The scariest house in town
Every year the Walford’s turn their home into a haunted house with all the ghastly trimmings. Here’s a sample of what awaited all the trick-or-treaters this year: Jonathan Walford puts on a scary face as he prepares for Hallowe'en night. Laura Stovel photo A witch with flashing eyes on the Walford porch. Laura Stovel photo Pumpkin Seoha...
Scary treats!
Kids enrolled in the Community Connections’ Youth Program whipped up some scary treats for Halloween last week. Here’s a sampling of their efforts: Community Connections' Youth Program Coordinator Shannon Broza (center) and volunteer Deb bie Robinson (right) oversee these teens' Halloween baking efforts last Tuesday. David F. Rooney...
Affordable housing duplex on Oscar Street opened
By Laura Stovel Revelstoke Community Housing Society opened its first affordable house on Thursday, October 28, showing off what its Building Subcommittee member Glen O’Reilly described as a “pleasant, practical house for two families.” Each unit in the duplex is 1,150 square feet and has an open-concept kitchen-living room, three bedrooms and...
Hallowe’en madness at Mountain View School
Halloween is a favourite time of year for kids in and out of school. Here’s a selection of photos taken at Mountain View Elementary School for your viewing pleasure: Mad scientist Shey Townley (right) mixes magic with (left to right) David Kline, Anreas Suchovs, Ben McDonald and Kobe Brunetti. John Townley in back.Laura Stovel photo Scary old...
Trick or eat!
Trick or Eat? Arrow Heights Elementary students collected food for the local food bank Friday at their Halloween dance. Photo courtesy of Arrow Heights Elementary School Read More →
Zap your bear problems away
A portable or permanent electric fence can keep bears out of just about anything. Photo courtesy of Gillian Sanders If you live in outside town and are sometimes bothered by hungry bears, electric fencing may be just what you need to keep them at bay. Revelstoke Bear Aware is offering Columbia Shuswap Regional District residents an opportunity to find...
Meet the young chiefs
Revelstoke Fire Rescue Service is pleased to announce that Kyahna Hammond of Mountain View Elementary school and Clayton Willey of Mount Begbie Elementary School were this year's "Fire Chief for a Day” Winners. Kyahna and Clayton’s smoke alarm posters, illustrating their knowledge and understanding of smoke alarms, were chosen from 74...
Beautiful music
Classical music enthusiasts enjoyed songs from Mozart to the Beatles played by the Musaeus String Quartet at the United Church Wednesday evening. The musicians are the four principal string players of the Lethbridge Symphony Orchestra. Musaeus string quartet 3 - From left to right: Norbert Boehm on violin, Peter Visentin on violin, Graham Tagg on viola,...
How do you deal with a parent’s death?
David F. Rooney How do you deal with a parent’s death? I have no idea. Like most people, I grew up imagining that my mother and father were immortal or nearly so. I couldn’t imagine either of them as the cosmetically enhanced corpses we see at open-casket funerals. But now I have to grapple with that fact as I fly to Ottawa to see my father...
Federal scientists here to study DDT levels in alpine lakes
By David F. Rooney Two environmental scientists employed by the military are here to study DDT levels in Mount Revelstoke National Park’s alpine lakes. Nick Battye and Megan Lord-Hoyle are employed by a civilian scientific unit based at Royal Military College in Kingston, Ont. Their group performs scientific studies for a variety of federal departments,...
