Revelstoke Ski Club K1 racers Mitch Smith and Max Scharf reach the podium at Revelstoke Mountain Resort on weekend
By Karen McColl Some of Revelstoke’s speediest 11- and 12-year olds competed in the Kinder (K1) giant slalom ski racing events at Revelstoke Mountain Resort this past weekend in the 3rd Okanagan-zone race of the season. The Revelstoke Ski Club welcomed alpine racers from Big White, Vernon, Sun Peaks and Apex, as well as an out-of-zone contingency...
A public thank you from Torchbearer Lachlan Hicks
I would like to take this opportunity to say what an honour it was to be the final torch bearer in the torch relay for Revelstoke. As you may have noticed, I was a little lost for words up on stage! This was because it was such an overwhelming experience. I looked out into the crowd and saw so many supportive community members out there bearing the...
Community Giving in action
Revelstoke Credit Union's Eliisa Tennant (left) poses with Matthias Maddison (recipient of $500) and Jennifer Nothstein with her children, Jackie and Clifford Edwards and husband Niel Edwards (recipients of $10). They were beneficiaries of the credit union's Community Giving Program. Revelstoke Credit Union has an annual draw in which two names...
No Moon no matter
By Karen McColl Nobody seemed to mind that the moon was hidden behind a thick layer of clouds Saturday night as Nordic skiers climbed eight kilometres up the Meadows in the Sky Parkway at Mount Revelstoke as part of the Parks Canada Annual Moonlight Ski. The approximately 80 participants were perhaps consoled by the warm temperatures and the even warmer...
Hundreds attend Alan Chell’s retirement party
By David F. Rooney Alan Chell’s 28 years with the City was capped by a surprise retirement party that was months in the making Friday. About 220 people attended the event that was studded with tributes, skits and presentations attesting to Chell’s long years of community service. Chell has been not just Revelstoke’s parks and recreation...
Two dead on the mountain
By David F. Rooney Two skiers were killed and a third injured after they skied out of bounds at Revelstoke Mountain Resort on Thursday. Sgt. Art Kleinsmith of the Revelstoke RCMP detachment said the three were from Grimsby, Ont., and consisted of a father, his teen-aged son and the boy’s friend. The deceased were identified as Steve Babb, 47,...
Bird’s eye view of the Olympic Torch party
This was the view from on high on Tuesday evening as people started to pour onto Mackenzie Avenue for the Olympic Torch Celebration. You can click on this image to see a larger version. Photo courtesy of Rob Buchanan Read More →
Lost and found…
Editor’s Note: The Current doesn’t have anything like a Lost and Found Section but, as I know from experience, from time to time people do approach local newspapers asking about lost or found items. I guess this page, to be posted in the Community News Section, will be useful in those circumstances. So, if you have lost something — or...
What is happening with the Hockeyville bid? Well, it’s like this…
David F. Rooney It has been almost two weeks since the first phase of the national Kraft Hockeyville competition ended and you, like most of the people who backed Revelstoke’s bid to earn the title of Hockeyville 2010, are probably wondering what’s going on. Well, you see, it’s like this: the ad hoc Revelstoke Hockeyville 2010 Committee...
And the winner of the Hockeyville draw is…
And the winnerof the big Hockeyville draw is... Tammie Johnson (center) who came down to Conversations with her daughter Rylee to receive her prize from Revelstoke Hockeyville 2010 Committee member Garth Elrick. Johnson won two passes to a Canucks game against the San Jose Sharks and a voucher for two nights accommodation at the Chateau Granville. Conversations'...
