Time capsule reveals it's secrets
For the folks of 1987 the key ingredients for a time capsule included a rather large floppy disc, VHS tape of Rick Hansen’s world tour, school children’s letters, school yearbooks from both elementary schools, photos from around town, and Sears catalogues. The time capsule, sealed on the City of Grand Forks’ 90th birthday in...
Get out and get active with the Grand Forks ATV club
The Grand Forks All Terrain Vehicle Club (GFATV) was formed in 2008 and currently now has over 30 members. Since the inception of the club, the members have provided input including approved ATV safety courses, trail maintenance, and more recently, a GPS course to help members navigate the trails. This spring the club received...
Rogers returns to Gallery 2 for evening of song
Barely out of high school, Canadian born, Garnet Rogers was on the road as a full- time working musician with his older brother, Stan. Together they formed what has come to be accepted as one of the most influential acts in North American folk music. Since Stan’s untimely death, Rogers has established himself as 'one of the...
Phoenix Mine geneaology to be featured on BBC radio Sept. 6
Long dead Phoenix miners and a modern-day Welsh connection will be featured on a British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) radio Wales program on Thursday, Sept. 6 at 10:30 a.m. British time. The popular BBC program, Jamie and Louise, hosted by Jamie Owen and Louise Elliott, will be including genealogist Cat Whiteaway in their morning...
Libraries celebrate International Literacy Day
International Literacy Day, is celebrated around the world to raise awareness about literacy issues, is taking place Saturday, Sept. 8. To celebrate this year's theme, literacy and peace, the Grand Forks and District Public Library will be hosting a “best-loved” international book exchange. Have you read a book that you loved...
One Book, One Kootenay 2012 selected book announced, The Third Crop comes out on top
The readers read, they considered—and they voted. Author Rita Moir’s The Third Crop: A personal and historical journey into the photo albums and shoeboxes of the Slocan Valley 1800s to early 1940s (Sono Nis Press 2011) is the book to read in 2012 according to Kootenay book-lovers who took part in the 2012 One Book, One Kootenay...
‘Curators of thought’ take note: Selkirk College’s Writing program is offering some exciting new features this fall
This fall Selkirk College’s second year Studies in Writing courses will be offered on multiple campuses (Nelson and Castlegar) and in a hybridized format that combines face-to-face sessions with online work. Beyond that, the courses will offer a new ‘project mentoring’ focus designed to support writers who aspire to complete...
Airport fly and shine a huge success
The fly-in, car and bike show and shine and market on Market Avenue on Sunday in Grand Forks saw a lot of air and foot traffic. Organized by the pilots who use the local airport, there were planes and pilots from as far away as Alberta who made the trek to spend the day in Grand Forks. Opening in the morning with a pancake ...
OP/ED: On putting the wrong foot forward to celebrate 40
A good friend of mine just had her 40th birthday. Her birthday request – for a small group of friends to go on a three-day hiking excursion up Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park. The kind of adventure where you pack EVERYTHING you will need to survive in the wilderness for several days into a ginormous 30-pound backpack and...
COMMENT: Too much Happy Valley farm … or too little imagination?
Recent comments by Coun. Cary Fisher and Coun. Jill Spearn—regarding Brenda Trenholme's appeal to subdivide her Happy Valley property—taste like a slice of logical swiss cheese on a slab of imagination tofu. And you'll need a pinch of salt for the cracker too. Sure, sure, everyone's in favour of local agriculture. Just not ...
