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Since 1988 – Nelson’s Only Independent Newspaper WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009

VOLUME 21, NUMBER 52

INSIDE

Memories of a great woman Former MLA Corky Evans remembers Sandy Korman.

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Bah, humbug. The TNT Playhouse presents a holiday tale for the skeptics.

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Cool school LVR wins BC excellence award.

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Editorial . . . . . . . . 5 Street Talk . . . . . . 5 Crossword . . . . . 1 7 Sudoku . . . . . . . . . 4 Horoscope . . . . . 1 6 A&E . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Restaurant Guide . . 9 Events . . . . . . . . . . 8 Health Pages . . . 1 3 Classifieds . . . . . 15 Homes&Gardens . 17 Weather . . . . . . . . . 18

NELSON BECKER

Shawn Lamb, a long-time fixture at Touchstones Nelson, is retiring after 25 years of service. The exhibit A Visual Memoir opens this Friday and will showcase some of Lamb’s favourite and most memorable pieces.

Shawn Lamb: A part of Nelson by Stephanie Taylor “People asked me if it would be hard to let it go, but I let it go in 1994 after the fire. My life changed then; it was devastating.” It seems fitting then that part of Shawn Lamb’s final exhibit at Touchstones includes a photographic history of the museum, up to and including the fire that so drastically changed her life. But the photos are just one chapter of a tale that Lamb tells through a variety of pieces she chose to include in the exhibit A Visual Memoir, which is opening on Friday, Nov. 27 and serves as a last goodbye to the place where she spent a quarter of a century collecting and protecting Nelson’s rich history. Her work has made

gives me great humility a significant differ- realizing the goodness that people know when ence to the archives at and generosity of the they’re gone their memoTouchstones. Her dedi- community, and its comries will be cared for and cation has resulted in all mitment to preserving the protected.” of the museum collection memories and artifacts In addition to the archives being articled in that have built this town. photos, the exhibit will a computerized database, Because the museum include items like a doll, as well as a comprehen- doesn’t have a large buda quilt and an old map sive list of items in each get for purchasing items, that were Lamb’s personbox in the archives. nearly the entire collecal favourites, as well as While Nelson’s his- tion at Touchstones has tory and community has been donated. “...the lessons some footage of her television program and books been enriched by Lamb’s One of the few items 25 years of service, the that have been pur- of the past can and publications that was involved in. It’s work she’s done has also chased are a series of ��� be ���������������������������������������������� applied to the she her way of reflecting on enriched her life and photographs taken by a � ������������������ taught her a few lessons. Winnipeg photographer present. It’s worth her time at Touchstones, heading into the “I believe much more now in 1896. “I would have ��� ��������������������� it even if you don’t before next chapter of her life. than when I came to work paid for them myself if the “I’m retiring because here that the lessons of museum couldn’t afford succeed. ��� I’ve ������������������ ��� ������������������ it’s time; had a wonthe past can be applied to ��� it, they were so fantas���������������������������������������������� Shawn Lamb, derful� career ������������������ and have the present. It’s worth it tic.” This example, like ������������������ museum manager/ been treated with nothing even if you don’t succeed, �so many others, perfectly archivist, Touchstones but respect, ��� ���������������� and I look because every experience illustrates her dedication ������ ���to her ��������������������� Nelson forward to coming back can help inform you. work. and helping out from time “You really have to ��� ���������������� “People feel responunderstand the past to ��� sible������������������ for the items that room for, so they bring to time.” The show opens this live in the present.” belonged to their grand- them to us. It is a trust, She has also been sur- parents and that their kids giving us their memo- Friday at Touchstones prised by the joy she felt can’t keep or don’t have ries and treasures, and it Nelson. ������

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