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Check out Aladdin this week...and more
by Rossland Recreation on Wednesday May 15 2013

The RSS Drama Departmentwill be showcasing their year-end production of ALADDIN, this week...Muppet style!  The shows are Tuesday May 14 through to Thursday May 16 at 7:00pm in the RSS Auditorium.  The show also features dancers from Kootenay...

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Two West Kootenay Girls' softball teams take home silver
by Contributor on Monday May 13 2013

West Kootenay U14 and U19 girls softball teams travelled to Summerland this past Mother's Day weekend.

There was a total of 24 teams between the two divisions. ...

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Salmo's Rollick shines on home course to capture Junior Golf stop
by Nelson Daily Sports on Monday May 13 2013

Playing on his home course Riley Rollick is not going to get beat by anyone . . . not even Brenan Moroney.

The home-course golfer fired a 3-over-par 75 to edge the Birchbank Moroney and Aiden Browell of Champion Lakes by two shots to capture Salmo stop on the West Kootenay Zone One Junior...

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Out There: Soulful, sunny and serene. Nature's symphony provides the soundtrack to some May 2-4 turns

by Andrew Zwicker on 24 May 2011
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The author soaks up the serenty of late spring in the mountains - Andrew Zwicker photo

Victoria Day long weekend. The May two-four. The unofficial start of summer. Cottages are opened, tent trailers are pulled out and RV’s take to the highway. It’s really the first great escape of the year for many Canadians; The first chance to truly shed the shackles of hibernation and re-emerge into the outdoors.

Five players garner spots on Zone One West Kootenay Jr Golf Team

by Nelson Daily Sports on 23 May 2011
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Garrett Underwood of Champion Lakes is one of five players that have found spots on the Zone One West Kootenay golf team. — Bruce Fuhr photo

By The Nelson Daily Sports

Five local golfers will tee it up representing the Zone One West Kootenay at the B.C. Junior Championship July 5-8 at the Rossland/Trail Country Club.

Tanner Kopan of Christina Lake, Redstone’s Kevin Bennett, Garrett Underwood of Champion Lakes and Brenan Moroney of Rossland/Trail were awarded berths in the tournament following weekend qualifying at the Redstone and Birchbank courses.

Hikers and bikers need to stay clear of avalanche zones

by Contributor on 15 May 2011
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Hikers and bikers need to stay clear of avalanche zones

With the snowpack in most regions of the province still well above average, the Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) is cautioning backcountry users that avalanches remain a hazard.

“Until recently, temperatures have been lower than normal, which has delayed the development of a spring snowpack,” explains Karl Klassen, manager of the CAC’s public avalanche safety service. “In a normal spring our snowpack would be well settled by now, with relatively predictable avalanche problems. Instead, we’re still dealing with an early spring snowpack.”

Deep snowpack delays trail openings

by Rachel Selkirk on 11 May 2011
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Rocking The Flume last summer - Andrew Zwicker photo
The Kootenay Columbia Trails Society (KCTS) is up and running again, and is now in their second week of work. However, the heavy snowfall this past winter is having an effect on the opening of the trails.

 
“We’re just doing our annual inspection and maintenance of the trails as they open, which is quite a bit slower this year than previous years because of all the snow,” said Stu Spooner, who develops and manages the trails.

BC Seniors Games all fired up

by Kyra Hoggan on 11 May 2011
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The torch was passed hand-to-hand from the street to the dias, where 91-year-old athlete Jack Yolland waited to light the torch

The countdown to the BC Seniors Games has officially begun after a torchlighting ceremony in Castlegar last night.

More than 100 people turned out to watch the torch being lit at 8 p.m. at the Castlegar Complex, after words from games organizers, Castlegar mayor Lawrence Chernoff, Nelson city councillor Deb Kozak, Trail mayor Dieter Bogs, and Kelly Mann (who offered comments on behalf of Ida Chong, Minister of Sport, Community and Cultural Development.). Mountain FM's Glen Hicks served as emcee.
 

Moroney fires a sizzling 66 to breeze to Granite Pointe title

by Nelson Daily Sports on 09 May 2011
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Brenan Moroney talks with Tanner Kopan prior to firing a 66 Sunday at Granite Pointe. — Bruce Fuhr photo

By The Nelson Daily Sports

Rossland/Trail’s Brenan Moroney destroyed the field en route to winning the Granite Pointe stop on the Zone One West Kootenay Junior Golf tournament Sunday in Nelson.

Moroney shot an amazing 6-under-par 66 to claim the tourney by 10 shots over Kevin Bennett of Redstone in Rossland and Champion Lakes golfer Alex Rugg.

“It started when (Brenan) holed a 4 iron from about 215 yards out on the second hole,” said Zone One coordinator Rob McKay.

Nelson Selects dominate Terry Walgren Soccer Tourney, claim three of four division titles

by Nelson Daily Sports on 08 May 2011
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Morag Paterson (13) and Brittany Wheeler put the squeeze on this Newport forward during Saturday's round robin contest at the Terry Walgren Girl's Soccer Tournament at Lakeside Pitch. — Bruce Fuhr photos

By Bruce Fuhr
The Nelson Daily Sports

Two weeks ago organizer Sharon Cooke thought the 2011 Terry Walgren Girl’s Youth Soccer Tournament may need to be postponed due to lack of interest from outside teams.

After the host association dominated the winner’s circle, Cooke and Company once again may have trouble attracting teams in future years.