“Our court house is more than just a building”
By David F. Rooney “Our court house is more than just a building,” MC Meghan MacIsaac said at the opening of the simple ceremony to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the laying of the court house cornerstone on Wednesday afternoon. Back in 1912, the court house symbolized not only the administration of justice and wide sweep of civilization,...
The beat of Universal Love with four Revelstoke writers
These four local writers are very a prolific bunch. Revelstoke Current Photoshop illustration By Leslie Savage Mieke Blommestein. Three children’s books: The Tale of Miss Spider Who Spun Her Web; Speedy the Snake; and The Tale f Charlie the Toad. All are illustrated by Diane Perruzzi . Revelstoke: Sojourner Publishing. Frieda Livesey. The Legends...
Do you remember Graduation 1969?
This month’s story was prompted by discovery of a document in my memorabilia trunk. It’s the programme for the grad dinner of the RSS Class of 1969, which was my final year. It reminds me of what I recognized, even at that time, as one of life’s milestones: Did you keep your copy of the menu? Tom Parkin Pair-ups For boys not dating...
Two cakes for Mother’s Day
Food Editor Leslie Savage Lemon Pound Cake with Glaze and Piped Roses Gluten-free Chocolate Cappuccino Cake With Mother’s Day just around the corner, it’s time for the rest of the family to hone some skills in the kitchen. Making a cake is like making music — you have to pay attention to the audience. Adult cakes tend to be less sweet and less...
Kids produced winning essays about their heros
Mount Begbie teacer Sarah Newton and her Grade 5/6 students recently participated in The Revelstoke Current's contest which asked boys and girls to write essays about their personal heros. Malachi Martin (front, left), Hellana Oberle (front, center) and Courtney Atkinson each won an official Rick Hansen medal produced by the Royal Canadian Mint....
Insights from the Chinese table
Current Food Editor Leslie Savage and her friend Ting Ting at the gate to the Dirt Market (Panjiayuan) in Beijing. David Savage photo Recipes Kung Pao Ji Dian: Chicken with Peppers and Peanuts Eggplant with Peanut Sauce One of the most common questions people ask when we come back from China is: is real Chinese food in China anything like the Chinese...
A gorgeous day for the outdoor Farmer’s Market
We are, by any reasonable standard, pretty lucky to have a great Farmer’s Market that runs both indoors during the winter and outdoors during the spring-through-autumn seasons. But how can anyone resist a visit to the outdoor market once it gets going, as it did this past Saturday. So, break out your sneakers, shorts and Ts — spring is here!...
DriveAble tests are unfair to rural seniors, MLA says
MLA Norm Macdonald faces an audience of Revelstoke seniors concerned about the impact the provincial government's DriveABLE program will have on their independence. Laura Stovel photo By Laura Stovel At age 93 John Augustyn still drives. “I restrict my own driving,” he said. “I don’t drive on the highway or at night or in the rain. I just...
Tumblin’ Tumbleweeds — Part 2
John Devitt To read part one of this story visit this link: http://www.revelstokecurrent.com/2012/04/20/as-the-tumbleweeds-roll-through-town/ Over the past week since the first part of this story was released, discussions about the shoulder season have occurred a little more frequently. The two sides of the coin are very prevalent. On one hand,...
Is this your work? What are you? Nuts?
Careless use of a 12-shot Roman candle likely started a grass fire on the flats south of the new pedestrian bridge. Photo courtesy of Revelstoke Fire Rescue Service Extremely careless use of fireworks ignited a quarter-acre grass fire on the flats just 100 metres south of the new Mark Kingsbury pedestrian bridge across the Illecillewaet River. Chief...
