DeCroo, Mark and Penner team up for musical experience at Gallery 2
Pretty much anything could happen with the triple-threat dynamic of Rodney DeCroo, Carolyn Mark and Cam Penner in the same room. These three musicians join forces in concert next week at Grand Forks Gallery 2. Decroo, as one music writer put it, is a true original. DeCroo’s songs and performances are known for their authenticity...
LETTER: Care home owner unable to continue
Dear Editor:I’m sure there are many people in the community wondering …… What is happening with the new Broadacres Care Facility on Carson Road? Here is an update…. I believe most of the community know that I have been working on this project since 2004, and finally received full licensing from Interior Health the end of...
Slater challenged to support his constituents in next week's HST meetings
The release of documents that shatter the B.C. Liberal claim that the HST wasn’t on their “radar screen” before the election raises serious questions about what Boundary-Similkameen MLA John Slater and other B.C. Liberals knew about the HST doublecross, and if they knew nothing, why they were kept in the dark. “We can now...
Play Ball!
"Play Ball!" was the cry that kicked of the 2010 Grand Forks International Baseball Tournament (GFI) on Wednesday night. Joan Thomas, president of the GFI, welcomed everybody to the annual event along with Grand Forks Mayor Brian Taylor who threw the first pitch.Opening night's attendance was the highest in a number of years...
Independent film makers invade the Boundary
Wow the cameras, the bright lights, the chance to be an extra in a movie – too hard to resist! After four hours in a small café, reading the same newspaper, hot, fly bitten, and thirsty you have to start wondering about the glamour of being a movie star. Many locals stepped up to experience exactly that as Megami: Search for...
Housing not affordable for locals looking to rent
Affordable housing in the Boundary is only a play on words if you talk with locals looking to rent. Just ask Jessi Bryan, a single mother looking for somewhere to live in Grand Forks as she returns to college this month. “I’ve been looking for quite a while now, about six months, and all the places available are too expensive...
Stick a brand on the ...... Boundary
Boundary Brand Needs You: Steer Wrestling Experience Not NecessaryWe're improving our brand, and we need you.The Boundary region is strengthening its brand, and it needs help from the public. No steer wrestling experience is necessary. Gloves and jeans aren't needed. There's no cattle or branding irons. All that's needed is...
Credit union supports regional chamber initiative recommended by Selkirk's innovation chair
An announcement by the Grand Forks District Credit Union (GFCU) was an upbeat ending to a presentation about the state of the economy in the Boundary region. George Penfold, regional innovation chair for Selkirk College, was at Community Futures Boundary last week to give his vision for economic opportunities, along with MLA...
Build lung capacity and have fun - join the choral society!
Are you ready to harmonize, socialize, and feel alive? Is it time to plan your Wednesday evenings for the next few months? The Grand Forks Choral Society begins the 2010 / 2011 season with their first practice Wednesday Sept. 8 in the Grand Forks Senior Secondary band room from 7 - 9 p.m. If you have ever considered joining...
Community garden named "Hanneke's Place"
The Grand Forks community garden has a new name: Hanneke’s Place. Unveiled on Sunday, Aug. 29, the new sign commemorates one of the garden’s most committed volunteers who was also instrumental as its designer – Hanneke Bluthanthal. Hanneke passed away before she was able to see the garden come to fruition but her spirit of ...
