects of the art,” he said. “I think it’s the musicality of the art. It’s still very physical and athletic, but you can express yourself through music without having to speak. You just have to use movement, which I’ve always liked.”

Rogers spent four years at the Winnipeg Ballet School, then one

Zach Rogers will be joining the Estonian National Ballet this month.

year in the post-secondary aspiring program in 2012-13. In February 2013 he auditioned for the Prix de Lausanne ballet competition, where he became one of 20 finalists out of more than 250 applicants. There. he performe a classical piece from Swan Lake, and a contemporary dance by the choreographer Jorma Elo. That May, he attended the Assemblee Internationale, a ballet festival at Canada’s National Ballet School in Toronto. He was able to interact with ballet schools from around the world, and perform in a contemporary ballet with the National Ballet School of Cuba.

“It was quite a different style than I was used to,” he said. “It was quite modern — not very classical, which was a nice challenge.”

From there, he was invited to attend the John Cranko Schule in Stuttgart, Germany, which opened him up to the European ballet world. It was a two year program, but during his first year, he decided to join a professional company. He auditioned for eight different companies throughout Europe, when he was finally offered a contract by the Estonian National Ballet.

“They’re quite a classical company, from what I’ve seen, but they do a lot of contemporary work as well,” he said.

Rogers said he prefers classical works because it’s how he got interested in ballet in the first place. Classic ballets include famous dances like the Nutcracker, Swan Lake and many more that were established and popularized throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. It’s the style most thought of when ballet is men-

tioned — girls in tutus and men in white pants doing very precise, elegant movements.

The challenge today is to bring your own style into the dances and not just mimic what’s been done in the past.

“It’s something I’m still learning to be comfortable with, is bringing something of myself to a role, and not just doing the steps,” Rogers said.

Still, he said he’s getting more interested in contemporary ballet, which is increasing in popularity.

Rogers said his strength as a dancer is his flexibility and the cleanliness of his dancing, while he doesn’t do as well when it comes to jumps.

“I’m very clean, but I’m not someone who has lots of tricks,” he said. “There are dancers of both kinds in the professional world and you just have to accept that.”

Rogers was set to leave for Tallinn on August 7, giving him a few days to adjust to life in a new city and culture before rehearsals begin on August 12. The next performance season starts in September and they will be doing a mix of classical and contemporary works.

“Joining a company, I know everything I have to know,” he said.

“Now I have to focus on performance experience.”

His ultimate dream is to dance in Russia, where the art is taken most seriously and ballet dancers are celebrities. He auditioned for a company in St. Petersburg, but hadn’t heard back by the time he accepted the offer in Tallinn. “St. Petersburg is a city I’d love to dance in and live in some day.”

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After six days and 250-kilometres in the saddle, Kris Sneddon and Kate Aardal emerged as the big winners of the TransRockies Singletrack Six mountain bike race in Revelstoke on Thursday.

"I'm pretty smoked. I'm ready to relax and drink some beers," said Sneddon after crossing the finish line following the 47-kilometre final stage in Revelstoke.

Sneddon came first in Revelstoke in a time of 2:35:37. The Kona team rider won five out of six stages, to finish almost nine minutes ahead of his teammate Cory Wallace in the overall standings. Matt Hadley finished third overall.

Aardal dominated the women's race, winning five out of six stages and finishing more than 30 minutes ahead of runner up Mical Dyck. The final stage was a close one, with only 65 seconds separating the two women. Jodie Willett finished third overall.

"I'm a little bit surprised," said Aardal as she relaxed by the sprinkler following the race. "I went hard and Mical pushed me to my limits. It's always good to have someone push you."

Amongst the Revelstoke contingent, Chris Bovard finished 21st in the open men category —

1:37 ahead of Bart Jarmula, who was 22nd. The two riders were neck and neck for most of the race, with Bovard pulling ahead in the final stage. Jarmula said he had chain issues early in the stage, costing him time.

"Forty people passed me who were going slower than I should be, then I had to work really hard to pass them. That really took a lot of energy," said Jarmula. "I'm ready to put my feet up."

On the women's side, Meghan Tabor finished 13th, Cindy Maloney was 17th, Amanda Macintosh was 18th, Courtney Rennie was 20th, and Atsuko Knight was 24th. They all cracked the top 20 on their home course.

"It was great on home turf," said Rennie. "I thought it was going to be mentally challenging to know every single trail, but it was a real advantage to know every single climb and every line to take. It was definitely a bonus."

The team of Amy Guidinger and Mick Stevenson finished eighth in the mixed team group.

Thursday's final stage saw the 300 racers take off in a mass start in Grizzly Plaza as the thermometer climbed to a high in the mid30s. They flew up Mackenzie Avenue, turning right onto Third Street and then making their way across the Big Eddy Bridge, to Highway 23 South, and finally

ducking into the Mount Macpherson trail network at the Flowdown entrance.

From there, they had a tough climb out in the sun to Beaver Lake, followed by a long section of single track that brought them over to the Nordic Lodge and across the highway to lower Macpherson trails.

The course bottomed out at Begbie Falls, from where the racers had to climb up the Bluff Trail, back to the Nordic Lodge, and then up to the course's high point at the top of TNT. From there, it was back down, followed by another climb to the top of Flowdown, where the timed descent began. They exited the trail network via Tantrum and then raced back into town, finishing at Begbie View Elementary, where medals, food, water, beer and a sprinkler system awaited them.

"It was super fun, flowy, perfect, hot," said Aardal.

The race started on Saturday in Bragg Creek, Alta. It then moved on to Nipika Resort, Invermere, two days in Golden, before wrapping up in Revelstoke.

"Now I'll just enjoy the rest of the summer," said Rennie. "Back to relaxing biking."

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Jordan Cheyne took more than two minutes off the Mount Revelstoke Steamer hill climb record in the return of the race on Sunday. Cheyne, 23, an up-andcoming pro cyclist who lives in Kelowna, conquered the 26-kilometre climb in 1:06:59 — beating the old record of 1:09:13 set by David Gonda in 2012. The Steamer returned after a one-year hiatus, with 43 road riders powering their way up the winding climb. Olav Stana, 59, won the men’s 40+ category in a time of 1:13:04 — good for second overall. Marg Feydna was the top woman, finishing in a time of 1:32:33. 43 cyclists took part in the Steamer, which is organized by Flowt Bikes.

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The Revelstoke Aquaducks had another great regionals in Kelowna this year, qualifying almost every swimmer in attendance for the upcoming BC Summer Swim Association provincial championships to be hosted in Kamloops in two weeks.

Including relays, the Ducks qualified 46 athletes, with 29 of those also qualified to swim individual events.

The ducks sent a total of 50 swimmers eligible to qualify for provincials.

Attending their first-ever provincials this year are Division 1 swimmers Autumn Griffith-Doyle, Monica Parkin, Madeleine Hobgood, Murdoch Tegart, Bence Berkenbosch and William Hobgood; Division 2 swimmers Sani Supinen and Elizabeth McDowell; Division 3 swimmers Sara Supinen, Paige McKenzie, Morgan Tegart and Maya McDowell; Division 4 swimmer Logan Marcolli, and Division 5 swimmer Leif Carnegie.

Three new club records were set.

Jackson Litke finally broke the D4 boys 50m butterfly after a season of creeping towards it. Beth Granstrom broke the 100m freestyle record for D4 girls, and Nolan Gale broke his father’s 30-year-old D4 boys 100m freestyle record in preliminaries, though Litke would better it in finals in a close race that afternoon.

Many club records were also bet-

tered: Devyn Gale improved her D2 girls 50m fly, Ryder Litke his D1 boys 50m fly and Brynn Hoshizaki her D4 girls 50m free.

Jackson Litke bettered his 100m back to not only a new club record, but a regional record as well, while James LeBuke did the same in his boys D4 200m individual medley. Beth Granstrom’s new 100m free record was also a new regional record, as was her 200m IM and 100m back. She completed her domina- Aquaducks Colm Molder, Kale Jay and Alex Jay tion of D4 girls in the check out the medals in Kelowna.

Okanagan Region by Eliza McGuire Photo winning the 50 fly, her ond overall finish. For the first time in fourth in four events.

Many Ducks won their events their history, the Ducks won the top without breaking any records other team with points per swimmer, with than their own, such as Kayln Gale, an average of more than 60 points Madeleine Hobgood, Tye Hoshizaki, per swimmer, which is more than 3 Hunter Stewardson, Alex Jay, Gina points more than the second placed Cinelli, Nadia Salon, Julia Gow, Cam team. A large part of the success of Molder, and coaches James Pilla, the Ducks can be traced back to the domination of their relays, which finEmily Pfeiffer and Eliza McGuire.

With such a spectacular outing, it ished in the top two in all but three is little wonder that the Revelstoke of the 24 relays entered. This perhaps Aquaducks finished as well as they defines the Revelstoke Aquaducks’s did as a team. Despite having half the season the best: wherever the compeswimmers as the hosts, the Kelowna tition, if a team of Ducks were there, Ogopogos, the Revelstoke Aqua- they would be aiming for the top.

Congratulations to all the Ducks ducks won the boys category and came second in the girls for a sec- who have extended their season!

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Lynnette Percher Lynnette Percher's family and friends were shocked and saddened by her sudden death on July 11, 2014. She is survived by her daughter Brandi and her husband Corey of Edmonton, sons Keifer and Josh of Winnipeg, and their father Kelly Percher of Winnipeg, mother Marlis of Revelstoke, sister Phyllis and her husband Ross of Revelstoke and brother Dale of Edmonton as well as many nieces and nephews, aunts & uncles. She is predeceased by her sister Dianne, brother Marlon, and her father Phillip.

Lynnette Irene Mitchell was born on April 7, 1965, to Marlis and Phillip Mitchell.

She was the youngest of five children. The family settled in White Rock for most of Lynnette's younger years where life was carefree in the small beachfront retirement town. In 1979, work opportunities brought the family to Edmonton where Lynnette went to Strathcona high school and graduated in 1982. Lynnette married Kelly Percher in 1986 and they had three children. She worked at the University Hospital in Edmonton for 15 years while raising her family. In the later years Lynnette chose Revelstoke to be her home where she could be closer to her mom and her sister following some turbulent years involving family tragedies.

Lynnette loved Revelstoke and the small town lifestyle it offered. She loved the mountains, the river and especially the people and in turn she was loved by so many. She made a home at Monashee Courts and volunteered at the food bank, a position she took very seriously. She was a hard and dedicated worker and often shared heartfelt stories of how much she enjoyed the families who frequented the food bank, especially the ones with little children.

We remember Lynnette for her genuine smile, her sense of humour, and her blatant honesty. If she felt it, she said it and you never had to wonder what Lynnette was thinking. Lynnette loved music and especially her tambourines.

She played the guitar as well as the harmonica. A common bond for Lynnette with her mom and sister was the American Idol show, in fact Lynnette predicted who was going to win two years in a row and this spring had the opportunity to see her favourite idol, Phillip Phillips, live in concert for her birthday. Lynnette will be remembered for her eternal youthful spirit and how she would talk to everyone she met. A trip to Coopers with mom could turn into an all day affair.

The last years of Lynette's life were enriched by living in Revelstoke among family, friends and her cat Freddy. She attended her daughter’s graduation from nursing school and her wedding last October, spending time with Brandi, Keifer and Josh (or Joshy as Lynette called him). She learned this spring that she would become a first time grandmother... And if prompted, would tell you that 50 is too young to be a grandma!

A service was held for Lynnette on Thursday July 24th at the Baptist Church.

Messages of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting Lynette’s obituary notice at www.brandonbowersfuneralhome.com.

In honour of Lynnette, we share this Kundalini farewell blessing, May the long time sun shine upon you, All love surround you, And the pure light within you Guide your way on.

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The Bridgeworker Apprenticeship is a three-year program requiring indentureship under a Contract of Apprenticeship pursuant to the Apprenticeship Act Basic Requirements: Grade 12 education (preferably), physically t and able to perform heavy physical labour, safety conscious, willingness to work outdoors in all kinds of weather, able to follow instructions and must not be afraid of heights. Preference may be given to applicants who have completed a related pre-apprenticeship course and/or those who have basic knowledge/skills in the eld of carpentry or construction. . On the job training and experience in all aspects of bridge construction, maintenance and safety. Some travel is required during the course of duties, and during the Apprenticeship Program. Some shift work may be required. A valid BC Driver’s license and a positive driving record with the ability to obtain a valid Class One BC Drivers’ with air endorsement when required.

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August 4 marked 100 years since the United Kingdom declared war on Germany, bringing Canada along with it. In an ongoing series, the Times Review and the Revelstoke Museum & Archives will look at Revelstoke during WW1. We will look at the soldiers who went off to fight and the impact the war had on the community.

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Forest Licence A18992 and Forest Licence A32826 FOREST STEWARDSHIP PLAN Proposed Amendment #7 Pursuant to Section 20 of the Forest Planning and Practices Regulation, notice is hereby given that Stella-Jones Canada Inc., which has timber harvesting rights in the Revelstoke Timber Supply Area, will make available for review and comment its proposed Amendment #7 to the Forest Licence A18992 and Forest Licence A32826 Forest Stewardship Plan (FSP).

FSP Amendment #7 adds an area at the base of Frisby Ridge to the FSP’s Frisby Forest Development Unit.

Proposed FSP Amendment #7 will be available for review and comment from August 6 to October 5, 2014 during normal business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.), Monday through Friday (excepting Labour Day) at Stella-Jones’ office at 4661 – 60th Street S.E. in Salmon Arm. Interested persons can also arrange to review proposed FSP Amendment #7 by contacting Colin Pike by telephone at 250833-4432 or via email at cpike@stella-jones.com.

To be considered in the final FSP Amendment #7 that will be submitted for approval, comments must be in writing and received by October 5, 2014 at: STELLA-JONES CANADA INC. 4661 – 60th Street S.E. Salmon Arm, B.C. V1E 1X2

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“Large crowds daily gather around the Mail-Herald bulletin boards where twice daily are posted the latest cable dispatches on the war situation.”

This article from the August 5, 1914, issue of the Mail-Herald spoke of the outbreak of war. Throughout the years of conflict, the Mail-Herald and its newly-formed competitor, The Revelstoke Review would keep the local citizens apprised of war news.

The coming of war had been a topic of concern for the days preceding the announcement by Britain that it would join the conflict. The minister of the Revelstoke United Church, Reverend W. Lashley Hall, noted on Sunday evening August 1, that he had hoped that even at this late hour war could be averted. He mentioned that his congregation members “…could be proud of the part played by the British government during the prolonged crisis in trying to bring about an understanding. If need arose, in the hour of danger, we could with a clear conscience all stand together in the breach.”

The news of war was greeted with excitement and plans were begun for an immediate mobilization of volunteers from the Rocky Mountain Rangers, which had a company of militiamen here.

After the South African campaign at the beginning of the century, citizen militias in Canada enjoyed a period of growth and enthusiasm.

Our local drill hall (currently

Trans-Canada Fitness) was built in 1902 to accommodate the growing number of young men who wished to experience the military life. These militias provided the first group of volunteers.

The volunteers had to be between the age of 18 and 45, at least 5 feet 3 inches tall, with a chest expansion of not less than 31.5”, skilled in musketry, and pass a physical examination by Dr. Hamilton, the local physician.

By August 12 the Mail Herald recorded a list of 69 men who had answered the call of the King to the defense of the realm. Out of this first list of 69 men, 11 would not return to Canada. Numerous others on this list would be wounded.

The first duty of these volunteers was to guard the railway bridges east and west of town. Some were sent to Kamloops for training and from there deployment to Valcartier, Quebec, 16 miles northwest of Quebec City, the mobilization point for the first Canadian Contingent of volunteers.

By Sept. 8, 100 special trains had brought in almost 33,000 volunteers. So many volunteers rushed to the colours that applications were cut off one week later. It was said that so many civil servants in Victoria were wishing to enlist that a tremendous strain was being put upon the already depleted workforce.

The Mail-Herald, in its August 29 edition, stated that 30 recruits from Revelstoke had been accepted into the First Contingent of Canadian troops to go to England. These recruits came to be known as

Barton Photo

Allan V. Kelly serving as bridge guard during World War 1

Barton Photo

the First Contingent. The September 2 edition of the MailHerald carried the story of the reception that this first contingent of Revelstoke volunteers received when they passed through Revelstoke on August 30 on their way to Valcartier.

The departure of all these men was a significant event for the community of Revelstoke. Throngs of people assembled at the train station to give a hearty farewell to the Revelstoke “boys.” All the students of Central and Selkirk Elementary Schools, and the high school massed together and saluted the arrival of the train with “hearty cheers and the waving of many flags.”

The city band played and the civic guard was in attendance.

There was much “…singing of patriotic songs…” and “… the roar of welcome from the crowd on the platform made a

scene of animation and enthusiasm which will long be remembered by all those who witnessed it.”

The Revelstoke volunteers “disembarked from the train and marched in front of the children and gave hearty cheers for Revelstoke. Each man was presented by the Women’s Relief Society with a case containing socks, darning cotton, and other requisites. A box of Okanagan apples was also placed on the car. Many flowers and other gifts were made to the soldiers. Telegrams of thanks were sent back to town from points east, thanking the people of Revelstoke for their generosity. This particular sendoff was a very joyous occasion but later editions of the paper would note that sendoffs later in the war would note the teary eyes as the train left the station.

16 n TIMESReview n WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2014

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Revelstoke Jim’s Canadian Content and this time around it was just audio.

The new show was launched in few years, he brought his love of January and picks up where Defiold-time radio to Revelstoke audiences through the Revelstoke Radio nitely Not the CBC left off, but there Players. They put on live perforare little differences. For one, instead of ICQ, Browning reads messages mances of shows like War of the from Twitter. Instead of people phonWorlds, Casablanca and the Lone Ranger. Browning would transcribe ing in, they call up via Skype. This the scripts and put together the sound allows up to 10 people to join in on effects. One year they put on a series the same call; they can see each other, share stories and tell jokes.

Browning’s listeners are from all over the United States and Canada. On Monday, he tells stories and on Friday it’s more of a free flowing conversation with his callers on Skype. On Wednesday, he does what he calls the adventure show.

“It’s me doing an oldtime radio show for the entire show,” he said. “I take people on trips. I use sound effects, I use vocal effects. I turn off the camera so they can’t see me and I take them from the Log Broadcasting Centre.”

On one show he launched the first ever private spacecraft from Revelstoke. On another, they patrolled Lake Revelstoke in a submarine to protect the lake from Albertan party boaters. On another show they went for a trip underneath Revelstoke.

Browning brought back Tuber Propagator from his old show and gave him a humourous Twitter account.

“He’s ornery and cantankerous. It’s just me but people love to hear from him,” he said.

Browning sees his role to regale people, make them laugh and let them relax before they go to bed.

“I try to talk about just life and anything that ® * comes into my head,” he said. “Small town life, comparing it to things in the big city. I tell stories about my Revelstoke, not the real Revelstoke.”

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Bennett told me Browning brings “great honour to Revelstoke.”

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He tried to get work in radio, but had no luck. He attempted to start an online station but couldn’t find anyone to partner with him. One executive called him to let him know why he wouldn’t get work. “Nobody’s

going to hire you because you’re creative,” he was told. “Radio doesn’t want creative people. They are a machine that gets stuff done.

“What you want to do is too creative.”

Eventually he burnt out from doing the radio players, and health issues made him take a step back. *** Last year, Browning got a call

from his old friend Alex Bennett.

Bennett, now in his 70s, was starting up a new online station called the Great American Broadcast Network, and he wanted Browning to host a show.

“When I started doing this, one of the first people I got a hold of was Jim,” said Bennett.

Browning agreed to do three nights a week. He renamed the show

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