Have you ever taken a trip that has touched you so deeply that it literally changed the course of your life? For Julia Mackey, just such a trip to Normandy France for the 60th anniversary of D-Day launched her into a series of events that would lead to Jake's Gift, a one woman play that has just entered its 5th year of shows...

The Blackjack Junior Racers had another big showing this past weekend at the Western Canadian Championships as they dominated the event taking home by far the most medals of any club involved. That continued success of the racing program along with record numbers at the club in general are solidifying Rossland’s reputation ...

They count amongst their number a doctor, several teachers, and a well-known local artist. But these lovely Rossland ladies have something rather less serious in common. They've got legs (and swirling skirts) and know how to use 'em. Do you? The Boomtown Garter Girls, the Golden City's long-lived cancan troupe, is currently...

Ask and you shall receive…most of the time was the message of the day(s) as a two day extended committee of the whole(COW) meeting over the past two Mondays’ wrapped up a marathon budgeting session. Going through the city’s budget line by line, questioning, discussing and ultimately recommending an updated five year financial...

So, I must be the only person in town who doesn’t ski. Well, actually my father doesn’t ski either, so there’s two of us. My love affair with snow ended at about the age of 13, when it started to become more of a feeling of burden on my body and soul than the excitement I felt as a child when winter came. I resented shovelling....

The next round of the Rouge Music series is gearing up for a Valentine’s Day love-in at the Rouge Gallery and this time the organizers have a mission: to crack into the old bank vault in the back of the former bank. Starting on Monday through the Rouge Music’s season end performance in May, the folks at the gallery will be ...

Kirk Orr of Spokane, a 30 year veteran of the entertainment industry peddling his unique blend of music and comedy will be making his first return to Rossland in 15 years this Saturday night at The Red Room.  Having got his big break playing the Mike Douglas show years ago, Orr has since played stages around the world opening...

 The recent City of Rossland newsletter about the Columbia Avenue and Washington Street infrastructure project should have been titled “Propagating the Myth”.  The newsletter, which was not approved by Council, contains many misleading statements.The City has provided very little justification for undertaking this project and...

 The controversial “Planning for the Future” process was not a factor in the recently-announced retirement of School District 20 (SD 20) superintendent Jean Borsa, she told The Source in an interview Friday. In fact, Borsa said, this retirement date (July 31, 2011) was essentially set when she originally took the job almost...

If the Spirit of Red society has its way, the hill-bound hitchhikers milling about by the Bank of Montreal building might soon be spending their mornings in the big, bronzed company of Olaus Jeldness, the patron saint of Rossland ski culture. The society has now raised $6,000 toward the statue of the historical figure, expected...