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Last week, School District 20 and City of Rossland administration met to discuss the possibility of a partnership to save K-12 education in Rossland. With the district set for its first reading of a bylaw regarding possible school closures on Monday, Rossland council wasted no time in pushing forward a motion to show the district it is serious. The motion, brought forward by Coun. Jill Spearn, asks city staff to examine the tax implications of four possible options to help pay the district’s shortfall and save K-12. The four options given were: 1. $300,000/year to be paid annually for a period of The yellow of Neighbourhood of Learning stood out in the Rossland Winter Carnival parade on Friday. Story on three years. page 3. Photos on page 6. Arne Petryshen photo See School on P. 3
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A large group of concerned citizens showed up at Rossland council Monday to see if would pass motion to have YouritHoroscope For thea Week withan Michael O’Connor inside inquiry requested on the Horoscope thecity’s West Kootenay Advertiser conduct with regards to For the Week the arena affair. RosslandNews_2013_Jan13-27.pdf 12/17/2012 2:41:55 PM with Michael O’Connor Coun. Kathy Moore put
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forward the motion, which included a long list of stipulations on what should be looked into by the Auditor General of Local Governments. These included things like a review of internal controls, a review of contractual relationships and a review of employees in positions responsible for informing council on issues. “For me, there are a lot of issues here that need to be
delved into, the auditor general is one step,” Moore said, adding that there is no guarantee that the auditor general would look at the city’s request. “But they also said they were interested, and had seen the media.” She said council needs to get some outside help. Coun. Jill Spearn said that this whole issue has led her into waters that she hasn’t treaded in before in her seven
years on council. “It has been disturbing,” Spearn said. “I realize that this has become a huge issue in the community. As a representative, I take that very seriously.” Spearn wondered why Moore had asked for the inquiry to look all the way back to Jan. 1, 2007 and look at how council at that time may have limited the present council in decision making.
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Moore answered that it will allow the inspector to get a good idea of the history of Rossland council and the way it has delegated decisions to the CAO and city administrators. Moore said part of the audit would look at past and present city managers in a position to report information to council. “If there is a structure in place for them to do that and See City on P. 3
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rosslaNd GoldeN city Quilt Guild meets every Monday. The guild meets at the Se-
nior Centre on Rossland Avenue from 7-9 p.m.
rosslaNd News caleNdar oNliNe: Upload events that are coming up free online at
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rosslaNd retirees curliNG club invites men and women interested in curling on
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., to call Bill at 362-9462 or Jim at 364-1051. Beginners are welcomed!
rosslaNd historical museum is open winter hours. Those hours are Feb. 22, from 2
p.m. to 6 p.m. and Feb. 23, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Joe hill coFFeehouse Joe Hill Coffee House takes place the third Sunday of each
month starting in September. It carries a great Rossland tradition into a new season. The music starts at 7 p.m. in the Rossland Miners’ Hall, in a relaxing cafe setting with coffee, tea and good things to eat. Don’t miss the opening event of another season of fun! Les Carter, 250-362-5677, retrac01@telus.net.
opeN mic NiGht at the Flying Steamshovel every Wednesday at 9 p.m.
leGioN The Rossland Legion is open. Go in and check out their newly renovated
windows.
Library. Come be part of the process.
rosslaNd liGht opera player Will perform their new production The Show Must
scoutiNG For boys and girls, now at the Rossland Scout Hall. Beavers (ages 5,6,7)
sceNestudio: Acting for All! Rossland’s new acting school is open and offers ongo-
columbia district Girl Guides Columbia District Girl Guides has units from Ross-
Go On Feb. 22, 23 and March 1. More info at rlop.ca.
Tuesdays. Cubs (ages 8,9,10) Thursdays. Contact Shanna Tanabe: 362-0063.
ing programming. Professionally trained in Theatre and Film and TV, working actors, G. Michael and Alicia Gray, teach these exciting and educational classes. 2010 Washington (in the historic BMO Building) MikeAlicia@SCENEstudio.ca (250)521-1559 www.facebook.com/SceneStudio.ca
land to Salmo for girls aged 5 to 17. Call 250-367-7115. Leaders also wanted.
trail sea cadets: Ages 12-18 Meets every Tuesday 6pm-9pm at the 44th Trail Ar-
the third Wed. of every month. All members of Branch #14 are asked to attend.
mory in Shaver’s Bench. 1990 - 7th Ave Contact Richard Chanig at by calling 250364-6247.
GoldeN city lioNs: The Lions meet on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each
month at 6 p.m. at the Rossland Legion. Contact W. Profili at 362-7671
school district 20 meetiNG Next regular open board meeting is Monday, Feb. 4 at 7
p.m. at the Trail Middle School gym.
ycdc youth NiGhts Free drop-in, 1504 Cedar Ave, Trail. Call 364-3322 or contact
coordinator@columbiaycdc.ca. Art Night: Tue. 7pm; Movie Night: Wed. 6-8pm.
royal caNadiaN leGioN br. # 14 rosslaNd General Meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. on rotary club oF rosslaNd: Weekly meetings at the Rock Cut Pub, Mon., 6-8pm. All
welcome! Contact John Sullivan, 362-5278.
GeNealoGy West Kootenay Family Historians, 7pm, first Monday each month, Sept to
June, SHSS, Castlegar. Annual fee $10. Contact Jean, 365-8100, or Grace, 364-1426.
NaNcy GreeNe hut crew Once again, it’s time to make sure our favorite huts around
meeting at 7 p.m. More info: radio@rosslandradio.com.
Nancy Greene Summit are ready for the snow season. If you would like to help cut firewood, make interesting repairs, or just learn where the huts are, get some exercise, and help put the “party” in work party, contact Les Carter at 250-362-5677, retrac01@telus. net.
trail maple leaF baNd Monday evening practices 7 - 9 p.m. in the McIntyre Room
rosslaNd FiGure skatiNG club Winter registration. Would your children like to
city couNcil: Next regular meeting is Tuesday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m.
rosslaNd radio co-op: Open house every Monday from 3-7 p.m. followed by station
at the Cominco Memorial Centre. Brass and woodwind players welcomed. For more info, contact Andrea McKay, 362-7604.
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Eventful winter carnival weekend in Rossland Arne Petryshen Rossland News Editor
The Rossland Winter Carnival took over the city for the past few days, bringing hundreds to take part in the many activities. Those activities ranged from speeding down a snowy slope, whether on bobsled, luge or skis, to watching performances at the many venues around town. Starting at 2:30 a.m. Friday morning, Canada AM shot live downtown, interviewing locals and forecasting the weather. Meanwhile in the background, skiers and boarders showed off their skills on the Rail Jam terrain park, snow carvers worked on the Olaus Ice Palace and people warmed their hands in front of the numerous fire logs. Canada AM’s sports and weather anchor Jeff Hutcheson interviewed local Rossland residents, such as 84-year-old bobsledder Bobbi LaFond, as well as members of the Spirit of Red, a local society dedicated to preserving Red Mountain’s history. One of the main events was Friday’s 116th Rossland Winter Carnival Parade. The parade is a longstanding tradition. It featured many organizations from the area, such as the Red Mountain Racers, the local Cub Scouts, Black Jack Ski Club, Neighbourhood of Learning and the Rossland Public Library. People packed the streets to get a glimpse of the Pyrophoria fire dancers and other attractions, sometimes almost becoming part of the parade. That night the Olaus Ice Palace welcomed those who wanted to listen to music into the night. But if outdoor music was not your interest, then there was music going on at most venues in town.
After the parade, Spirit of Red officially unveiled the Olaus Jeldness statue downtown. The statue has been a longtime project for the society and now stands at the corner of Washington and Columbia. On Saturday, the Rossland firefighters had a pancake breakfast, which preceeded the Sonny Samuelson Bobsled Race. The race had a huge field this year with 28 sleds registered and it was Iron Maiden that took first place, with runs of 39 and 40 seconds. The mushy snow conditions contributed to a slower than usual race, with Iron Maiden reaching 72, and Woody’s Tire and Auto and Sno Goers reaching the days record of 76 km/h. There was a tense moment during the run when snow from the arena roof fell on spectators on the course. The snow buried one woman on the course and prompted others to help her and try to clear the snow from the track. Meanwhile a bobsled was hurtling towards them, and one man just barely avoided being struck by the fast moving sled. “Everyone was yelling and waving to the bobsled,” said Liz Arsenault, who was nearby the incident. She added that the sled miraculously managed to fit through the small gap between the people and stay on course. Rail Jam, held downtown over the weekend had more than 70 participants eager to show their skills in front of the crowd. Up at the hill the King of the Mountain and the Olaus Invitational Luge Cup took place. The weekend finished off with the kids carnival at the Lion’s Campground and a historical presentation on Olaus Jeldness at the Prestige (see page 5). Overall, it was a busy weekend in Rossland for the carnival.
A tense moment saturday, during the bobsled runs, as snow from the arena roof came down on spectators heads, burying a woman on the course. seconds later a bobsled team hurtled through and narrowly missed hitting the people trying to rescue her. Liz Arsenault photo
School board and city hoping to build a partnership continued from P. 1 2. $300,000/year for a period of one year. 3. $140,000/year for a period of three years, with the total amount possibly offered in a lump sum to SD20. 4. $140,000/year for a period of one year Spearn asked that city administration look into what effect these options would have on Rossland taxes, and what avenues it could pursue. There were also some conditions that the city hoped for, including guaranteed renovations on RSS from the school district, as well as use of the facilities for
the city, but council decided to remove those at this time. “What you want here is to show the school board that we’re actively pursuing this,” Mayor Greg Granstrom said. Spearn said the push for K-12 in RSS comes because NOL. “We’re just hoping to keep K-12. Would that be in two buildings? The likelyhood is minimal,” she said, adding that that is advice from Rossland’s school trustee. Spearn said the $140,000 is the difference between having K-9 and K-12 in RSS. “So selling MacLean gives them the money for capital im-
provements to RSS,” she said. Granstrom said that the important thing to do is show the school board that the city is trying to make it work. Shelley Ackerman, from Neighbourhood of Learning, agreed that the city should take out the conditions for now. The district will vote on the first reading of the bylaw that relates to the school closure Monday at the Trail Middle Gym. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. On Feb. 14, SD20 will hold their second reading of the bylaw in Rossland at the RSS gym. That meeting starts at 6:30 p.m.
City’s motion aimed to appease residents’ outrage continued from P. 1 they didn’t do it, then that’s a failure in our structure,” Moore said. “I’m not out to get people, I’m out to find out what went wrong.” Coun. Cary Fisher said that after thinking about it it’s very difficult for him. “In principle, this is a good idea... the problem that I see here is, if this was a board of directors or a council, then it is our responsibility to put things right, not send it off to the auditor general, or send it down the road to someone else,” Fisher said. Coun. Kathy Wallace said she was going to defend the misrepresentation of her comments in the last council meeting, in which she said
that the people who went to the senior hall meeting at the beginning of January, didn’t represent the community. “I said that I didn’t feel that the people who attended that meeting were a fair representation of the community, I still feel that way,” Wallace said, adding that she knows a lot of people that agree with her position. Wallace said she was not comfortable with the direction council was taking the motion and the potential cost of investigation. Moore noted that the investigation wouldn’t cost the city, but added a note in the motion to make sure of that. Blomme said she felt like her colleague had “a gun to her head” to
make a decision, as Moore had stated at the end of the motion that if council declines to approve it, she would forward it anyway. Moore then gave a timeline of events for Blomme, to show her own frustration. She approached the mayor and CAO in November of 2011 to try to get the issue into an in-camera meeting. The conflict of interest issue was then “pretty much shoved under the table” at a Jan. 9 in-camera meeting. She said there were many chances for council to do something about the issue, but it chose to silence her instead. The auditor got back to council with a very general audit, so Moore asked for a more indepth one, which
she says would have been a basis for a forensic audit. Then, on Jan. 9, in the in-camera meeting, council discussed what it would write to the three people who wrote letters to the city on the arena issue. Moore was asked to leave the room, then when she came back, the discussion on the entire subject of the arena was over. “I talked to a couple of you and you said, nope, we’re done with that,” she said, then to Blomme said: “You think you’re frustrated? I’ve been trying to get council going through the proper channels since November of 2011, and it hasn’t happened. “So I’m looking for actions that we can take to get this resolved. I got no support.”
Coun. Spearn said they need to find some peace in the community and said she would support this for the good of the community. “I feel like this is not an awful thing to do,” she said. “I don’t want to see this as a process where heads are rolling, I want to see this as a systems analysis. I’m not afraid.” Blomme said she disagreed that it would have been swept under the rug. Spearn then said she wasn’t afraid of the audit, then tried to convince Blomme that other eyes on the problem could sometimes help to clear muddled issues such as this one. The motion passed, with everyone but Wallace voting for it, which led to an eruption of aplause from the gallery.
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Griefs aired in late-night session It may have been that the council meeting had dragged on late into Monday night, or it may have been the subject that was being discussed, but by the end of the meeting polite discussion had left the room. The issue at hand was Coun. Kathy Moore’s insistance that council follow through with the investigation into how the former building inspector was allowed to set contracts for his own company, essentially getting paid by the city while employed by them as well. Moore stated at the end of the meeting how she was frustrated by the culture that had befallen council over the past years. “I believe that council has been manipulated into being a very disfunctional group against our better nature,” Moore said. “We’ve been encouraged to unquestionably trust staff.” She said that attitude has lead to some of the unfortunate results they are now seeing. Moore also said she has been used as an example to other councillors on how not to behave, or risk being labelled a sort of troublemaker. Coun. Cary Fisher then began a personal berating of Moore, which seemed to go around the table. He said that Moore kept bringing up the same problems, and was not being a “team player.” Coun. Jill Spearn said that it was her Canadian upbringing that made her trust city staff, implying that Moore’s dual citizenship was a part of her troublemaking for council. Coun. Jody Blomme said there was no campaign against Moore. Moore’s point has been well founded from the information that has come out. Without her efforts this whole issue would likely never have seen the light of day. We want to hear from you.
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Plenty going on in Rossland Recreation, Education, Community - Rossland Rec Department Lots is going on in Rossland! This week, due to a school sporting event, Volleyball at RSS, on Thursday night has cancelled. It resumes the following week, on Thursday, Feb. 7. If you’re wondering why there are so many students out and about this week - RSS is in the middle of its semester turn-around week which means the students are writing exams, finishing up projects and getting ready for second semester, which starts on Thursday. Red Mountain has night skiing and boarding, every Thursday night from Jan. 17 through to Feb. 21. The Red Carpet and T-Bar are open from 6-9 p.m. every Thursday. If you want to make an evening of it, Rafters is open with their family friendly dinner menu, available on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. For more info call Red at 362-7384 or check out their website at www.redresort.com. If you’re new to town and wondering about drop in hockey, there are several opportunities to lace up your skates and join the locals! On Thursdays you can play from 1:453:15 p.m. with Johann’s Hockey. On Tuesday nights the Co-Ed Rec Hockey runs from 9:45-11 p.m. and the Sunday hockey runs from 9:1510:30 p.m. The drop in fee is $10 per person, or you can purchase a 10X pass at the rec department, for $80. Sr.’s Hockey is running in the arena on Friday mornings from 9:30-10:45 a.m. This ice time is for Senior and/ or “laid back” players who are committed to ensuring a fun and safe game of hockey. Players are expected to play in the spirit of fellowship and sportsmanship. All abilities are encouraged and welcome! For more information, please contact the program coordinator, Mike Ramsey at
m.ramsey@telus.net. The Saturday Co-Ed Rec Hockey has cancelled, so make sure you take advantage of the Tuesday/Thursday/Friday/Sunday ice times. The Hip Hop & Jazz classes start this week and will run until the first week of March. The classes are offered in the MacLean Annex on First Avenue between St. Paul and Monte Christo. Classes are on Tuesdays from 3-3:45 p.m. for 5-6 year olds, 4-5 p.m. for 7-9 year olds and 5-6 p.m. for 10-13 year olds. The adult and teen classes on Wednesday have cancelled due to lack of registration. For those little people who weren’t able to participate in Hip Hop on Tuesdays in the Annex, the Instructor has started a new set of Hip Hop classes in the Miners’ Hall. On Wednesdays, classes for kids 5-6 years will run in the Miners’ Hall from 3:15-4:15 p.m. and classes for kids 7-9 years will run in the Miners’ Hall from 4:15-5:15 p.m. The classes are taught by Meg Wadsworth and are guaranteed to be high energy, addictive and fun! Public Skating for the week of Jan. 28 to Feb. 3, is on Wednesday, Jan. 30 from 6:30-7:45 p.m, Friday Feb. 1 from 5-6:30 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 3, from 2:30-4 p.m. And 6-7:30 p.m. For more information about admission prices and skate rentals, please log on to the city’s website, at www.rossland.ca. The information can be found under the City Hall, Arena page. The winter session for Karate has begun and runs until March 2013. The program is for Youth as young as 12 years old and runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays, in the MacLean Gymnasium from 6:30-8 p.m. If you’re a karate beginner, the instructor will provide separate instruction
until you can manage the basics. The Rossland Shotokan Karate Club has been operating continuously since 1996 and new students are accepted in the months of September and January. If you’re a parent of a preschooler, there’s a new Parent & Child Mother Goose Program running on Saturdays, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., starting Jan. 12 and running until March 16. This program is offered through the public library for babies 6-18 months and their parents. To reserve a place, please contact the Children’s Librarian, Lynn Amann, at children@rossland.bclibrary.ca or by phone, at 362-7611. The outdoor rink is located on Third Avenue, between Spokane and Washington and weather permitting is open to the public. Red Mountain also has an outdoor ice rink for public use and the rental department has a small fleet of skates available. The Rossland Public Library is offering a 3 p.m. “Movies & Munchies” program, every third Wednesday of the month. Kids will enjoy five different cartoons from the National Film Board – quirky, interesting independent films – while enjoying a healthy snack! For more info, contact the library at 362-7611 or info@rossland.bclibrary.ca. The recreation department is working on the Spring Brochure, which will be available mid-March and cover the months of April, May and June. If you’re new to town and interested in teaching a hobby or skill that you enjoy, please contact us to discuss opportunities for running a program. If you represent a local organization and you have events during that time period that you’d like to advertise, please email us with the info, at recreation@rossland.ca .
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a delegation of Norwegians came to rossland for the carnival festivities and met with the mayor last week. from left: inga Husby foss, Lilli Husby, Mayor Greg Granstrom, Svein Saeter and anita Land. Saeter is a journalist in Norway and, along with historian ron Shearer, gave a presentation on Olaus Jeldness, Sunday. Arne Petryshen photos
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‘Who was Olaus Jeldness?’
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It was a packed house for a presentation on the father of skiing in Rossland, Olaus Jeldness, at the Prestige, Sunday. “Who was Olaus Jeldness?” brought in dual perspectives, one from Ron Shearer, a Rossland-born historian, and another from Svein Saeter, a Norwegian journalist. Shearer talked about Jeldness’ time in and around Rossland, detailing his family life in Spokane, as well as his forays in mining. Saeter spoke about Jeldness as a boy skiing down the nearby mountains, as well as his legacy, which will include an exhibit in the upcoming Norwegian national ski museum. Saeter himself is the neighbour of the Jeldness family home in Norway. Shearer said that when he first encountered the legend of Olaus Jeldness, it was one dimensional, with the prevailing notion that Olaus was a “maniac” who would strap skis to his colleagues’ boots and introduce them to skiing on the steep
slopes of Red Mountain. He was also seen as a hero, but what was missing was a real idea of the man he was. Shearer said he “met the real Olaus,” when he found a number of letters, which unveiled Olaus as an honest miner and family man. Olaus also held the record for the longest ski jump at the time, of 92 feet. Saeter later confirmed that it would not only have been a Norwegian record, but also a world record. Shearer said that he was especially impressed with Jeldess after reading about a ski race down the face of Red at the winter carnival. The weather was unseasonably warm, which almost called for the whole carnival to be postponed. However, on the night before the big race down Red, the temperature dropped, making the course treacherous, with patches of ice, bare rock and fog. Despite world class skiers dropping out, and one crashing and breaking his ski, Olaus and his brother Andrew went ahead with the race. They skied through the thick fog, over the rocky terrain and finished the race, after which
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There have been a few changes to the West Kootenay Roller Derby League in the offseason. Namely, in an effort to simplify the league, it has fused together the Rossland and Trail teams into a hybrid. The new team is called the Rossland Trail Roller Girls, or RTRG for short. There has also been a merging of two for-
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ron Shearer talks about Olaus Jeldness on Sunday at the Prestige Mountain resort. they were both so exhausted Olaus, Shearer said, when he they had to go home and straight died, the mining market in Spoto bed. kane opened and closed early, Shearer noted this was so they so that workers could attend the could rest up for the next day’s funeral. ski jump competition on SpoSaeter spoke from the Norwekane Street. gian perspective. He noted that Shearer said Olaus was also all four Jeldness brothers were an honest man. When asked to swept up by the mining and emevaluate the feasibility of find- igration movement in Norway ing oil on land that his company at the time, as they all left their owned, he stated that it didn’t home country. look promising to the potential Saeter said that when Olaus buyers. This cost Olaus $30,000 came to Canada, all he brought ($700,000 today) but earned was “a bright head and his skiing him a lot of respect as a geolo- skills.” gist. Those skills developed from To elaborate on the respect a childhood skiing the hills the mining community had for around his farm home.
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mer Nelson teams under the title of the Kill Joys. The reason for the elimination of two teams was that having seven teams led to too much work for the dedicated volunteers, sponsors, players and their supportive families to put on the many bouts. The new five-team league is gearing up for some hard hitting bouts this spring. Meanwhile, the league’s travel team, the Kootenay Kannibelles, train for nationals. The new Rossland Trail team is currently looking for “fresh meat” (newbies) to fill its
roster. Roller derby is a competitive contact sport that has all types of players, from the agile skater breaking through the pack to the strong sturdy blocker. All the potential player needs is a good attitude and a will to learn. Women interested in giving it a whirl are encouraged to check out the team in action this Sunday, when a Fresh Meat and Greet will follow the team’s regular practice. To find out more information on RTRG and full details on the event follow the team on Facebook at facebook.com/rtrollergirls.
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Project evaluation criteria and application forms are implement. available from: • RDKB office at 843 Rossland Avenue, Trail Susy • Montrose, Trail, Warfield and Rossland Offices • Request to stoupin@rdkb.com • RDKB website at www.rdkb.com under Community Services/Columbia Basin Trust • CBT website at www.cbt.org For more information about preparing your project proposal call Sharon Toupin at 1.250.368.9148. Deadline for project submissions is 4:00 p.m. Friday, March 22, 2013. Late applications will not be eligible for consideration. Administered and Managed by: Regional District of Kootenay Boundary 202 – 843 Rossland Avenue Trail, B. C. V1R 4S8 Ph: 250.368.9148 Fx: 250.368.3990 www.rdkb.com
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There was plenty of activity this weekend in Rossland, as the 116th Rossland Winter Carnival took place. Clockwise from top: Canada AM shot live from 2:30 a.m. on Friday morning; Descendants of Olaus Jeldness took part in the parade Friday; On Saturday, the Sonny Samuelson Bobsled Race took place on Spokane Street; Snow sculptures outside the Olaus Ice Palace; Pyrophoria impressed with fire skills.
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Call for Board of Director Nominations nrich your community and your life by joining our Board of Directors Three opportunities are available for the following positions: Two Directors from the Nelson Representative Area (3 year term) One Director at Large (3 year term) Applications must be received no later than Thursday, January 31, 2013. Please direct inquiries to: VIRGINIA MAKAROFF Executive Assistant Nominating Committee Nelson & District Credit Union PO Box 350 Nelson, BC V1L 5R2 P. 250.352.7207 F. 250.352.9663 E. vmakaroff@nelsoncu.com
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Katherine van der Veen, curator, and Renate Fleming, co-ordinator, stand in front of the Objects of Significance exhibit, last week. The exhibit is on now at the Nelson and District Arne Petryshen photo Credit Union Rossland Branch.
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The Rossland museum unveiled its new exhibit on Thursday entitled Objects of Significance. The exhibit is on now at the Nelson and District Credit Union Rossland Branch. It will go until the end of March, then starts back up in the Rossland museum. The objects themselves are a collection chosen by various organization in the community, including the Rossland News. Objects include pins from the first Winter Carnival, a Rossland student’s school timetable and an early Chinese gardener’s hat. Renate Fleming, exhibit co-ordinator, said she was intrigued by the idea of this type of exhibit in Rossland, so she applied for grants and received them. “It’s been almost two years I’ve
been working on this exhibit,” Fleming said. “It’s been a lot of work, a lot of fun and a great experience.” She said she learned a lot about the history of Rossland, met a lot of new people and heard some very interesting stories. Fleming thanked the museum board, the credit union and the contributors. Katherine van der Veen is the curator of the exhibit. She explained that usually there is one theme for an exhibit, and that theme is driven by the curator or a directive of the museum. “That was not the case for this project,” van der Veen said. “The Objects of Significance project emphasizes participation by the community.” She noted that individual perceptions from sources outside of the museum are important for understanding why certain items are important to the community. “This exhibit has engaged the
community in a dialogue regarding the cultural and social history of Rossland, as well as encouraging an exchange of opinion in relation to how the past is interpreted and preserved for future generations,” she said. She said the exhibit is important not only to this community, but also to other small communities with rural museums because it encourages a multi-voice dialogue between remembering the past and movement towards the future. “Museums are caretakers of material objects, it is the people within the community and the surrounding areas who continue to remember the past... that brings the history to life.” The exhibit is on now at the Nelson and District Credit Union Rossland Branch on Columbia Avenue in Rossland. It is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. More info at the museum’s website here.
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Rossland author Darcee O’Hearn was recently awarded the Richard Carver Award for her children’s book series “Legends of the Forest.” The award was given out at the Kootenay Literary Competition Awards Ceremony and Celebration on Jan. 18 in Nelson. O’Hearn explained that , to be awarded, the author had to be an small or independent publisher, could only have one-three books published and had to live in the Kootenays. O’Hearn works in the
communities, going to schools and teaching kids about the natural world and the importance of taking care of nature. “I do this by visiting schools, taking kids on field trips, reading my books, encouraging literacy in all forms, encouraging them to use a nature journal,” O’Hearn said. All the information is curriculum based, and she said it fits nicely into the school curriculum. She does this through the Columbia Basin Environmental Educators Network. She plans on doing a series of six for “Legends of the Forest.” The first two books in the series, Leonard the Larch and Cedric the
Cedar, have been lauded for its entertainment and educational value. The more recent addition, Cedric the Cedar, is about firefighting and the importance of letting fires burn. The third book, which she is working on now, is Wendy the White Bark Pine. It talks about White Bark Pine trees and why it is a threatened species. O’Hearn can also be booked to do presentations and readings through Columbia Basin Environmental Educators Network. More info, and ways to purchase the books can be found on her website www.legendsoftheforest.ca.
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