Lost and Found: Patches’ rescuer speaks out
By David F. Rooney When Mya Lebeu left Salmon Arm with some friends bound for Radium on Dec. 21 she had no idea she would save the life of a beautiful Great Pyrenees dog that has been lost in the Monashees for 11 days. “At first I thought she was a wolf, then I realized she was a dog,” Lebeu said in a Christmas Day interview. “She...
Speed, cold and the ice
Murray Little, on the far right of the front row, played with the local hockey team back in the twenties when he was sixteen. The Revelstoke Falcons posed for this photograph after winning the ‘Tri-City Championship’ in 1929. Photo courtesy of Barbara J. Little Barbara J. Little I admit I’m one of those wankers editor Mr. Rooney chided for...
The Community Christmas Dinner: a tradition with staying power
Ginger Shoji (left) has been organizing the Community Christmas Dinner since its inception 15 years ago. Matt Singh has donated his kitchen and restaurant as the venue for the event for the last five or six years. They both believe the dinner says a lot about Revelstoke and its community values. Revelstoke Current Video frame By David F. Rooney Volunteer...
Merry Christmas to everyone from The Revelstoke Current
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone! I’d like to wish everyone in Revelstoke a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! David F. Rooney Publisher-Editor The Revelstoke Current Read More →
Winter nights, Christmas lights
By David F. Rooney I don’t know about you, but I always appreciate the lengths — within reason — that people go to in order to visually celebrate the Christmas season. In particular, I love the outdoor lights. There are always a few people who go overboard — although I haven’t seen any here in Revelstoke. You’ve probably seen...
Letters to Santa haven’t changed much since 1934
This was Santa Claus as he was depicted in magazines in 1936. he was not that different in 1934 when the kids who wrote those really cute letters at the Revelstoke Museum would have seen him. Image courtesy of the Coca-Cola Company You can find all kinds of things at the Revelstoke Museum & Archives and one of the more interesting things on display...
Christmas Bird Count results
There were 51 red-breasted nuthatches counted this winter. Photo courtesy of Dusty Veideman By Michael Morris Twenty-four Revelstoke birders undertook our annual count of birds on December 19. The weather, always a factor in influencing the extent of bird activity, was mild, but layers of cloud dimmed the already feeble December sun, making the recognition...
Silent Auction and Music Night planned to benefit Pauline Hunt
An active member of our community, Pauline Hunt, has been diagnosed with ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease). To support the Hunts, a Silent Auction and Music Night will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday Jan. 9, at the St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church Hall. Tickets will be available from Gregg Walker or Catherine Bellerose at the reception...
Environmentalists vow to continue working in the wake of “very weak” Copenhagen results
Despite — or perhaps, in part, because of — the disappointingly “very weak agreement” at the United Nations Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen, the North Columbia Environmental Society says it will continue to work to help Revelstoke “resiliently adapt” to the demands of climate change. “The North Columbia Environmental...
Lost and found: after 11 days in the mountains Patches returns to her thankful master
Ross McPhee at home with Patches after his pet's miraculous return home. Patches, a Great Pyrenees, was lost in the mountains for 11 days after an accident on the Trans-Canada Highway near Three Valley Gap. David F. Rooney photo By Ross McPhee On Thursday morning, December 10, I was on my way westward on the Trans-Canada Highway to begin a vacation....
