A letter to the citizens of Revelstoke from Lord Revelstoke
Revelstoke Museum & Archives Curator Cathy English has received a letter form James baring, Lord Revelstoke, that she asked us to share with everyone in town. Here it is in JPEG format: Read More →
Homecoming Golf Tournament results
Trevor McAlanan of Revelstoke scored the overall low net with a score of 67 for men in last weekend’s Homecoming Golf Tournament at the Revelstoke Golf Club. The low gross for men was 74, which was achieved by Sean Yoon. The low gross for women was 90, which was nailed by Lisa Longinotto. The overall low net for women was won by Nancy Murray with...
Free-flying over the mountains!
By David F. Rooney As sports go, paragliding seems to offer the perfect balance of exhilaration and risk-taking. Last weekend those two forces merged atop Mount Mackenzie as 60 paragliders from across BC launched themselves in the air from the summit again and again in the course of the 2009 Homecoming celebration. That went pretty well until early...
“Beautiful human beings” commemorated
Members of the Hospice Society gathered at Queen Elizabeth Park Sunday to dedicate a maple tree to the memory of the late Lois Masur and Shirley Tomlinson. David F. Rooney photo By David F. Rooney More than 45 people gathered In Queen Elizabeth Park on Sunday to commemorate two “beautiful human beings,” the late Lois Masur and Shirley Tomlinson. “They...
Homecoming 2009 in Pictures — Sunday
By David F. Rooney The last day of the 2009 Homecoming celebration dawned bright and sunny — with a promise of rain or thunderstorms later in the day, of course — but that failed to dampen the enthusiasm of Revelstokians who continued to attend the events on offer around town. Two of those events were on Mount Mackenzie where Revelstoke Mountain...
Homecoming 2009 in Pictures — Saturday
By David F. Rooney The second day of the 2009 Homecoming celebration was a busy one that saw moderate to large crowds at just about every event on offer, especially the parade downtown and the ribbon-cutting that officially opened the Grizzly Plaza expansion. Mayor David Raven generously allowed James Baring, Lord Revelstoke, to cut the ribbon inaugurating...
Homecoming 2009 in Pictures — Friday
By David F. Rooney Renewing old friendships, seeing how much has changed in town — and how much as stayed the same — and spending time with friends and family: those are some of the qualities that make every Homecoming celebration such a special event. “It’s really quite remarkable,” says Brenda Diebert, a long-time organizer...
In a word, the Homecoming Quilt Exhibition can only be described as “WOW!”
By David F. Rooney I’m not going to mince words: if you don’t go to the Community Centre to see the Mount Revelstoke Quilters’ Guild then you’re missing out on perhaps the best visual exhibition in the city this year. This show consists of about 300 quilts produced by just 28 people — that’s the membership of the...
Teacher Ron Patchett memorialized at the Golf Club
Anna Patchett sits on the bench dedicated to her late husband, Ron, with his grandchildren (from left to right) baby Alex Patterson, his big sister Mya, cousin Quintin Patchett and Ron's grand nephew Jacob Kehtler. Ron was a long-time teacher and coach at Revelstoke Secondary School whose premature death earlier this year was mourned by scores of...
Here for Homecoming? Local vendors offer variety at the Farmer’s Market
By David F. Rooney For some of the Revelstokians who regularly lay out their wares early every Saturday morning the Farmer’s Market is just a way to earn some extra cash; for others it’s their major source of income. Regardless of their motivation it is something they look forward to each week. The products they offer are as different as...
