Some New Faces at Joe Hill Coffeehouse
On Sunday, January 15, the Joe Hill Coffeehouse audience will face west instead of east. The set-up in the Rossland Legion has been changed, and performers are now at the other end of the room. Come and see the new arrangement -- and this set of performers, with two who are new to Joe HIll.. · Les Carter – intriguing...
Team Ursel begins defence of BC Senior Men's Curling crown
The defending BC Senior Men’s Curling Champions begin defence of their 2016 crown this weekend in Kelowna as regional curling playdowns commence throughout the province. Kelowna’s Bob Ursel and third Dave Stephenson, Trail second Don Freschi and Nelson lead Fred Thomson kick off the Okanagan Senior Men’s Playdowns Saturday morning against Wayne Saboe of Kamloops […]
Accident closes Highway 6 north of Crescent Valley
Highway 6 near Slocan Park was closed Thursday afternoon following a two vehicle accident. Reports say the accident happened at approximately 3:30 p.m. when a northbound pickup truck lost control and went into the lane of the oncoming logging truck, sending the logging truck down an embankment approximately 10 kilometers north of the Highway 3A/6 […]
Rossland Search and Rescue: local heroes
On Wenesday, January 11, a lone skier was enjoying the beautiful, but rather cold, evening on Record Ridge. The temperature was about minus 20 C. or perhaps even lower up there. Night falls early, and the moon was bright. But when it came time to find a way back down the mountain, the moon was not quite bright enough,...
Teenager uttering threats at Mount Sentinel Grad sentenced
The teenager who threatened people at Mount Sentinel High School in June of 2016 was sentenced to time served and three years probation at Nelson Courthouse Tuesday. Denver Sky, 18, was found guilty of two counts of uttering threats. He has spent the equivalent of five months in jail while in custody. In June 2016, RCMP was...
Black Jack athletes racing in Utah
Black Jack's 16-year-old Remi Drolet won first place in the Junior Men's Classic Mass Start 10-kilometer race with a time of 31:41.5, out of 156 racers from five countries who finished the race. Remi's age actually puts him in the "Junior Boy" category, so he was "racing up" against competitors who are 2 years older than...
COLUMN: A Ray of Hope from Nature
If you fly over a forest and look down, you’ll see every green tree and plant reaching to the heavens to absorb the ultimate energy source: sunlight. What a contrast when you look down on a city or town with its naked roofs, asphalt roads and concrete sidewalks, all ignoring the sun’s beneficence! Research shows we might...
COUNCIL MATTERS: Dogs, Celebrating Volunteers, Museums, Seniors' Needs
(Editor's Note: Your usual reporter was unable to attend this Council Meeting, but Carol Cooper generously agreed to fill in. Here is her report; thank you, Carol!) Rossland City Council, January 9, 2017: Regular Council Meeting. Present: Mayor Kathy Moore and councilors Andrew Zwicker, Marten Kruysse, Aaron Cosbey, Andy...
