LIBRARY MUSINGS: Call for volunteers!
Hi Grand Folks! You might be just the person we’re looking for. Yes, you. Let me explain: we’re looking for enthusiastic community members who might want to join the library board of directors. Ideally, we’d like our board to be made up of a mix of women and men, of all ages (though the BC Library Act does require that you ...
Volunteer recognized for 37 years of dedication
Grand Forks volunteer Michele Caskey graciously received the Queen's Diamond Jubilee award recognizing life-long dedication to the B.C. Lung Association. Caskey received the medal and certificate from mayor Brian Taylor at this week's city council meeting, Monday, Jan. 28. Her pride in being honoured with this award was obvious...
Dog sleds, snowmen, baseball and luge at Christina Lake Winterfest
The Christina Lake Winterfest will be full of surprises next weekend. The Christina Lake Community Association has shaken up the usual events with a new selection of snow-related activities including a torchlight parade for the kids, snowman competition a cardboard luge race, dog sledding and an open mic night. The two-day ...
Call for photos - Global TV features Christina Lake this week
Do you have some great pics of Christina Lake?? Global BC is going to highlight Christina Lake next Saturday, Feb. 1 in their Small Town BC feature on Global BC’s Saturday Morning News and you still have time to submit a cool pic. Anyone is welcome to send photos of the Christina Lake community to this email address:...
SPOTLIGHT FILMS: Searching for Sugarman
In the late sixties two record producers, Dennis Coffey and Mike Theodore discovered a talented working class minstrel in a run-down bar in Detroit called “The Sewer”. They were moved by his “soulful melodies and prophetic lyrics.” In the early 70s Sixto (Sugar Man) Rodriguez was signed to Sussex Records. He was subsequently...
Skating, samosas and smartphones: celebrating informal learning
Ice skating is hard. There’s a trick or two to configuring your smartphone for downloading library ebooks. And samosas are best with just the right amount of spice: not too little and not too much. How do we know? We may have discovered it for ourselves (darn, that ice is slippery!), perhaps attended a workshop, or consulted...
LIBRARY MUSINGS: Learning new skills on cold winter nights
Hi Grand Folks! There are all sorts of reasons to love January – skiing, sunny afternoons, the days slowly starting to lengthen. It’s also a slow month – a time for reflecting on the year that was, and figuring out what you want to get up this coming year. In my case, I always end up thinking about all the elusive skills ...
Cabinets open conversation on Christina Lake history
Two hand-crafted wood cabinets are hoped to both enlighten visitors about local history and to attract artifacts for view and possible donation to the Boundary Museum. The Boundary Museum donated the cabinets, a project that was led by Boundary Woodworker’s Guild member Dennis Hansen, to the Welcome Center in Christina Lake...
Performance reaches out to teens
ReachOut Psychosis will be touring high schools and middle schools in the Boundary to raise awareness about psychosis and mental illness. By identifying psychosis as a serious, but treatable medical condition of the brain this program works to help youth and their friends and teachers recognize it early and get effective help....
In with the new, out with 2012 - the year in review
As we enter the New Year it is always the time to reflect on the past 12 months and those who touched our lives. While the happenings of the Boundary region don’t really compare on the scale of surviving the end of the world, we certainly had our share of excitement in 2012. As in most end-of-the-year columns, we can look at...
