Something fishy’s goin’ down at Mackenzie and Third…
By David F. Rooney Artist and blacksmith Kevin Kratz brought a couple of helpers and a whack of the fantastic looking kokanees and sturgeon he and James Kartheim created for installation in the planters at Mackenzie and Third. The sculptures will be formally unveiled on July 1. The metal fish are the result of the City’s decision to acquire and...
In Pictures: The Revelstoke Museum’s Multicultural Heritage Picnic in the Park
This composite panoramic image gives you a pretty good idea of what the action looked like at the Revelstoke Museum's Multicultural Heritage Picnic in the Park at Farwell Park on Sunday. Click on this image to see a larger version. David F. Rooney photo By David F. Rooney You know history is not a dead and dusty thing hidden away in the closet of...
Singing Circle
Songwriters (from left to right) Toni Johnston, Sharlene Foisy, Joanne Stacey and Stephanie Ballandine listes to Sasha Lewis play one of her songs during the Songwriters' Circle in the Courtyard at Castle Joe Books on Sunday afternoon. And that is the chatelaine of Castle Joe herself, Gwen Lips, in the background. David F. Rooney photo Read More →
It was a tough weekend for the music festival
By Karen McColl The 10th annual Revelstoke Music Festival wrapped up late Saturday evening with the tunes of Shane Philip and later headliner Econoline Crush filling the evening air. It was a hard go for the music festival this year, which didn’t seem to recover from the wind-induced low attendance Friday night. Carol Mayer, chair of the Revelstoke...
Pesticides don’t make for “happier, healthier communities”
Re: And now a word from the pro-pesticide lobby… by Lorne Hepworth, president of CropLife Canada, an industry lobby group, published in The Revelstoke Current on June 23, 2010. Personally, I don’t understand how regular exposure to toxic poisons makes for “happier, healthier communities.” (By the way, true and difficult to control infestations...
Dancing into the future
Jennifer Crockford looks to a future of dance in Revelstoke, starting next week with her summer workshops for ballet, jazz and modern dance at the Community Centrre. David F. Rooney photo By David F. Rooney Jennifer Crockford looks to a future of dance in Revelstoke, starting next week with her summer workshops for ballet, jazz and modern dance at the...
Mountain Music’s kid bands are HOT
What could have been a quiet evening in the Last Drop turned into a music festival Wednesday as three three bands, all taught by Morgan Toutant of Mountain Music, performed and amazing concert for family and friends. David F. Rooney photo By David F. Rooney What could have been a quiet evening in the Last Drop turned into a music festival Wednesday...
A little breeze didn’t stop the Revelstoke Music Festival even if it did delay it
REVfest got off to a shaky — or shall we say windy — start Friday evening as strong gusts blew away crowds and tested organizers who hastened to tie down tents and anything else likely to take off in the seriously gusty weather. Fortunately, it didn't last. Festival attendees eventually rocked out under an almost-full moon. Karen McColl photos By...
Meet Revelstoke’s newest Canadians!
There was scarcely a dry eye in the Arrow Heights Elementary Gymnasium Friday afternoon as 46 men and women — nine of them Revelstokeresidents — from 17 different countries were sworn in as new Canadian citizens. This composite panorama of the Arrow Heights Elementary School gymnasium on Friday afternoon gives you an excellent idea of the number...
Arlington Plaza’s new look
Arlington Plaza is undergoing some renovations. Ideally the building's facade will, when completed, look like the artists's design (top). David F. Rooney photo/artist's conception courtesy of Mark McKee Read More →
