Trip here a journey of discovery for Lord Revelstoke
James Baring, Lord Revelstoke (center) poses with his hosts Edna Mae and David Johnson on the veranda of Minto Manor, the B&B where he was a guest of the 2009 Homecoming Committee. David F. Rooney photo By David F. Rooney There is a quiet, modest — almost self-effacing — quality about James Baring, the sixth Lord Revelstoke. He is a man...
So hot it’s smokin’!
By David F. Rooney Well, the headline IS a little deceptive. It is smokey out there and it is getting hotter but the two are not really directly related. Still, it might have felt appropriate if you were sweating away this morning and saw the wall of smoke beginning to pour over and through Eagle Pass at about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. According to Gwendolen...
Tell your Revelstoke story at Homecoming
Everyone has a story to tell and past and present residents of Revelstoke are invited to tell their favourite story at this weekend’s Homecoming. Personal historian Gillian Hewitt of LifeTimes Legacies will be capturing stories about Revelstoke’s past. Personal stories make history come alive and your memories of a special event – your school,...
Come join the Magical Milky Way tour on Mount Revelstoke Friday
Larry Pawlitsky The International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009) is a yearlong celebration of astronomy, taking place in 2009 to coincide with the 400th anniversary of the first recorded astronomical observations with a telescope by Galileo Galilei. In 1609, Galileo Galilei first turned his primitive telescope to the night sky and made astounding discoveries...
Baking up some fun
Sheryl Wolgram, Alvina Charest, Gerti Smith, Marlene Pelttari and Helen Grace share a laugh as they pose for a photo to promote their new cookbook, A Legacy of Country Dining, that the Revelstoke Museum & Archives commissioned to coincide with the 2009 Homecoming celebration this week. The book features recipes from residents who lived outside of...
Reports shine a light on Arrowhead’s ruins
Marker placed at the cemetery in 1967. It is slightly askew due to erosion. Horizon Heritage Consulting photo courtesy of the Arrowhead Conservation Society By David F. Rooney Arrowhead. It’s a town site south of Revelstoke that may be slowly fading from our collective memory, although not from the memory of those people who were born there and...
After 71 years Edward Mulvehill might actually get a headstone
By David F. Rooney Ada Domke Jarvis, the author of 12 Mile Remembers: Our Lives Before They Burned Our Homesteads, is a woman with a mission: she wants to right a wrong by raising enough money to erect a headstone for Edward Mulvehill, the first ferry operator at 12 Mile who was — despite local landmarks being named in his honour — buried without...
Arts Centre’s Belonging show deserves a big A+
By David F. Rooney The Visual Arts Centre’s Belonging Show is perhaps the best exhibition ever put on in Revelstoke. This feast for the eyes is comprised of 55 paintings, sculptures, wood carvings, ceramics and works of fabric art by 30 artists from Revelstoke and as far away as Calgary. All of them embrace, in one way or another, the theme of...
