A talented performer
Winnipeg singer-songwriter Cat Jahnke strums her guitar at the beginning of a small-venue concert at the Hillcrest Hotel on Tuesday evening. The talented young woman's concert also included a preview of an NBC-TV comedy Ctrl, which is appearing online. Jahnke wrote the music used in the sitcom. You can find out more about her at www.catjahnke.com....
Councillors hope transit expansion will increase ridership
If you use the local transit system and think it's not only slow but inadequate, then you'll be pleased to know that proposed changes will expand and speed up the service. Barb Weeden gestures as she talks with Community Economic Development Director Alan Mason about the proposed changes to the transit system. David F. Rooney By David F....
2010 a year of successes for Bear Aware
2010 was a very busy year for bears in and around Revelstoke, with sightings reported in every neighborhood. There were a total of 206 calls made to the Provincial Problem Wildlife phone line and to the Revelstoke Bear Aware phone line, compared with 42 calls in 2009. All of the calls and reports made this year were concerning black bears. Household...
Smiles and Cookies benefit the Hospice Society
Tamaralea Jackson, assistant manager; Mary Ann Matuga, baker; Donna and Brian LeCompte, owners of the Revelstoke Tim Horstos; and Andree Rioux, executive director of the Revelstoke Hospice Society met on Monday morning for the handover of an $1,820 cheque. The money was raised by the local Tim Hortons during its Smile Cookie Campaign. Melanie Melnyk...
Grey Cup Party!
By David F. Rooney The Knights of Columbus staged their traditional Grey Cup party at the Saint Francis of Assisi Parish Centre Sunday, to the delight of mature local football fans. The event regularly brings together dozens of CFL fans to watch the big game, quaff a few beers and then chow down on the excellent food on offer. This year it was spaghetti...
Christmas fun at the Railway Museum
By Laura Stovel Music, crafts and trains make a fascinating combination at the annual Railway Museum Christmas party, as you can see from the following photos: Steve Smith entertains the children with Christmas songs. Laura Stovel photo Meya Musseau (right), Dana Mahoney (center) and Seoha Lee (left) make Christmas cookies. Laura Stovel photo Volunteer...
Local offerings at Crime Stoppers’ No-Host Bazaar
There were lots of locally produced items for sale at Saturday’s Crime Stoppers’ No-Host Bazaar, as you can see in the following photos produced for The Revelstoke Current by Laura Stovel: From left to right: Sharon McCrae, Adele Mohn, Joanne Trauzzi and Donna Clapton show Christmas enthusiasm at the Beta Sigma Phi table. Laura Stovel photo Baked...
Knights’ generosity benefits the Quilting Guild
By Laura Stovel The Mount Revelstoke Quilting Guild received a donation of $1,000 from the Knights of Pythias on Saturday and returned the generous gift with a gift of their own: a beautiful quilt made by several of their members. Kevin Coulter, Grand Chancellor for the Knights of Pythias domain of BC, said “You ladies are doing something with...
Scenes from the Snowflake Wine Festival…
By David F. Rooney The Revelstoke Ski Club held its Second Annual Snowflake Festival at Revelstoke Mountain Resort’s Nelsen Lodge on Saturday evening. The event was civilized yet lively affair that drew out more than 100 people to support the club. Music was provided by the Fourth Street Jazz Project and the unbelievable canapes came from La...
Council needs some really fresh ideas
David F. Rooney Scratch a City Councillor and they’ll tell you they’ve always known the business community was over-taxed and deeply unhappy. I find that just a little disingenuous, but this is not a time to point fingers and say, “I told you so!” No. This is a time for both Council and the business community to find imaginative...
