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Rossland’s Soleil Patterson had three top 10 finishes in the four races she competed in, topping off a great season for the 15-year-old skier. Red Mountain Racers hosted the U16 Provincial Championships from Thursday to Sunday, which brought in 130 racers. Photos on page 7. Bernie Hofmann photo

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There was a flurry of race activity up until Sunday at Red Resort, as the Red Mountain Racers hosted the U19 Provincial Championships. The races brought in hundreds of people to Rossland and 130 racers took part. Christine Andison, who helped organize the championship, said the races went well. “It’s been phenomenal. We’ve had amazing weather and the race course has held up really well,” Andison said, adding that the course was hard packed and consistently solid, something the racers like. “The athletes have been amazing and its been a terrific week. We had clear skies, good visibility for the racers. That’s all they could really ask for.” Linda Schulze, media relations for the Racers said they had particularly stellar results from local See Rossland on P. 7

Majority of residents support school taxation ARNE PETRYSHEN Rossland News Editor

A majority of Rossland residents don’t mind paying extra taxes if it means keeping K-12 inthe Rossland. Youreducation Horoscope For Week with Michael inside The O’Connor Neighbourhood of Horoscope theLearning West Kootenay Advertiser Committee put out For the Week a survey from March 4-10 to RosslandNews_2013_Mar28_April11.pdf 3/25/2013 3:35:59 PM with Michael O’Connor find out two things: If residents

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are willing to pay, and if they are, how much are they willing to pay. Last night, council learned that a majority of respondents are willing to pay to keep Grades 10-12 in Rossland. Aerin Guy, NOL co-ordinator, presented the findings of the survey. The results showed 70 per cent of taxpayers were willing to pay $15 or more per year to

keep K-12 as a public institution under SD20, with a further 20 per cent saying they are willing to pay more than $100 per year in the scenario. There was a split when it came to how long residents would pay the additional taxes, with 45 per cent willing to pay for 3-5 years as a way to bridge into another avenue, 17 per cent willing to pay for up to 10 years and 39 per cent willing to

pay into the future. Guy noted that most respondents with children were willing to pay $75 per year or higher in perpetuity. Residents were also supportive of K-12 as a municipal school district, with 67 per cent of respondents willing to pay $15 or more per year to have a school district in the city’s boundaries. In this scenario, 53 per cent were willing to pay

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$55 or more, and 22 per cent were willing to pay more than $100 a year. Guy noted that there was a greater percentage of respondents willing to pay in perpetuity for this option than for the option where K-12 remains under SD20’s administration, with 52 per cent willing to pay in perpetuity, compared to 39 per cent for the first option. See NOL on P. 3

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city couNcil: Next regular meeting is Monday April 8 at 7 p.m.

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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Black Jack ski cluB Annual General Meeting Sat. April 13 at Sacred Heart Parish

Hall, Rossland. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Potluck dinner at 6 p.m. Details at www. skiblackjack.ca.

slush cup Celebrate the end of the ski season by hurdling off a jump into a pool of

icy cold slush water. The event is at 2 p.m. Sunday at Red Resort.

Bcspca Bottle drive Volunteers needed one day only. Trucks to transport bottles to

Trail. Help out in any way you can. Lunch provided. Call Maryann @ 250-362-7302. Rossland show your support. Curbside pickup or drop off across from Prestige.

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!

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.

west kooteNay miNor lacrosse 2013 registration is now open. Forms can be picked

meeting at 7 p.m. More info: radio@rosslandradio.com.

trail maple leaf BaNd Monday evening practices 7 - 9 p.m. in the McIntyre Room at the Cominco Memorial Centre. Brass and woodwind players welcomed. For more info, contact Andrea McKay, 362-7604. rosslaNd skatepark committee 6-8 pm, first Tuesday each month at the Rossland Library. Come be part of the process. scoutiNg For boys and girls, now at the Rossland Scout Hall. Beavers (ages 5,6,7)

Tuesdays. Cubs (ages 8,9,10) Scouts (ages 11-14) Contact Tom Leask 362-7118. Accepting applications for Scout Leaders. columBia district girl guides Columbia District Girl Guides has units from Ross-

land to Salmo for girls aged 5 to 17. Call 250-367-7115. Leaders also wanted.

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

up/dropped off at Gerricks Cycle in Trail. Free Clinic taking place at Stanley Humphreys Secondary March 23-24 for new and returning players. Contact Tina at WKMLA@hotmail.com for info. Practices will be starting the week of April 15.

the third Wed. of every month. All members of Branch #14 are asked to attend.

exteNded lift hours All lifts at Red Resort operate an extra half hour, until 3:30 p.m.,

geNealogy West Kootenay Family Historians, 7pm, first Monday each month, Sept to

school district 20 meetiNg The next school board meeting is April 15 at 7 p.m. at

NaNcy greeNe hut crew Once again, it’s time to make sure our favorite huts around

until the end of the season on April 1.

the Trail Middle school.

sceNestudio: Acting for All! Rossland’s new acting school is open and offers ongo-

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

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

rosslaNd radio co-op: Open house every Monday from 3-7 p.m. followed by station

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rotary cluB of rosslaNd: Weekly meetings at the Rock Cut Pub, Mon., 6-8pm. All

welcome! Contact John Sullivan, 362-5278.

June, SHSS, Castlegar. Annual fee $10. Contact Jean, 365-8100, or Grace, 364-1426.

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 sea cadets: Ages 12-18 Meets every Tuesday 6pm-9pm at the 44th Trail Armory in Shaver’s Bench. 1990 - 7th Ave Contact Richard Chanig at by calling 250364-6247. air cadets Meets every Wed. 6pm - 9:15pm at the 44 Trail Armory in Shaver’s Bench

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Council may take another direction with proposed downtown furniture

Arne Petryshen

Rossland News Editor

Council decided to put a hold on making a decision on downtown furniture until budget discussions. The matter was up for conversation Monday, as city staff are awaiting the go ahead to order the furniture. However, when Coun. Kathy Moore suggested council defer the decision until budget talks, a floodgate of possibilities seemed to open. Moore said council should look at it alongside other budget items, and alongside the total cost of Columbia Washington, which is still unknown. Mayor Greg Granstrom noted that there had been years of process and decision making that had precluded the report that staff had prepared on the furniture. “We spent years, with lots of public input, design charets, etcetera, the public were very much interested in having the

street furnishing,” Granstrom said. “If we were to proceed with the street furnishing it would be part of the borrowing on the project.” He said deferring the matter might say to residents that council had wasted a lot of time deciding on it. Coun. Cary Fisher disagreed,

“I’m not sure that ordering street furniture out of a catalogue really reflects the character of our community.” saying that a sober second look was all he was looking for. “I totally support having all the furniture for the streets, just as other members of council probably do as well,” he said. “It’s not going anywhere and I think it’s a prudent decision to delay it.”

Coun. Kathy Wallace took it further, saying that council was missing a potential opportunity to involve the community. “I’m not sure that ordering street furniture out of a catalogue really reflects the character of our community,” Wallace said, adding that part of the reason she voted to separate the furniture from the contract was so council could take a more creative approach to putting street furniture downtown. The cost of the proposed furniture is $100,000. “I know that there are many very artistic and crafty people in this community that could maybe build some street furniture that would be far more fitting for our community then what I see being suggested here,” Wallace said. She wanted to see council consider going in another direction with the furniture, despite the lack of time for consultation. Coun. Jody Blomme said that Wallace said pretty much what she wanted to say.

“It doesn’t make sense to pick expensive pre-fab furniture out of a catalogue when we have so many able craftsmen locally who could do this likely for cheaper. We would be able to hire locally, source locally, have craftsmen who understand our downtown much better,” she said. Granstrom noted that staff have put in “extensive time.” Coun. Tim Thatcher said locally made furniture would probably be nicer, but likely wouldn’t be ready for another year. Moore said when she made the motion she was only thinking about the finances, but liked the discussion around the table. “I wasn’t unhappy with the furniture that was selected, but I really like the idea of getting more of the artists involved locally, and we didn’t do that,” she said. She suggested that if the old street furniture was still around, then perhaps it could be used to tie the city over for a season, and allow council more time.

NOL survey shows bigger appetite for municipal school than independent

continued from P. 1 The third option in the survey was to gauge the interest in paying for an independent school. This option had a majority of respondents in favour, with a total of 57 per cent willing to pay more than $15 per year. Guy said the total amount that residents were willing to pay dropped in this option, when

compared to the previous two options. “Support for public school within SD20 had the highest level of support and independent school had the lowest level of support,” Guy said. The survey also asked respondents to leave a comment. Some of the comments against paying to keep K-12 included taxes be-

ing too high already, students being better off at J.L. Crowe Secondary School and others who believe that paying SD20 or for education in general, the city is playing in to a provincial government plan to offload education costs to municipalities. NOL had a total of 556 online and 67 hard copies submissions.

The survey results will go to city staff for input, before coming back to council on April 8 for council decision. Guy also hoped that council would move quickly to commit financial support, as time is running short to negotiate with the school district. For the full survey results, go to rosslandschools.com.

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Changing of the seasons and the sports in Rossland This weekend marks the last one for Red Resort and it already feels as the city is slowing down for the shoulder season. The seasons have began to give way to spring and summer weather as the focus changes to hiking and mountain biking. Last weekend marked the final big competition for the Red Mountain Racers, with the U16 Provincial Championships. The event brought hundred of people to town and initial reports from Tourism Rossland were that it brought a lot of revenue into town as well. This weekend, the slush cup should bring out another crowd as those with the courage to go careening off a jump into cold, slushy water will provide definite entertainment. On the other side of things, Black Jack Ski Club is done for the season as well, though some of its members are doing well on the national stage, such as David Palmer, Geoffrey Richards and Rebecca Reid. Palmer is currently the fastest male in B.C. Up in the mountains, the bike trails are startig to melt and with a bit of sustained warm weather, bikers will be hitting them soon. Already, the local shops are busy tuning bikes and summer equipment. Despite the winding down of the snow sports season, there is still plenty of activities ot do in Rossland at this time of year. Before long, the Rossland pool will be open for business and the nearby lakes will be warm enough to swim in, and summer will be here. We want to hear from you.

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New programs starting this week Recreation, Education, Community - Rossland Rec Department The recreation department and art instructor Shelley Painter are running Spring Break Art Camps to help keep the kids busy and having fun over spring break! Classes are held in the arena lounge from 2:304:30 p.m. and each day has a different art theme to look forward to. This week is the second week of spring break and the classes end on Thursday, March 28. This week the themes are Block Printing on Tuesday, Shadow Puppets on Wednesday and Cartooning on Thursday. The classes are held at the arena lounge, accessed up the exterior stairs on Third Avenue at the back of the arena. Classes are $18 per day and drop in is possible, but pre-registration is preferred. Golden Bear Childcare Centre is offering an excellent spring break childcare option for children five years and up! Daily drop-in cost is $35/day. Hours of operation are (8 a.m.5 p.m.) Monday through Friday. Contact Ketna at Golden Bear for registration: 250-362-5856. If you’re looking for more activities for the kids during Spring Break, Red Mountain has three day Ski and Snowboard Camps for every level. Check their website, at www. redresort.com or call the Resort at 250-362-7384. The Rossland pool doesn’t open for several months, but we’re already looking for qualified, certified staff for the 2013 season. CBAL (Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy) is offering two, free! Seniors Computer Workshops in April. Workshop #1: Learn how

to use Facebook: In this hands-on workshop you can set up your own Facebook page, upload photos, and find friends and more! This workshop is located at Rossland Public Library on Wednesday April 17 from 11 a.m. To 1:30 p.m. Workshop #2: Learn all about shopping safely online. In this workshop you will learn safe online practices, get helpful tips, and much more. Come and practice your shopping skills! The course is located at the Rossland Public Library on Friday, April 19 from 1p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Register now as seats are limited! Only ten seats per workshop. To register, please contact Tiffaney (Greater Trail community literacy co-ordinator) at 250.921.7289. There are lots of great new programs coming up! Check out Indoor Soccer for Ages 5-7 year olds with Jorge Rivas! This is a great opportunity for children 5-7 years old to have fun and learn some new soccer skills and drills while the fields are drying out. Soccer is a great way to become a team player while learning appropriate sporting behavior! Parent participation is encouraged! There will be a $2 drop-in opportunity for the first two classes for children who want to try out this new program. If there are any parent helpers interested in volunteer coaching with Jorge or would like to coach 8-10 year olds please contact the recreation department for details. There will be an interest list at the recreation department for 8-10 year olds until a coach is confirmed. Start-up date is Tuesday, April 9 - May 21, 2013, 4:30-5:30

p.m. at MacLean gymnasium. Cost is $20/seven classes. A minimum of eight participants is needed to run the class, so register now! If you need your boating certificate, Mike Fairweather is teaching the Boating Basics course – the Canadian Coast Guard accredited boating proficiency course. The allday course is being held in the arena lounge on Saturday, April 13. For little tykes, there’s Preschool T-Ball and Tumbalina with Pam Shirley and Creative Movements with Kootenay Danceworks. For children ages 5-10 years, there’s Little Kids Rugby, REC Gymnastics, Bike Maintenance, Tennis, Mountain Biking Courses and Pottery. For Youth, check out the Violin/Fiddle course, the Babysitters Course and some more advanced Mountain Biking courses. Gabby Jangula with Out of Bounds Fitness is going to be teaching some courses through the rec department. On Wednesdays and Fridays, starting April 3, Gabby is offering an Early Spin & Strength class in her Studio. From May 14 to June 20, Gabby is running a Corelates course in the Miners’ Hall. This course is an amazing workout using Pilates and core strengthening exercises to tone the entire body. There are also several exciting new Mountain Biking courses, including a Bike Maintenance course for women, offered by Revolution Cycles. If you’re a crafter, there are several exciting new courses – including a Table runner quilting course, a gorgeous painted Wall Hanging course, a Scrapbooking workshop and a Pottery Lasagna Pan Course.

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Leashed dogs now permitted downtown The city passed the amended animal control bylaw Monday

Arne Petryshen Rossland News Editor

Monday night, Rossland city council officially passed the amended dog bylaw, which permits walking leashed dogs through Columbia Avenue. Prior to this bylaw, dogs were prohibited from being brought downtown. The bylaw went through with Coun. Tim Thatcher opposed. Coun. Jill Spearn was absent. The new bylaw came into effect on Monday, but Corporate Officer Tracey Butler said that the city won’t be enforcing it yet. “First we do need to get some signage up, before we can start kicking dogs off main street,” Butler said.

“We will start with warnings and let the people know.” The bylaw permits leashed dogs to be brought downtown, something previously not allowed, but prohibits owners from tying their dogs up, something that is prevalent down-

were in as a line item at $2,500. “I saw that and said ‘Wow, that’s a lot,’” Moore said. Mayor Greg Granstrom said that the heavyduty dispensers required by the city add up, since they have to be vandalproof and weather-proof.

The new bylaw came into effect on Monday, but… the city won’t be enforcing it yet. town. The city will now be putting up dog bag dispensers and signage that will outline the new measures. Coun. Kathy Moore wondered about how expensive the dispensers really were, since they

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Butler further clarified that the $2,500 was for signage, as well as the dispensers. The downtown is no longer being classified as a dog exclusion zone, but there are places in Rossland that are. Those are: Nickleplate

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Pet of the Week

This week’s pet of the week is Toyota. Toyota is a two year old black medium haired kitty. Toyota was found in a Safeway parking lot and sadly was never claimed. She is a staff favorite and is just so sweet. She is a quiet cat, and is usually found in a basket, peering out the window. Since being at the shelter, she has lived peacefully with lots of different cats and kittens. We don’t know if Toyota has ever lived with dogs, but with her laid back personality, we think she would do just fine. Since Toyota was a stray, it would be best for her to be an indoor kitty for a while, and then be supervised while outside. If you sound like the right match for Toyota, and want to meet her, please come down to the Trail SPCA today to meet her.

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Rossland boarder competing in world cup

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Arne Petryshen Rossland News Editor

Rossland resident Ian Lockey is currently competing at the World Cup in boarder cross at Big White today and tomorrow. The event is a stepping stone on the way to realizing his dream of competing in the 2014 Paralympics in Sochi, Russia next year. Lockey recently returned from competing in Sochi, where

he was doing pre-Olympic scenarios. “It was the biggest mountain I’d ever been on, amazing greta place,” he said, adding that there was also a “massive language barrier.” He then competed in the World Cup in Slovenia. Lockey got sixth in the boarder cross there. Lockey is a standing paraplegic. He said a top finish in Big White would cement a spot in the Paralympics. Check online at www.rosslandnews.com for results.

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Black Jack athletes doing well in competition Arne Petryshen Rossland News Editor

Black Jack Ski Club members are having a great season on the cross-country tracks. On the first day of competition for individual races in Whistler, David Palmer from Black Jack is the top Junior Male in the nation. Palmer placed 26th overall (out of 151) in the open male category, with five Americans and one Norwegian

ahead of him. That makes him 20th out of Canadians competitors and the fastest male from BC. On Tuesday, Plamer continued to shine as he took first in the Interval Start Classic Technique. Another Black Jack member is also doing well - Geoffrey Richards who took 8th in the race. On Sunday, Rebecca Reid, also from Black Jack took 8th in the Interval Start Free Technique race. See zone 4 website for other Black Jack results.

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continued from P. 1 athletes, such as Soleil Patterson. “Soleil, a born and bred Rosslander stayed the course with a top 10 performance in three of the four races,” Schulze said Patterson is particularly noteworthy because she is a year younger than the other that were placing in the top 10. She will also be back in the U16 races next year. Patterson placed sixth in each race, and said she was happy with the results. “Well, at first I wasn’t too sure about how I’d do, but I finished and had good results,” she said. “I was pretty happy about it.” This is her fifth year of competitive skiing, and she was the fastest competing skier born in 1998, the rest in the top ten were born in 1997.

To prep for a race, she just goes to bed early the night before, then the next day when she gets to the hill she listens to a certain song and visualizes the run. When she is at the starting gates she’s thinking about finishing the race, and trying to relax, but admitted that she gets nervous. However she seems to strive under the pressure. Patterson placed sixth in her GS race on Friday and slalom races on Saturday and Sunday. Thursday, she had a competitive second run, but didn’t finish the first run. Including Patterson, there were three Red Mountain Racers competing in the championship. The other two were Red Mountain Academy students Liene Groeger, from Germany,

and Arina Rora, from Romania. “Both had great results,” Schulze said. “They improved on their results as the weekend went on,” Groeger was even awarded most improved racer. She was quite surprised to win that award. “I didn’t expect that,” Groeger said. She enjoyed the Giant Slalom

races especially. “I really liked it,” she said. “The other days were pretty good, but (Sunday) I didn’t finish.” She said it has been exciting to come to Canada to race, for her sixth month term. “Everything is a little different. It’s fun,” she said. For full results go to www.redmountainracers.com/ results.

Slush cup this weekend at Red Resort

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This is the final weekend of skiing at Red Resort, as it closes for the season Monday. Last year, there were plenty of brave skiers and snowboarders willing to chill out in the pool, as well as entertain the crowd with costumes and tricks off the jump.

The event starts at 2 p.m. Sunday. Red Resort is also hosting the Gathering. The event runs from March 25-31. This year, there are free on-snow events and clinics for the public at Red Resort. Tomorrow and Saturday, events include the opening of Rossland Museum and an exhibit in the Rossland Art Gallery

earlier in the day. It will also feature All-Star Film and Photo Nights showcase presentations from the Gathering’s guests. Both evenings are hosted by the Red Mountain Racers. The events are open to all ages and will be held in the auditorium of Rossland Secondary School. For more information on all these events go to www.redresort.com.

On of the many dazzling tricks off of last year’s jump during the slush cup at Red. the event is Arne Petryshen photo Sunday at 2 p.m.

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her own plan to escape the stall-cleaning, haybailing drudgery of life in Caledonia. By following in the footsteps of starlets Debbie Reynolds and Lee Meriwether, Peggy Ann plans to become a movie star - and will start her journey to the top by winning the local beauty pageant. As Peggy Ann’s family is being considered for the Royal Winter Fair’s ‘Farming Family of 1953’ and entering clydesdales, cattle, and preserves, Peggy can’t trade in her overalls fast enough for elocution, baton and singing lessons. Can Peggy Ann sing, twirl and pivot her way into the judges’ hearts? Will she wear the tiara of Miss Norfolk Fair and ultimately Miss Caledonia? You’ll have to come see the show to find out. Brimming with love

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