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Is there life beyond the gates of The Mountain Kingdom? The West Kootenay’s OTHER mountain film festival

by Adrian Barnes on 18 Jan 2012
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Is there life beyond the gates of The Mountain Kingdom? The West Kootenay’s OTHER mountain film festival

Devotees of the Rossland Mountain Film Festival might be intrigued to learn that their beloved film fest has a sibling in the region: The North Valley Mountain Film Festival, which will be holding its sixth annual event on March 3 at Bosun Hall in New Denver.

According to organizer Gary Parkstrom, the festival is “the brainchild of local back-country skiing legend Myles Berney.  He, along with an assortment of rag-tag, mountain-loving misfits decided six years ago that the North Slocan needed a festival that would celebrate mountains and people in the mountains.

VIDEO: Dandelion Arnason blows through town, sings a song

by David Hartman on 17 Jan 2012
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Alissa Arnason, late of both Rossland and Dandelion and the Ditchweeds, was back in town for a visit last week and the Telegraph's David Hartman was lucky enough to take some footage of her singing her fine new song, "All The Greatest Things". Check it out.

Ats, culture, and heritage grant applications available from CKCA and CBT

by Contributor on 17 Jan 2012
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Ats, culture, and heritage grant applications available from CKCA and CBT

Artists in all disciplines—as well as arts, culture and heritage organizations—are invited to apply for funding through the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance (CKCA), which delivers the Arts, Culture and Heritage Program of Columbia Basin Trust (CBT).

For 2012/13, funding has increased by $55,000, to $706,000. This will help CKCA better meet demand in sought-after programs like minor capital for arts and heritage facilities, support for touring and major project funding.

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by EmpireNM on 12 Jan 2012
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LEGENDS AND TALES OF THE MOUNTAIN KINGDOM: I Fought the Law and the Law Won, Part Two--Jack Ingram

by Allyson Kenning on 11 Jan 2012
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LEGENDS AND TALES OF THE MOUNTAIN KINGDOM: I Fought the Law and the Law Won, Part Two--Jack Ingram

About a year ago, I wrote a column about John Kirkup, Rossland’s first official lawman. I gave accounts of some of his exploits and tried to provide a sense of this big man’s personality around town.

Lot of new activities for the new year!

by Contributor on 09 Jan 2012
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Lot of new activities for the new year!

There’s a supplementary Winter Brochure that the Recreation Department put out in December – there’s lots of new programs starting in January – including Hip Hop, a Computers course, Children’s Art Classes, and a new set of Gymnastics classes.  The Brochure can be viewed

online

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Local favourite blues musician Harry Manx returns to the Miners’ Hall

by Contributor on 09 Jan 2012
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Local favourite blues musician Harry Manx returns to the Miners’ Hall

Canada’s most expressive and versatile blues player, Harry Manx, will return to Rossland for a third time on Saturday, January 21, to delight audiences at the Historic Miners Hall with his soulful and distinctive sound.

Harry Manx’s performance kicks off the Rossland Council for Arts and Culture’s (RCAC) five part 2012 performance series that will showcase a wide variety of performances from blues to bluegrass, spoken word, theatre and comedy.

Local ski and snowboard movie competition to debut on January 10

by Andrew Bennett on 04 Jan 2012
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skiing image by David Hartman

Taco night at the Red Room is about to get spicier every other Tuesday night as local videographers converge to go film-to-film in a competition for nightly prizes and a grand prize of a 2012/2013 Red Mountain season's pass.

New year, new recreation opportunities!

by Rossland Recreation on 03 Jan 2012
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New year, new recreation opportunities!

Welcome to the first Recreation Department update for 2012!  We try to update the community about all things recreation, education and community – so if you have an event coming up that you’d like us to highlight in our weekly column, please contact our office at recreation@rossland.ca. 

REVEALED: The Secret Origin of Santa Claus...and 'flying' reindeer

by Adrian Barnes on 21 Dec 2011
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REVEALED: The Secret Origin of Santa Claus...and 'flying' reindeer
One of the most interesting things that one learns when studying the history of Christmas is how little the holiday, as practiced by the majority of Canadians, has to do with Christianity. The physical embodiment of the season, a plus-sized elf with a penchant for flying reindeer and home-baking, has roots that are, if anything, more pagan and corporate than Christian.
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