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PROUDLY SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF ROSSLAND, WARFIELD, TRAIL, MONTROSE, FRUITVALE & SALMO
Happy ending after missing Warfield woman located lar community outreach when a 10-year-old boy went missing in Castlegar on Nov. 19. He was found just a few hours later by members of the community who had kept their eyes peeled and noticed him on a bus looking lost. “This is a great area to be working in because people are really good for helping out,” he said. “It really makes a huge difference. There is always such a huge community response.” When a loved one goes missing or their safety is in question, Cpl. Wilson encourages phone calls to the police for help, but has a few tips where police involvement could be avoided. “If you are going on a trip or going out to do things, we always recommend telling someone where you are and what you are doing,” he said. With the backcountry ski and snowmobile season about to start, the need for proper communication prior to heading out is vital. Especially when search and rescue volunteers take great risks in trying to locate someone in the backcountry in the event of a mishap. “Even leaving a note or making a call – any of those things go miles to help people out,” said Cpl. Wilson. “It is all about people's families and know what their loved ones are safe. It is just to help reduce people's concerns.”
Incident serves as a reminder of proper communication before heading out BY LIZ BEVAN Times Staff
It was a happy ending Monday night for the family of a missing Warfield woman. After being unable to locate her earlier the same afternoon, Holly Ridenour's family reported the 59-year-old missing, but as it turned out, the situation was all about crossed lines of communication. “She had gone out hiking with a friend and there had been some miscommunication as to what was going on and where she was,” said Cpl. Mike Wilson of the Trail RCMP. “(She was missing) for just a few hours. It was a very good outcome – she was absolutely fine.” Before Ridenour was located, police say there was a huge outpouring of community assistance, trying to locate the missing woman. “We had the Rossland Search and Rescue Team, all volunteers, come out and deployed, which is hugely helpful,” said Cpl. Wilson. “We got such a great response. People were all trying to come in and help. It is a really good area for that kind of stuff.” Cpl. Wilson says he saw simi-
Chain of Office represents Trail’s historic resources
‘HEAR YE, HEAR YE’
SHERI REGNIER PHOTO
Honourable Judge Sperry played a traditional town crier during the 97th inaugural Trail city council meeting Monday night. The judge rang a bell before Michelle McIsaac (left), the city’s corporate administrator, delivered retiring Mayor Dieter Bogs’ proclamation to all Trail citizens. See the Trail Times later this week for Bogs’ full declaration to the city's residents, whom he served for 27 years in civic office. See Page 2 and www.trailtimes.ca for more inauguration photos. office reflects the 46 years the symbol has been part of the mayoral swearing in ceremony in the City of Trail. Six medallions stamped with impressions of the smelter and refinery, the Waneta Dam, hockey players, forestry, the ferry across the Columbia River prebridge days, forestry, and the people of Trail are anchored by the city's seal imprinted with the words,'Gold Must Be Tried In Fire.'
BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
It's hard to define a community that's over a century old, given how quickly things can change in the world. However, there's an artifact in the Silver City that does just that. Called the Chain of Office, the gold plated link to the past, has been secured at city hall in the office of the Trail mayor for almost five decades. The patina on the insignia of
The phrase suggests the pious history of the Trail community, because in the Bible, the saying refers to faith being tested by suffering. According to an Oct. 16, 1968 edition of the Trail Times, the Junior Chamber of Commerce (Jaycees) spent six years planning the chain's design, and during a council meeting that evening, presented the golden collar to then mayor, Buddy DeVito. See JAYCEES, Page 2
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