Immediately following the dramatic cablecar rescue, Gordon Jones discovered an object lying under a bush near the tower sketched in last month’s story. Partially buried, it looked very much like an aircraft bomb. I cautioned him not to touch it, but he didn’t pay much attention — I remembered that only a few years before, [...]

In the spring of 1970, I returned to Revelstoke from college and met with chum Gordon Jones and another UBC student who had become a friend, Walter Morello of Creston, BC. Looking for some adventure, we decided to explore logging roads up the Jordan River. We spent some time driving backroads, fishing, and keeping Gordon’s [...]

The Dirty Half-Dozen Cast:  Scott Coulter — German soldier John Hager — Fighter pilot Warren Ennis — Hero with the free forces Ron Fujino — Confused Japanese soldier Gordon Jones — Commandant in the style of Col. Klink Chris Kelly — German soldier Bruce Tillen — Cigar-chomping captain Crew: Neville Millar — Cameraman Tom Parkin [...]

Some years ago, Laura Jones (RSS Class of ’72) was washing dishes while visiting family members. A recording of railroad songs was playing in the kitchen. Unexpectedly, in unison with The Ballad of Casey Jones, she began to sing along, and knew all the verses! She even had a repertoire of movements synched with the [...]

Revelstoke Secondary School’s new principal, Greg Kenyon, starts work this week. He comes to us from Kerrobert, Saskatchewan, where he also served in that capacity. His arrival in the Stoke reminds me of one of my own RSS teachers who went on to become a principal, and then a district superintendent: Harry Sayers. Surfing the [...]

Rumour has it that a low-flying team of reindeer will soon eclipse the moon over Revelstoke.  Have you ever wondered how our myth of Santa’s sleigh got started?  It’s a curious mixture of fact and flight of fancy to which we add three French hens, two turtle doves, and the North American wild turkey. Humans [...]

Do you remember the night Reveen came to Revelstoke? Posters stapled on telephone poles were spread around town, and the Big R radio network (established 1965) carried advertising for the event. Reveen is an Australia-born magician and hypnotist who placed his act in the realm of the surreal by calling himself “the Impossiblist.” His advertising at [...]

Preamble In 1964, a gym with change rooms, plus administration area, were added between the former Mountain View School and Revelstoke Secondary School, and the whole converted to RSS. We Grade 8s moved in. On the lower floor were two shiny science labs with rows of raised black counters. We sat at them in pairs, [...]

Of all my youthful adventures around Revelstoke, exploring the Nakimu Caves in Glacier Park stands out. They are so mysterious and so unusual that friends and I explored them several times in the summers of 1970 and ’71. Nowadays, access is denied except by permit, but two upcoming trips are being offered which I’ll mention [...]

I’m prone to repeating a piece of lore published in Tom Robbins’ 1984 novel, Jitterbug Perfume. In it, he reveals the long-sought answer to eternal life: simple eating, sex, and bathing in extremely hot water. Since I enjoy B.C.’s hot springs very much, the advice is rather easy to follow. I’ve been visiting both natural [...]

What were we thinking? Were my friends naïve, or was I as convincing as Tom Sawyer? For it was my idea, I’m sure. Mother had read Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn aloud to me as a boy, and my mind images of that tale must have been triggered by subsequent sight of the muddy [...]

It was a fine day at Revelstoke in June, 44 years ago. The student body of the secondary school was released onto the field and track for the annual sports competition. I had taken up photography about that time, and owned my first 35mm camera. Here are two shots from Sports Day which show lots [...]