A Guide to Ski Resort Etiquette — A Public Service Announcement courtesy of Higher Ground
John Devitt Rules of etiquette are funny things. These secret codes are often unwritten but one must learn to understand and practice them if one is to become an accepted member of society. In fact, it is often considered inappropriate to tell someone they are not following proper etiquette unless; they are specifically asking whether they are being...
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...
Savagely delightful “empanadas colombianas” for the international food fair at Carousel of Nations on February 4
These Colombian empanadas will delight your taste buds. The name comes from the verb empanar, meaning to wrap or coat in bread. Empanadas ares made by folding a dough or bread patty around the stuffing. The stuffing can consist of a variety of meats, cheese, huitlacoche, vegetables or fruits among others. Leslie Savage photo Food Editor Leslie Savage Medellin,...
How long have you been here? Does it really matter?
John Devitt Spend any time in Revelstoke and you’ll be treated with the “local” versus “live here” conversation. Perhaps it will be at a community meeting of some sort, where before each person speaks their view, they will grace the audience with the length of time they have lived in Revelstoke, and if it applies, which generation of their...
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...
Brush off the snow and stock up on good-for-you treats
Baby it’s cold outside! Chase away those chills with a muffin chocablock with fruit and nuts or upside-down cake with a crunchy fruit topping. Leslie Savage photo Food Editor Leslie Savage Cold weather sharpens the appetite for carbs and also the craving and need for fruits that ward off colds and flu. Cranberries, a fruit native to North America...
City plans increases — some of them major — to user fees and charges
Some of the highest fee increases are those for development services. Please click on the image to see a larger version of it. Revelstoke Current scan By David F. Rooney Proposed changes to the City’s schedule of fees and charges mean yu may end up paying more for the privilege of playing Bingo or renting a ball field. You’ll also pay 2%...
2011 Heritage Award winners announced
By David F. Rooney These are the different homes that were nominated for this year's round of Heritage Awards. Please click on the image to see a larger version of it. Images courtesy of the Revelstoke Community Heritage Commission Four local residents have been awarded Heritage Awards for their treatment of existing homes or the way their new home...
Steve Bender could be home by week’s end
David. F. Rooney Councillor Steve Bender, who was hospitalized in Vancouver last week after he experienced serious internal bleeding, could be back home in Revelstoke by the end of the week. His wife, Adelheid, said “his vital signs are good” and doctors at Vancouver General Hospital have resumed his blood thinner treatments. He started taking Warfarin...
There are scammers out there waiting for YOU…
By David F. Rooney Imagine logging onto one of your favourite websites, The Stoke List, and scrolling down through its many offerings and then you see something very familiar offered for rent. It looks a lot like your house… wait a minute! It is your house. This sounds like a bad joke but it has really happened to one Revelstoke woman. School teacher...
