Who embodies the Spirit of Revelstoke?
The Community Development Corporation is launching a new program to promote volunteerism in our community. Revelstoke has a strong history of volunteerism, contributing not only to the ‘hidden’ economy but also to the vitality and spirit that makes our community “the friendly, happening place we all know and love,” it said in a news release. “The...
Busy BEES members help the Food Bank
Patti Larson, coordinator of the Community Connections' Food Bank, was all smiles as she received a cheque for $1,000 from (left to right) David Evans, Pam Doyle, Ken Jones, Catherine Bell, Garry Pendergast and David Johnson. The members of the Bygone Era Entertainment Society raised the money through last Christmas' Victorian Magic Lantern...
Elks demonstrate their generosity
Vittoria Mendonca and Carmella Batke were all smiles last Friday as they gratefully received a $500 cheque from George Hopkins of Revelstoke's Elks Lodge No. 453. The money was raised by the Penny Drive rganized last year by Elks Lodge member Clancy Boettger. The ladies said the Revelstoke Acrobats will use the money to purchase new trampolines...
Frosty’s baby the picture!
You can just imagine what's rolling through five-year-old Jasper Label's mind: "Is that really Frosty the Snowman's baby picture?" The famous snowman's baby picture is on display at the Revelstoke branch of the Okanagan Regional Library. David F. Rooney photo Read More →
AHE’s top speller, Erin Behncke, is off to the Canwest Spelling Bee in Kamloops
Arrow Heights Elementary School once again participated in the Canwest Spelling Bee. The School Bee included the top three spellers from Grades Four to Seven. The winner of the Bee, Erin Behncke, is off to Kamloops on March 3 to compete in the Regional Bee. Here are some photos from the Spelling Bee and this year’s Family Literacy Day: Mrs....
CPE Book Swap yields thousands of new titles
Paige MacKenzie and Zoe Larsen with the CPE Book Graph. Photo courtesy of Columbia Park Elementary By Ariel McDowell Columbia Park Elementary School Principal All last week week, Columbia Park Elementary School students participated in a book drive to fill up our free school Book Swap. The school Book Swap lives in our main entrance and students, parents...
A few changes you may be unaware of…
Here are a c0uple of activity changes you may unaware of: This Winter Farmer’s Market has been rescheduled to Friday, February 3 from 2 until 5 pm Admission to the Anything Goes 2 art exhibition at the Visual Arts Centre at 7 pm on February 3 is by ticket only. Tickets are available from the 50 artists in this show There will be a FREE skate...
Notes to: grief is love turned inside out
Editor’s Note: Impelled by her recognition that the deaths of several young men from Revelstoke over the past 18 months have had terrible impact on many people in Revelstoke, long-time local counsellor Tuulikki Tennant began a series of weekly discussions about grief and recovery. Current writer Laura Stovel attended the first session last week...
“Grief is love turned inside out”
By Laura Stovel Over the past year, Revelstoke has been rocked by the sudden deaths of several young and middle aged men and at least one woman with Revelstoke roots. Local counsellor Tuulikki Tennant, “Revelstoke has had a particularly rough year,” so much so that people have begun to “brace themselves psychologically” for the next loss. Around...
Jackie Goodman enjoys cycling to beat cancer
Jackie Goodman poses in front of semi bearing the logo of the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer. Darrell Goodman photo As a member of the Lake Revelstoke Dragon Boat Society Jackie Goodman is an active campaigner against cancer. Now’s she’s expanding her participation in cancer research fund raising by cycling from Surrey to Seattle. “t was nice...
